sleeping bag

Editors' choice for best value winter sleeping bag from the 2018 Fall/Winter Gear Guide.

The best down bargain sleeping bag from the Fall/Winter 2018 Gear Guide.

This three-season bag and integrated pad create a lightweight, toasty sleep system that punches above its weight.

This three-season bag features a combo of down and synthetic insulations and an attractive price tag.

This three-season bag will let you press deep into shoulder season.

Premium materials and efficient design give this three-season bag one of the best warmth-to-weight ratios we’ve seen.

Most ultralight sleeping bags are one-trick ponies. A full-length center zip and other features boost the Flicker’s versatility.

The minimalist design of this two-season bag translates to excellent packability and low weight, all at a reasonable cost.

Frankly, our reasons for liking this two-person sleeping bag aren’t suitable for a family magazine. Use your imagination.

Jumping into this sleeping bag on a cold night is as cozy as relaxing on a bearskin rug by the fire.

Innovative construction brings down-like weight and packability to a synthetic bag.

This versatile value sleeping bag lets you sleep comfortably from 0 °F up to 40°F.

You get the performance of a three-season down bag at the price of a synthetic.

It’s the most affordable 0°F bag we tested this year, and its temp rating is conservative.

Two gills on top of the bag allow you to fine-tune the warmth for a variety of conditions.

The relaxed mummy fit and unique zipper configuration boost comfort.

Get maximum comfort in this mummy—no matter how much you toss and turn.

You can drag this burly bag around camp, using it for everything from a blanket for stargazing to a makeshift “sofa” by the fire.

It’s a solid synthetic bag at a great price, with a classic mummy cut that pleased everyone.

Thanks to its unique welded construction, it’s the most packable (15 by 7 inches) synthetic bag in the test.

Through four months of nonstop use—often in miserably damp conditions—the Ascent lofted up like new every night.

It has the best warmth-to-weight ratio here; testers pushed it 10 degrees below its 23°F rating.

The rectangular shape, combined with a little stretch, makes this the most comfortable bag in the test.

Innovative sewing techniques deliver a whole new level of ultralight comfort.

Forget what you know about sleeping bags. This revolutionary sack throws out the zipper, adds a blanket-like quilt, and increases the comfort exponentially.

The SB offers the top-shelf performance of 800-fill DriDown at second-shelf price.

A down and synthetic bag that's the best of both worlds.

This bag-bivy combo can handle most any forecast in its temp range.

A $90 bag that is worth so much more.

A liveable mummy.

This down bag deftly handled both near-freezing and humid, sweltering nights, making it the pick of campers seeking affordable versatility.

A light, compressible, warm, and water-resistant summer sleeping bag.

A luxurious two-person sleeping bag.

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Think outside the bag with this minimalist blanket from Brooks-Range.

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The best all-around water-resistant down bag by Sierra Designs.

The lofty and roomy 700-fill DownTek Bag from Big Agnes.