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SLEEPING BAG
Anyone who spends time travelling outside spends almost a third of his valuable time in a sleeping bag.
And so it makes sense, to think very carefully about which is the right one.
What demands are made on packed size, weigh, comfort range, selling price?
If these questions are answered, we recommend that you try out the favourite model. Is the cut right?
Does the sleeping bag have the features I need? (inner bag, collar, hanging loops, etc.)
Since 01.01.2005 DIN EN 13537 has been providing a standard ruling for temperature information on
our sleeping bags. Three temperature levels are differentiated under normal conditions of use:
Comfort:
Here someone sleeping completely inside the sleeping bag with their body relaxed will not freeze. The
value relates to an „average woman“ with a body weight of 60 kg and 1.60 m tall.
Limit:
Here someone sleeping completely inside the sleeping bag with their body curled up will not freeze. This
posture is adopted in order to minimise heat loss from the body surface. The value relates to an „average
man“ with a body weight of 70 kg and 1.73 m tall.
Extreme:
At this temperature the sleeping bag offers more protection from freezing. But there is still the risk of
hypothermia. It is assumed that the „average woman“ in a curled up position will withstand the cold for 6
hours.Sensitivity to cold also depends on other factors.Humidity, wind, personal sensitivity to cold, general
physical and mental constitution, nutrition and hunger etc.
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