For fifteen dollars I wasn’t expecting (or needing) anything that would stand up to freezing weather. Unfortunately the workmanship was more than a little upsetting, even for that price. Trailspace’s community of ozark trail sleeping bag gear reviewers has field-tested and rated the top warm weather sleeping bags. However, I used this bag two nights last weekend and found it was too cold on its own—lowest temp was 51 degrees each of those nights.
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Shopping for sleeping bags is overwhelming. I did a good bit of research before purchasing ours. Of course, I wanted something that would keep us warm. Mummy bags are very effective for keeping warm, but I am not comfortable in a confining bag. We bought two Ozark Trail 30-Degree Sleeping Bags. I purchased this sleeping bag for warm weather camping trips at the local lake.
Day one, night one…the zipper tore and cord in hood broke. Day 2 …it was closer to 6 degree and I froze…I had to hike into town, replace the bag. I could have gotten better quality from a teenager’s home ec project and lighter weight. The sleeping bag I now use is Ozark Trail.
I’m so disappointed with this product that I advise anyone buying sleeping bags not to even look at Ozark and buy Coleman instead. I used this bag from February of 2002 to June of 2002 on the Appalachian Trail, and I still have it. The first night out it was less than 14 degrees F, and I had at least 50 nights under 40 degrees F. I can’t say I was warm, but I wasn’t shivering, freezing, or cold either, although I did wear 2 layers of clothing.
Browse Ozark Trail’s top-rated sleeping bags and pads and more. I notice this isn’t the first review with this complaint. The zipper broke on my warm weather bag on the second night out. Too bad too because overall I’ve had good luck with Ozark Trail stuff. Too bad the buyer at Walmart has gone to sleep on quality control on this product. I bought the zero degree bag and nearly froze to death.
The roomy bag, 33 inches wide by 75 inches long, rolls up to a compact 14 by 8 inches. Made with soft polyester, the outer layer being a diamond ripstop material, the bag is both comfortable and durable. The zippers are sturdy, with no problems in the two years we have used them. Trailspace’s community of gear reviewers has field-tested and rated the top warm weather synthetic sleeping bags. I cannot believe that I wasted 160 dollars on some junk. By the time we got back from camping the next weekend three out of four sleeping bags had the zippers broken.
When it’s in the compression sack it comes with, it’s about 12 inches tall and 5 inches wide. It puffs up about half an inch, so kind of good. The bag is machine-washable and the lightweight design fits easily in both the washer and dryer. If they wanted to skimp on fabric, it should have been used on the outside and bottom of the bag!
This sleeping bag I always sleep in @ night @ home because I like it better than a regular blanket. It is terribly heavy for backpacking and definitely not rated correctly. If you just can’t afford a better bag…DO NOT GO OUT IN COLD WEATHER OR YOU WILL REGRET IT. The only way you would sleep well in this bag is if you are under 5’5″ and very slender and use it summer nights or maybe push it to early fall. I would not recommend this product to anyone unless I wanted them to freeze and get a terrible night’s sleep. I nearly froze to death on the trail, and craftsmanship is garbage (to put it mildly).
These bags are perfect for a family camping trip or if your kiddo is heading to a sleepover. It is easy to get in and out ozark trail chair of, since the zipper runs down to your feet. It is water resistant, but not waterproof, and it stores extremely well.