Hey guys, welcome back to Beacon Fishing, Paul here with you and Beacon Fishing is my
site and channel aimed at everything to do with the world of fishing, camping, outdoors
and the like. And today we're on the science centre for that best fleeting day for summer camping
Now summer camping, obviously we're camping in warmer weather, so the fleeting day that
we want there is something that we're looking that will keep us comfortable at night and
be adaptable to whether it's warm. Now this is my son's little sleeping bag, that obviously is not quite quality for me
but it is a summer sleeping bag. So what's the difference between summer and winter sleeping bags to be honest
It's mainly the rating and the extra warmth additions that they have
So a summer sleeping bag such as this is generally a big open square and it has a zip all the
way down the side and it opens up all the way so I can actually just turn it into a
comforter if you wanted to do that. And it also means that you can open it all the way up and zip it out as well
The thing to be aware of in summer though is that a lot of times it might be warm during
day but it still doesn't mean it's comfortable at night. So you do want some sort of insulation in there and that comes down to the fleeting
day rating. This one doesn't have it written here anywhere. The summer fleeting day is normally rated about 10 to 30 degrees Celsius
I can't remember what that is Fahrenheit but if you look it up it's conversion from 10
Fahrenheit to 10 degrees Celsius, so it's not zero degree rated, which means it's not
rated for freezing weather but it also means it's not as warm
Other things you can look for with them is breathability. It depends on the material
This one's probably not as breathable as some of them would be but some of them can get
a more woven material on the outside, most of them are polyester but some of them have
more woven polyester. Water proofing is good in any sleeping bag. This one has water proofing on the outside so if it gets wet, it'll be wet on the outside
but it doesn't get wet on the inside. I've actually seen my son in this one and it's got plenty of still water on it and it
was nice and dry on the inside. The baffling, you can see here the stitching around there, that keeps the insulation inside
in certain areas. You know like a feather doon or anything that hasn't got the baffling in it, if you've
draped all the doos at the bottom, freezing bags can do the same thing so just make sure
it's got that stitching all the way through it to keep the insulation in place
What else is there to do with them, as I say, these ones open up
Additions that they can have, some of them have little hoods in them which is good to keep them, to be able to keep you warm if it does get cooler
And others have another zip down the bottom here. This one doesn't but others have another zip down the bottom here and what that does is
that actually allows you to open up the feet so you can have your feet sticking out the bottom, it keeps your feet cool, all the while keeping the sleeping bag on top of you
This one has little velcro pockets in the side here as well to keep your new feet stuffed
in if you need to. But that's it guys, that's a very straightforward summer sleeping bag
Check out the ratings, check out whether they are waterproof, check out the backing, make
sure that the insulation will stay in these threads. Risk proof if possible, fire retardant definitely, you can make sure that they are that
Most of them are these days, but I'll keep counting the amount of fires so you want to
make sure they're fire retardant. Apart from that, that's it, that's what you're looking for on a good sleeping bag
Zips up all the way, zips down all the way, opens up, warm enough to keep you warm when
you get through but also breathable and open enough that you can just throw it on top of
you again, just for that light coverage if you need. That's it, let's have a look at the three I've come up with then to help you out with
your summer camping. Okay, so we're back here, so let's have a quick look through then those three summer
sleeping bags that I've come up with you for. So let's go into the post here
As we've gone through everything I've talked about in the previous video, it's in there
on the exhibitions we talked about there. So the first one I've come here is the Acid Era Lightweight
It's an envelope shape, so the same one as I showed you in the video
Rated, gee, that's 10 degrees Celsius, that's 50 degrees Fahrenheit, I couldn't remember
that in the video, but that's what it's rated to. You've got down to minus 2.8, so there you go, will handle some cooler weather
Hollow fibre filling, polyester, external zip up, opens up, machine washable, rip resistant
and lightweight. So, good little option, very similar to the one I showed you in the video
So that's the first option there, nice good price for that one. Second one, Oats Tiff sleeping bag, quite warm and cool weather they've talked about
It's basically, again, 10 to 20 degrees, 50 to 58 degrees rated, so it'll do you probably
late spring, early summer and then early autumn probably. Rectangular shape as well, it's got a little tiny hood on the top there if it does get cold
Polyester internal, anti tearing polyester outside, only 3.2 pounds GFR. Again, water resistant, anti tearing, half circle at the top as I mentioned, so it'll
keep you a bit warmer and compressing stuff with straps included. So you can squash that one down if you need to go hiking
Very good for school camps and family camps and this option here
And our third one here is the Work City Lightweight pre-season sleeping bag, again, spring, summer, autumn
Rectangular, adult, 15 to 25 degrees Celsius, 59.77 Fahrenheit. Indicator quilt floss filling, 400T nylon, so it's skin friendly, so it's quite good
if you like to sleep in just a pair of boxer shorts. Convertible to double sleeping bag, you've seen one called Ultra Light, this is a good
one if you're camping, you see the little hand there holding that one. So if you're someone who wants to take it with you for a hike, then, or in a kayak or
whatever, this one would work very well for you there. So that's the Work City pre-season sleeping bag, again, another good price there
And that's it guys, that's my three summer sleeping bags. Hope that was helpful
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Happy camping guys and I'll chat to you soon. Bye