The right sleeping bag can make all the difference between a restful night’s sleep and a night of tossing and turning wishing you’d just spent the night in a hotel. For more than 50 years, Slumberjack has been working to provide outdoor enthusiasts with a great night’s sleep in the outdoors. It’s a perfect place to start when you’re looking for incredible comfort at camp that won’t require you to pawn your tent.
On Performance and Design…
When looking for the perfect sleeping bag, there are a number of important considerations and key features that go into choosing the right sleeping bag. Factors such as temperature, season and comfort ratings should all play an important role in your decision making process. But, sometimes the hardest part is simply figuring out where to start your search.
Here’s the deal, when it comes to family camping, sleeping bags don’t need a slew of technological widgets and gadgets. They just need to provide a comfortable night’s sleep without breaking the bank, and that’s where Slumberjack comes in. Recently we put several of the Slumberjack sleeping bags through the paces with some of the most selective, finicky and difficult -to-please testers we could find, Gumption Gear’s own home brood.
Slumberjack Country Squire
This bag might be called the Country Squire, but make no mistake about it… it’s the King of comfort when it comes to base camp and car camping excursions. The oversized luxury of this rectangular shaped bag means you can stretch out, sprawl out and move around instead of feeling mummified.
The 12 oz. Cotton Duck shell is as tough as the outdoors you’re exploring, and coupled with the Slumberloft Synthetic Insulation, this bag is as warm as the day is long. Moreover, the smart kids at SlumberJack designed this bag with an independent cotton liner for easy cleaning and a duffle bag for easy transport. Even better, unzip it and use it as a blanket or zip it together with a secondary Country Squire for one double wide night of camping bliss.
Timber Jill & Timber Jack
There really isn’t any such thing as a year-round sleeping bag. It would either be too cold in the winter or too hot in the summer. That being said, the Timber Jill and Timber Jack are about as close as you can come to year-round comfort. In fact you’ll be hard pressed to find camp bags that offer more versatility and comfort at a better price.
Over a week long camping excursion in the high Sierra, campers in the next site over were bemoaning the freezing alpine nights. Meanwhile at our campsite, drifting off to dreamland was no problem thanks to a soft-touch polyester liner that delivers a level of comfort to car camping and road tripping that is somewhere between decadent and embarrassingly amazing. Add in Slumberloft Synthetic Insulation for a level of warmth that embraces you like a warm summer breeze and you’ve got what’s just about the perfect camp bag.
Girls Kit & Boys Cub
Slumberjack also offers a full range of sleeping bags for the little campers in your family. For our adventures, our tiny trail sherpas relied upon the girls Kit and boys Cub. These two bags ensure your little campers get a restful recovery each night so mom and dad can enjoy every family camping trip to the fullest.
The two-layer offset quilt construction traps warmth and prevents heat loss so your child doesn’t feel a chill throughout the night, and the rectangular design ensures complete comfort no matter how much they wiggle and giggle through the night. Not only do these bags have a 40°F rating, but the Kit and Cub come with an integrated pillow pocket (aka one less thing you need to worry about packing). As an added bonus, these bags are just as at home at a sleep-over as they are in the great outdoors.
Bottom Line …
Everyone deserves a restful nights sleep in the great outdoors. Slumberjack ensures that your family and your wallet can rest easy for years to come.
*Gumption Gear Review received a product sample of the item featured in this review from Slumberjack at no cost, and receives no monetary compensation for this or any related review. The item featured was provided solely in return for our honest views and opinions.