An excellent deal...if you keep your expectations in line with the price point.
The first thing you need to keep in mind is that these are ten-dollar sleeping bags, not some polar-expedition-ready product. If that's what you want, you should look elsewhere. I will review these for what they are: ten sleeping bags for 99 dollars. Here is my intended use: as three-season bags, to be kept stowed here and there for use in vehicles, etc. After looking one over and trying it out, I can say without qualm that they will work for what I wanted. These are my impressions after a close examination and use. First, I am pleased with the camo pattern. While the price appealed to me more than the color, it's not bad camo, if that's what you want. Second, the bags will easily accommodate a six-foot person, a little on the chunky side. Plus, you can squeeze in reasonably sized pillows if you are a side sleeper, which I am. I was impressed by the bag's relatively generous sizing; frankly, I'd expected it to be skimpier. Third, for what they are, they have a few decent features. The head enclosure actually works as intended. There is also a drawstring to give a mummy-bag effect if you'd like to draw it tight. In addition, at the head, there is a velcro tab to keep the zipper from opening as you sleep. These are nice touches. Fourth, the stuff sack works fine. I never roll sleeping bags, I just jam them into the stuff sack head-first. Maybe I'm a slob, but this works for me. The sack works fine for my sloppy method, and then it closes reasonably well. If you choose to roll, neither the sack nor the bag will give you a problem. Finally, the inner material isn't as dreadful and sweaty as I'd feared at first glance. While it seemed terrible when I ran the inner bag material between my fingers, in use, it was fine. I slept in this bag at 60°F with no shirt, just to make sure. I was never uncomfortable, which I would have been if the materials trapped moisture. This bag works very well for a backup sleeping bag, and it certainly beats nothing, which is what most people have in their cars. Now, I'll talk a little about the problematic aspects of these bags, which, if you're being reasonable, you can't expect to be any better at ten dollars per unit. The biggest minus for me is the zipper. While it works and should give OK service, sooner or later, it will break. In addition, it would have been great if the feet could unzip while the rest of the bag remained closed. While the generous foot space mitigates this, a double-zipper would have been appreciated for almost no additional manufacturing cost. Also, while I doubt this bag has moisture-absorption issues given its synthetic materials, it's not something you'd want to sleep in without overhead cover in the rain. Finally, I'll address its temperature range. I slept in it, nearly unclothed, at 60 degrees, and I was comfortable. If you were wearing long johns and had an isolation mat, it would probably be OK to the freezing point, perhaps a bit less. If, for some reason, you wish to use it in a hard freeze, you will be cold. Period. However, there are TEN bags in this package! Due to the generous sizing, there is no reason you couldn't use this in layers- simply put a bag inside of another one for a layered effect, and you can stretch the bottom temperature range of this bag by quite a bit, I'd reckon. Of course, I'd test that out BEFORE an extended camping trip. You can also fully unzip one of these to create a large blanket. Ten bags for a hundred bucks? I call that a deal. After testing one out, it's a confirmed deal. Buy with confidence, but know what you are getting. Read more
