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Choosing your
sleeping bag by temperature rating
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Temp.
Rating Chart |
| Extreme
Weather: |
colder
than -5°F/-21°C |
| Cold
Weather: |
-5°F
to 15°F = -21°C to -9°C |
| Three-Season: |
15°F
to 32°F = -9°C to 0°C |
| Warm
Weather: |
as
low as 32°F |
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How do you choose the right sleeping bag? You must determine
what kind of terrain you will be in. Mountains? Deserts? Wet areas?
From a far-away mountain range to the local state park, in what
kind of temperatures will the bag be asked to perform? Check the
temperature ratings of the bags to match them with your expected
use. Remember, though, that minimum temperature ratings are given
as guidelines only, not absolute temperature parameters. After
all, what is comfortable to one person might not be comfortable
to another. And don't forget that a strong north wind can blow
the ratings right off the chart!
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