Finding a child sleeping bag is really not too difficult to do depending on what your child is going to use it for. Sleeping bags come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and sleeping bags for kids have way more choice in design and style than they do for adults. Here are a few things to consider to find the right sleeping bag for your child.
Find the Right Size:
There are companies who produce many varieties in the way of child sleeping bags, only most of the bags that they do produce are more made to fit older children and not so much for toddlers or the really young kids. However, if you want a sleeping bag that is not geared towards outdoor camping and has all the amenities of an adult backpacking or camping sleeping bag, you will find that there are a number of choices.
These recreational or indoor fun sleeping bags come in very small sizes that fit toddlers and even baby size bags. The companies who produce these bags understand that really young children are going to be more concerned with the way the bag looks and have made them with many theme and character choices. Some of them are made with dinosaurs, princesses, sports, and even Barbie or G.I. Joe.
Before buying your child a sleeping bag like this though, understand that these bags are not made for outdoors or really cold weather. They cost less and are made with cheaper and not so insulated materials. They probably won’t hold up as well either.
Outdoor Child Sleeping Bag:
Even though you will find more of a variety of indoor type sleeping bags for your children, they do offer bags for the more avid camper and backpack enthusiasts. Kelty, Slumberjack, Big Agnes, and Coleman all make smaller size sleeping bags that are lighter weight and are very well insulated to keep your child warm and safe.
These bags are labeled with a temperature rating to let the consumer know which bags are made more for colder climates and which are made more for summer type camping. Choose accordingly but be warned that most of these temperature ratings are fairly bogus. Even if they say they are rated to -10 degrees, it’s very unlikely that it’s going to keep them warm when the temperature really reads -10 degrees.
So even though most of the choices you will find are going to be more for show than for go, you will be able to find a few child sleeping bags that they can bring with them on their outdoor excursions as well. The really young children probably don’t need these types of sleeping bags anyway until they are older. Do a search online and you will find plenty of choice, but make sure your kids are there with you so they can let you know what they want.