Whether you’re off to Glastonbury, Wireless or heading on your annual camping trip this summer, chances are you’ll need a sturdy, durable sleeping bag to keep you toasty when the temperature drops.
Sleeping bags are graded by seasons. According to Go Outdoors this means one-season sleeping bags are lightweight, compact and ideal for use in hot summer months or when camping abroad in hotter countries.
Two-season sleeping bags are ideal for use in late spring to early autumn, while three season sleeping bags are great for use in early spring to late autumn.
Four-season sleeping bags are thick bags, made for use in winter when temperatures can drop below zero.
If you’re looking to go off-grid camping in mountainous terrain or backpacking in a remote area, a lightweight and compact ‘mummy’ shaped sleeping bag is best, with tapered ends to reduce air circulation.
For those simply looking to keep warm in a cosy cocoon while glamping or caravanning, a standard square sleeping bag will do just fine.
Read on for our pick of the best sleeping bags to buy right now in time for festival season.
Best sleeping bags for 2022
1. Berghaus Transition 200 Sleeping Bag
Like to keep your outdoor hiking trips and camping getaways to spring and summer? We hear you.
This Berghaus sleeping bag is ideal, with a double layer hollow fibre fill insulation that seals in body heat. It also has a convenient security pocket and will be fine to take you through to autumn if the season is reasonably mild.
Price: £47, Millets - buy here now
2. Trail Outdoor Leisure Adult Sleeping Bag 3 Season
If you like to leave your adventures to the less busy times of late summer, autumn and early winter, this is the sleeping bag for you.
It has hollow fibre filling for warmth and comfort, a water-resistant polyester shell, and a drawstring hood to stop heat escaping.
It provides optimum comfort at 5°C with an extreme temperature rating of -5°C and maximum temperature rating of 15ºC. And who can resist that pretty purple trim?
Price: £29.99, Amazon - buy here now
3. Fit Nation Viking Trek 350x Sleeping Bag
Do you love camping in summer and going off-grid for hiking adventures in winter? This all-season sleeping bag is designed in Sweden and tested in the harshest of conditions meaning you can sleep easy.
With awarded temperature ratings of: comfort 8°C; limit 3°C; and extreme -11°C, you'll be snug as a bug whatever the weather. The drawstring hood design keeps your warm at night.
The inner material is breathable and moisture-wicking for premium comfort, and there's also a handy compression carry bag that's 100% waterproof and has a built-in hood so your sleeping bag stays dry even when carried outside your backpack in the rain - or even snow. Perfect for backpacking and making everybody else jealous on a camping trip - all at an excellent price.
Price: £29.99, Amazon - buy here now
4. Ultralite Pro 100 Sleeping Bag
This technical, lightweight mummy sleeping bag is ideal for wild camping and cold nights.
Its snug fit provides improved heat retention, while a floating layer of insulation reduces cold spots.
With a comfort temperature of 8C and extreme temperature of -10C, it will see you comfily through from late spring to early autumn and mild winter evenings.
Price: £79, Go Outdoors - buy here now
5. Outwell Campion Lux Single Sleeping Bag
Off on a family camping trip this summer? This two-season square sleeping bag is perfect.
Two layers of Isofill insulation for optimum warmth retention from spring to autumn. The comfort hood ensures this heat is trapped around your head too for a fabulous forty winks.
Price: £42, Blacks - buy here now
6. Argos ProAction Envelope 200GSM Sleeping Bag
Affordable yet effective, this two-season sleeping bag is perfect for family camping and caravanning in mild weather from spring to early autumn.
It comes with a handy compression bag that makes for easy storage – once packed, the sleeping bag can fit easily inside a holdall or roof rack.
A versatile little number, you could also come use it as a spare duvet when guests visit or as a comfortable blanket to sit on.
Price: £10, Argos - buy here now
7. The North Face Cat's Meow Sleeping Bag
Let's face it, the English weather can often let us down, so if you want to be really sure you're going to be snug on your next camping trip, this North Face sleeping bag has got you covered - literally.
The synthetic insulation reduces heat loss and increases warmth, even in the coldest temperatures, and the three-season sleeping bag is designed with cool, damp environments in mind.
A shaped, fitted hood, draft collar, internal handwarmer and vaulted footbox help to maintain warmth where you need it; but if you do get too-toasty tootsies, you can unzip the bag to the bottom for ventilation.
Price: from £180, The North Face - buy here now
8. Kelty Cosmic Ultra 20F
Although it’s a little pricey, the Kelty Cosmic Ultra is a great all-rounder, and will keep you comfortable throughout the three seasons of camping trips. It’s reasonably lightweight and packs down pretty small making it extremely practical. The mummy style bag uses ‘trapezoidal baffle construction’ which is designed to retain heat, so you’ll be sorted when that temperature drops.
It features a water-repellent coating and an internal zippered pocket for stashing valuables, plus it's available in a few shapes and sizes to fit different bodies.
Price: £299.95, Amazon - buy here now
9. Decathlon Kids 2-in-1 Sleeping Bag
Make sure the smallest campers get a great night’s kip with the help of Decathlon’s 2-in-1 sleeping bag for kids, which includes both a sleeping bag and a sleeping pad for added support.
Best of all? The 2-in-1 bag can also be cinched in or extended with bungees, so the sleeping bag can ‘grow’ with your child (it sleeps children measuring from 115 cm and 155 cm in height) - so it’s a great investment which can be used for years to come.
The bag is perfect for summer holidays, and it can easily be stowed away when not in use.
Price: £49.99, Decathlon - buy here now
10. Vango Homestead Double Sleeping Bag
If there’s one way to keep warm, it’s by sharing a sleeping bag with your camping partner - but we’re talking about one with plenty of space obvs. For summer trips, one of the best double sleeping bags we’ve found is the Vango Homestead. The 150x210cm square bag has plenty of room for two to cosy up, and it’s pretty cheap too, priced at just £45.
It also looks pretty smart too, so as well as for camping trips, you could use it for guests coming to stay in your home.
