Bedding options

Stephen, that site promotes them as sleeping bags - See this page.

Thanks Stephen, I really feel the cold so I will keep looking.

Peter.

Hi Peter,

Sorry I did not see that page. Sleeping inside or in a van is war ?ers than sleeping out in the swag, so I wonder just how warm they would be. I do like the way that that roll up quite compact compared tp a normal swag.

I wonder if you can buy them here in Australia.



Cheers



Stephen

Quote "I wonder if you can buy them here in Australia."

Have a look at - http://www.duvalay.co.uk/Stockist?all_stores=true - middle entry in the top of the listing.

Being a little interested in them I sent the following th the Contact address on the home page:

"What temperature rating is the Duvet? There are some campers looking at them for use in tents in the Australian deserts. Temperatures there can get down below zero drg C.

"Are there several Duvets or is there only the one standard one? I can't see options on your web site."

I got the following reply:

Good Morning Peter

Thank you for your email enquiry.

We do two different tog ratings 4.5 and 10.5. The 10.5 should be sufficient enough as the topper underneath will give you a little bit of warmth as well.

If you would like anymore information please feel free to contact us via email or call on 01274 877200

Kind regards

Louise Swain
DUVALAY SALES

I don't know how these compare with our sleeping bag ratings but there is an article here that explains the togs - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tog_%28unit%29 -

Peter,
I'm like you. Anything below 15 is freezing in my opinion. When I did the Simpson I used a good Aussie made swag with a nice thick 70mm foam egg crate mattress. Keeping the cold off the underside of you is the key to feeling comfortable. Then I had a woolen blanket doubled up under my sleeping bag and I slept in a minus 30 mummy style sleeping bag. I took thermals, trackie dacks for sleeping in and a beanie but I found jocks and a t-shirt was adequate.
Insulate from the bottom and you'll be right. Tents are useless in my opinion. Good for keeping flies out and to get changed in but for warmth you can't beat a good swag.
The above was Stephen's advice to me before my trip and it served me excellently.
Fab.

Hi Peter

Thanks for your follow up direct to the UK.

From their reply with....it will give you a little bit of warmth as well...

It would not be suitable for any winter desert trip in Australia. When it gets well below zero, you need to know you are going to be as snug as a bug, and not shivering your but off.

We all know that once you get cold, it makes any camping trip a trip from hell and not unless you are close to a camp fire, is nearly impossible to get warm again until the warning rays of the sun next morning.


Cheers


Stephen

In the Northern Simpson we have had milk freeze overnight, yes quite common to get in the minuses.

bockstar1 - that doesn't sound good, I trust the scenery during the day will make up for it!

Peter.

If you reckon that 40 mm is not enough then get the 50 mm one.

Peter, where on the Duvalay website is there a 50mm version?

It's OK Peter, I eventually found their 50mm version. I wouldn't be so sure that 50mm makes too much of a difference. We moved to 70cm foam ("4wd mattress") in our double swag that we use for desert trips without the Tvan. The swag previously had a good Dunlop 50cm foam mattress.
Out of interest, we spent a night on the ice in Antarctica with nothing but a foam camp mat under the sleeping bag and it wasn't too bad!

Scott, the original poster says he'll be in a tent.
I find sleeping on cold ground is a lot colder than sleeping off the ground.

Phil, probably right, however the self inflators add a level of insulation.