Coleman Green Valley and Oak Point Sleeping Bags

rjinga · Mar 30, 2018

About a month ago I bought a new sleeping bag, a Coleman Green Valley (881 reviews; 4-1/2 stars on Amazon):

Even though it was labeled as an Adult Regular (33" x 75"), at 5'10"and 250 lbs, I couldn't lie on my back and comfortably rest my arms by my side; the bag just felt too tight around me.

So, I ordered a Coleman Oak Point bag (352 reviews; 4-1/2 stars) and received it today:

It is a Big and Tall Adult (39" x 81"), and while I didn't necessarily need the additional length, I was really surprised at how much of a difference the extra 6" of width made:

Brettny · Mar 30, 2018

Prety much any rectangle bag is not going to keep you as warm as a mummy bag. Coleman bags are almost the bottom of the barrel if you ask me.

30*F really means about 50*F.

charliemeyer007 · Mar 30, 2018

At home I sleep in a cheap Coleman bag on my bed, much easier to wash one unit than sheets, blankets. I have several. When they get worn I use them for the dog beds and moving blankets.

benson56 · Mar 30, 2018

Coleman bags are okay for sleeping in a camper in the mountains but they are heavy. Def not good for sleeping on the ground if its cold.
Mummy bags don't work for me cause I toss and turn a lot.
In basic training I slept in my sleeping bag on my bunk so I didn't have to make my bunk every morning...just tighten it up!

neiowa · Mar 31, 2018

Brettny said:
Prety much any rectangle bag is not going to keep you as warm as a mummy bag. Coleman bags are almost the bottom of the barrel if you ask me.

30*F really means about 50*F.

EVERYTHING Coleman is pretty much "bottom of the barrel" chicom junk. Sister-in-Law gave my kids Coleman bags when they were little. Though she was doing great thing. She is usually very smart/does research. What pieces of heavy useless junk. Even more so than I thought would be. Two wool blankets would have been by far more useful.

The possible Coleman exception being white gas stoves and lanterns (designed a century ago). I have no new/modern versions but I'd been the new stuff is also made in chicomland/junk.

rjinga · Mar 31, 2018

I want to do it more often, but currently I only camp twice a year in the Chattahoochee National Forest in N. Georgia. In the past, a few friends and I would usually spent 3 nights/4 days at one campsite while we drove our 4wd vehicles on the surrounding forest service roads. Now we are talking about doing a traverse from east to west across the top of the state, camping in a different place every night. So, I'm setting up a designated sleeping platform in my Toyota Land Cruiser.

With that in mind, I wanted a rectangular bag with a sheet-like inner lining. I’ll probably leave the sleeping area set up all the time, so the weight or packed dimensions of the bag don’t really concern me. And, as far as the temperature rating is concerned, I plan on keeping a wool blanket with my gear anyway. However, I doubt that I’d need it unless we’re camping in the dead of winter, and the temperature dips below the mid-30s inside my vehicle.

Brettny · Apr 2, 2018

neiowa said:
EVERYTHING Coleman is pretty much "bottom of the barrel" chicom junk. Sister-in-Law gave my kids Coleman bags when they were little. Though she was doing great thing. She is usually very smart/does research. What pieces of heavy useless junk. Even more so than I thought would be. Two wool blankets would have been by far more useful.

The possible Coleman exception being white gas stoves and lanterns (designed a century ago). I have no new/modern versions but I'd been the new stuff is also made in chicomland/junk.

I hear you on junk..even the modern hard goods they sell (lanterns and stoves) are crap. We had a "road trip" propane grill..lasted 1 yr. It was basicly a odd shaped gas stove.

The majority of my coleman stuff is 1950-1980s.

merlinfire · Apr 2, 2018

the coleman stuff i saw in walmart last time i perused seemed far too big and heavy to be practical for backpacking. for the same money you can buy something better online, or for a bit more money you could get something better still.

Offrink · Apr 5, 2018

merlinfire said:
the coleman stuff i saw in walmart last time i perused seemed far too big and heavy to be practical for backpacking. for the same money you can buy something better online, or for a bit more money you could get something better still.

The current products may have disposable feel. Hard to tell if they will pass the test of time. Coleman lanterns and stoves are not really an “ultralight backpack/hiking” product. If you want a bullet proof lantern that can run for 30 years without service, other than mantles and fuel, and usable in high altitude and extreme cold, and has fuel in every gas vehicle and gas station in large quantities then a coleman lantern or stove is the way to go. With basic wrenches you can refurbish a coleman. Kind of hard to have an led that will be as durable and long lasting. At least that is my opinion.

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