UL sleeping bag at Aldi this week

[davemal]

Hi,

On Sat Aldi have some camping gear happening which included an UL sleeping bag for $20. No other relevant details really.

I am considering getting one to convert to a quilt - for use in warm coastal weather obviously and as an around camp blanket at other times. Weight will not be a critical issue (car/boat camping). $20 would not even buy me the fabric to sew one myself.

Has anybody looked at these from previous sales ? Fabric falls apart before your eyes ? Should I spend my $20 elsewhere ?


cheers

[Moondog55]

I did buy one a couple of years ago, it is a very small cut, tiny and skinny and relatively short.
While they are cheap I don't think they are worth buying to use as a project donor.
The bigger rectangular ones they also sell from time to time may be

[davemal]

Well rightly or wrongly I grabbed one of these bags the other day, despite Moondog's recommendation.

The size is not an issue for me - in fact, smaller is prob better. The inner lining is perhaps a little light/fragile. The clincher was a guy who was looking at them at the same time as me - He said that he got one last time and that it was 'pretty good'.

Will start working on it at some point..

[Tortoise]

I bought one a few years ago far a car camping bag boost / lowlands summer trips. I've used it at home too, if I've got cold before bed. I've been really surprised how quickly it warms me up.

[crollsurf]

You get what you pay for. I bought a couple a few years back and I guess they are UL at 600g but the material against the skin was clammy/unpleasant and really only useful for summer. You really need a liner. I bought an Aldi liner as well and didn't feel much better.

I think you'll just end up buying 2 bags. The Aldi one and then something better later but who knows, maybe they are better now. At $20 I think not.

[Tortoise]

You get what you pay for. I bought a couple a few years back and I guess they are UL at 600g but the material against the skin was clammy/unpleasant and really only useful for summer. You really need a liner. I bought an Aldi liner as well and didn't feel much better.

I think you'll just end up buying 2 bags. The Aldi one and then something better later but who knows, maybe they are better now. At $20 I think not.

That's interesting. Maybe there's more than one type? I bought mine about 4 years ago. I like the feel of the material against my skin. It feels warm really quickly. I've used it as a 'liner' to boost another bag.

[Moondog55]

Yes I think there may have been more than one type of fabric used at various times
I cannot remember what the one I gave away used tho but fabric feel against the skin is a very personal matter.
Never bothered me as I always wear a hygiene layer to minimise the need to wash the sleeping bags

[Tortoise]

I always wear a hygiene layer to minimise the need to wash the sleeping bags

So do I, except for $19 bags.

[rurik]

I brought some for my kids a few years ago and they are pretty good. My oldest son uses his in conjunction with the down bag from Aldi and tells me he is warm down to -5. So for less then $150 he got a bag that does him all year around in the Canberra area


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