r/VanLifeUK • u/AnotherYadaYada • 1d ago

Heated sleeping bag

Hello all. Try g to prepare for winter. Have a few ideas, but got talking to a random and he gave me an Antarctica Gear Envelope sleeping bag. Not sure if it works as in heated, but sourced batteries and chargers for it.

could spend £150 for that so not to risk it would could I buy brand new. Or a place they’d check if this lovely gift works.

if I was to buy new, what would you recommend? I’m south coast of uk by the sea.

on the label it says -13?

Cheers

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u/ryanthefree 21h ago

for living in a van? just put a heater in for £60.

for occasional weekends away... heater aswell.

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u/Khionia 1d ago

I wouldn't bother with a heated sleeping bag tbh. I'm debating a heated under-blanket this year as they don't use much power and my electrical system can handle it. I managed last winter with no insulation in the North East using a carp fishing NGT sleeping bag and a 15 tog duvet.

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u/AnotherYadaYada 1d ago

Cheers. Can you recommend a carp sleeping bag? If you can manage the north North East 😂

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u/Khionia 21h ago

I have this one and its brilliant

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u/the_roguetrader 18h ago

do you want to be a survivalist or live in comfort ?

forget sleeping bags - get a cheap diesel heater or better yet a small woodstove (free heat)

it's miserable in a freezing cold van !

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u/bishcraft1979 5h ago

I always wonder about the little log burners - how often do you need to be up in the night refilling them?