My Dad had a sub zero sleeping bag he got back in the 60's. Growing up I used to use it on my bed as a "blanket". Loved the smell as well.

I haven't seen that sleeping bag now for nearly 40yrs. Dad passed in Jan 2013.

Lo and behold, moving my Mom a month ago into a more affordable independent living, I came across that sleeping bag! Of course Mom said take it home. So it is now in my preps. Amazing thing to me its next to my much newer zero degree mummy bags, and it is nearly 4 times as big!

Queen would absolutely kick me to the curb if I put it across the bed now...🤔🤔

 

I hate the microfiber duvet covers, they are so slippery the quilt inside won't stay in place, that's why they have to have ties.

 

I keep them in plain site in the camper and before that the cabin.

 

I got 4 dotted about the place, a -15*c in the lounge, a -20 down to -50*c in the Van and a 5 season one in the bedroom and also an Extreme 5 Season Twin Bag System in the bedroom that i use when I head up to Scotland in Winter, I used it when it was -8.4*c in the Van and with the Windchill it was -24*c /-11.34*f outside and I was roasting,

It's a great bag being two bags in one, it's the only one i have found that easily matches the 5 ( five ) Season rating which is -40*f/c and below. 😍

 

I have to get up to speed...people are looking for extra sleeping bags for what reason? I pick them up whenever they are cheap and availabe mostly at yard sales.
I have a bunch. We keep a couple in the vehicals durning winter here in montana that we can give away.
My other thing to hoard is the cheap "quilts" or duvets.

I dont call it hording when its good stuff.

 

That's clever, I like that

 

Use a pillow sham.

 

Why is there a need to hide them, vs. keeping them in plain sight?

 

Space efficiency, not all folks have unlimited space to stockpile bulky items. This method adds utility to an otherwise decorative item.

 

I was wondering as well. Or hidden. Brought back a memory of my friend who was a landlord. Helped him clean out a garage one time. Tons of sleeping bags lol. He had a few apartments

 

I have a old dead van that is stuffed full of sleeping bags and yard sale tents....So far no F. S. B. I. (federal seeping bag inspectors) have come by....
I tell our wayward teenager if he or some of his unsavory friends need a place to sleep some dark and stormy night...... just crawl in the old van.

 

Is there any candy in the van? 😉

 

Free candy?

 

Goodness! Don't bring up the Murder Van thing again. Some folks had an apoplexy the last time.............

 

Not bad idea. My BOB has a Primaloft half bag, comes up to the waist. I keep that in the bag, decompressed. Compressed, it's about 4 inches diameter x 4 inches long. I have a spare duvet at the end of my bed, with fire escape ladder and 3 x 10 litres water. My bed is almost the width of the room to the chimney breast, and that fills the gap. My tv/monitor is suspended above.
I do have a normal sleeping bag, kept loose in a wardrobe.

 

Sleeping bag loft is your friend. The half bag sounds great, numerous times I have tried sleeping on the ground after all but passing out from fatigue in full cold weather motorcycle gear and it always ends with 5AM shivering so bad I just barely can walk /jog enough to get warmed back up.

 

My sweet woman buys decorator pillow covers in different sizes from Amazon to dress up the old pillows on the couch. May be a way to hide a sleeping bag and dress up a couch, chair, or bed.