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In reply to Post #331
They must've changed the design or you've been given the smaller version by mistake.
I've the standard size and an RLX bed chair and it its perfectly. No problems at all. I'd double check what you've been sent or take it up with Snugpak directly.
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Fortis Snugpack Techlite Standard
After what I thought was quite a bit of research I have just had delivery of one of these bags. I had one of the very original Tails Up Goliath Combi Bags which 20 years ago were nearly 200 quid and were brilliant.
I looked at the Snugpack because I wanted quality but also a warm light bag. The bag is said to be 95 cm wide by 210 cm long which I thought would be ideal for my Trakker RLX standard bedchair which is 88 cm wide.
Rightly or wrongly I presumed the Snugpack Compact bag was for the narrower bedchairs and that this larger standard version would fit a mid sized bedchair like the Trakker RLX.
After initially looking at this sleeping bag it is obviously good quality, well made and light which was everything I wanted with it being able to be fitted to the bedchair top and bottom.
I then tried to fit it to the bedchair and have to say I am very disappointed and angry. The Sleeping bag will attach at the head end, however because it is more of a mummy type bag the foot end is far too narrow to fit on the bedchair.
This 2 sized bags are only suitable for a narrower type compact bedchair, nowhere in any advertising does it say this and until they change the design then their market is limited.
This is a shame as it appears to be agreat bag but will only attach both head and foot end on a narrow bedchair and is no good to me as the purpose for the attachments is so the bag doesn't twist during sleep.
Really thought this would have been picked up in the year of development and testing that I read somewhere!!
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In reply to Post #329
yes but you have to sleep straight out, which i don't do 
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In reply to Post #328
The whole idea of the central fixing points top and bottom of the bag , was if you wanted to sleep on your side the mummy bag would roll with you
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In reply to Post #327
I had brief use of the Aqua one I think. Didn't this have the zip in fleece lining and a very thin hollow fill nylon outer.
Mine went back after 2 uses as the outer hollow fill was very sparse to say the least and the fleecy liner kept gripping to clothing. Aqua checked it and said it was fine and asked if i wanted it back. Bearing in mind it was cold in the autumn, my reply i wont print here.
it also had fixing points centrally, centre of head and feet so unless you slept on your back straight out it was like being in a hammock with no movement.
I dont fix my mummy bag and can sleep on back, front or side curled up or straight out with no attachments and the zip moves with the bag and stays central on my body....... maybe i'm strange but it works for me
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In reply to Post #326
I am talking about a purpose made mummy bag with crash zip in the middle and facilities to mount on a bed.
Surely it would be better
Yeah I'm surprised no-one's come up with one tbh mate. That said, you'd be talking about a bag specifically for winter use, and it'd likely be pricey for using just 4 months of the year.
Already been done by Aqua
(I think Trakker also made a version filled with duck down insulation called the "Big Mother")
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In reply to Post #325
Yeah I'm surprised no-one's come up with one tbh mate. That said, you'd be talking about a bag specifically for winter use, and it'd likely be pricey for using just 4 months of the year.
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In reply to Post #314
I am talking about a purpose made mummy bag with crash zip in the middle and facilities to mount on a bed.
Surely it would be better!
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In reply to Post #323
Maybe it works for Wally.
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In reply to Post #318
There was some wally on here a while back who said they slept in their sleeping bag whilst wearing a sasquatch jacket  there's different metabolisms then there's just plain stupidity.
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Well my techlite will be arriving tomorrow  and if its as warm as my tails up goliath bag that iv had god knows how many donkey years I will be happy with that.
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In reply to Post #320
I have the same problem of being hot in bed usually on a cold night whilst fishing a quick walk up and down the bank to get the heart rate going then strip down and into bag, toasty as anything 
Have never had a problem with Snugpak zips, touch wood, and hopefully this lasts. Don't know if the techlite has the same zip!
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In reply to Post #319
As I have mentioned before, metabolisms
I generate a lot of heat and a t-shirt or thermal top and trousers is all I need.
Dare I say it, those who carry a little extra weight have the issue of insulation. There body fat stops heat leaving their body and thus warming the sleeping bag. the bag remains cold, they start to cool down, so wearing more layers will help...a bit.
The prime example is me and my better half. At home I sleep with nowt on and normally a foot or leg out the duvet as I get too hot. She wears pyjamas and in winter, thermals and moans of being cold.
I am slim ...and she is not  
But the easiest way to sort all of the issues is with heat pads or a hot water bottle. In days gone by a £15 argos sleeping bag and a hot water bottle was enough
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In reply to Post #318
Though i agree too many heavy layers that result in compressing the insulation is not recommended, but the "less is more" theory in a sleeping bag is far from conclusive. Different people will keep warm differently.
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In reply to Post #317
Good post and you are so right about carp bags. Their design has a long way to go before they are anywere near a mummy bags efficiency.
It's also a shame that many of today's carp fisherman have not been educated into what not to wear in a bag if you are cold. I see so many people out there climbing into their bags in the same clothes they were wearing outside in the cold. Big heavy jackets and loads of layers.
It's the same theory. Less is more and the less clothes you wear inside a bag the more efficient your bag will warm up from your body heat.
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