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Sleeping bag for small human

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Alison S BPL Member
PostedJan 2, 2023 at 4:10 pm

Hey BPL,

Does anyone know of a company making short and narrow mummy bags? I’m 5’0″, 39″ around the shoulders and 36″ around the widest part of my lower body. I have a Feathered Friends Petrel 10, and there’s a lot of dead space in the bag, even when I wear my puffy. I know I could get a quilt from EE or the like, but I’m a cold sleeper and prefer to have a hooded bag.

Curious to hear if anyone else has had this problem, and if you’ve found anything you like!

-Alison

Rob P BPL Member
PostedJan 2, 2023 at 10:05 pm

You could check with Feathered Friends…I watch a YouTube channel from time to time called the Outdoor Boys and the Dad had Feathered Friends make a child size winter bag for his boys.  Might at least be worth a quick email!

Also, maybe this company?

http://downworks.com

 

 

Ian Rae BPL Member
PostedJan 3, 2023 at 12:48 pm

Another vote for Feathered Friends.  My son has a custom kids bag from them, and it’s been great.  I’m not sure if they still make custom sizes, but it could be worth checking.

Alison S BPL Member
PostedJan 4, 2023 at 9:29 am

Awesome, thanks all!

For anyone reading this in the future: I reached out to Feathered Friends and they wrote back saying that their kids bag might fit me better but probably wouldn’t be much warmer than my Petrel as they don’t make it below 20F.

Rob P BPL Member
PostedJan 4, 2023 at 7:38 pm

By the way, on the link I provided to downworks.com you have to click on the products tab to get to their custom sleeping bags page…sorry about that.

PostedJan 7, 2023 at 2:12 pm

Do you sew at all?  If you wanted to up the insulation of  the FF’s kid bag, you could take some 2.5 oz/yd2 Apex and a single layer of UL fabric and sew that onto the bag.  Downside would be more weight and bulk for not much of a insulation increase.

Upside would be that it would handle moisture better (provided Apex is on top) and it would be warmer by like 15 to 20* or so and no complected/difficult sewing and probably cheaper than having a higher down content bag custom made.

Wearing one’s puffy jacket (and/or pants) while sleeping also helps.

Regarding your current bag, you could also try combining it with a SOL Escape Bivy.  I did a somewhat recent trip with a lows around 32* F and used a 50* bag inside the bivy while wearing a puffy jacket and I was fine.  I also cowboy camped (no tarp or shelter above me).  The only part of me that was cold, was my face due to wind.  I should have brought a balaclava. (I do sleep warmer than the average.  For reference, I keep our place at 65 to 67* F in the winter and sleep nekked with only a thin sheet over me and I’m almost always fine with that unless I have a cold or the like).

In your case in relation to the above bivy, you would probably want to put the bivy inside the bag if you were going to try that.  Or at least, try it both ways.

Link . BPL Member
PostedJan 7, 2023 at 3:07 pm

If you sleep cold your sleeping pad choice is extremely important too. You can get cold in a warm bag if your sleeping pad is inadequate. Expensive but very nice are NUNATAK bags and quilts and down garments, they have size xs and they also do custom, but you would need to contact them about that. I own a number of pieces by them and they are great quality.

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