Thermal Embrace System – Elasticated thread sewn into the inner fabric. Makes the sleeping bag gently conform close to the body. Reduces cold spots and increases loft of insulation. The more specific sleeping bag temperature rating tells you exactly how the bag is expected to perform. Each sleeping bag will be sold with three temperatures: the comfort rating, limit and extreme. When someone says a sleeping bag "goes down" to a certain temperature, they're talking about comfort rating. If the temperature outside your sleeping bag only goes down as far as your comfort rating temperature, you'll be nice and snuggly all night. If the temperature goes below the comfort rating, you'll start to lose heat from the sleeping bag. The hood of the sleeping bag was slightly smaller than I thought it’d be but actually, this was great. Sometimes big hoods leave me feeling a little claustrophobic. Price – as you’d expect the price of a product can be an instantly recognisable factor on what sort of quality you can expect. Whoever came up with the phrase “you get what you pay for” pretty much hit the nail on the head. Whilst it’s not always the case and there are many bargains to be had, you can as a general rule, expect the higher priced products to offer better quality than a the cheapest option. We’ll dive into the price of Vango Latitude Pro 300 Sleeping Bag in more detail in a moment. I’d say that the sleeping bag did seem a bit tight around my hips but this also helped to keep warmth in and it was easy enough to move around in.

There are however some methods that you can use to determine a product’s quality without needing to physically have it.

Inner Lining – The material used inside the sleeping bag. You should look for a breathable material here to stop you from getting too hot and sweaty in your sleep New 50D 300T Diamond Ripstop Polyester Outer Shell Fabric – Water resistant and extremely durable. (lighter than before)

Despite the fact it looks pretty big, (4 season sleeping bags tend to be), the sleeping bag is still quite light weighing in at 2.1kg.

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These sleeping bags are also easier to keep clean as they don’t absorb water in the same way that down sleeping bags do. It was time to retreat into the tent and put the Latitude 400 sleeping bag and Vango Trek sleeping mat, to the test! Vango latitude pro 400 review: Comfort New 50D 300T Polyester Inner Lining Fabric – New polyester lining fabric which is breathable and soft, ensuring warmth and maximum comfort. Whilst I wasn’t shivering, I wouldn’t say I was as warm as I’d expected (apart from my feet which were surprising since they’re usually always cold!). But, I think the issue was more that my body was trying to warm the snow up beneath me than anything else. They are also not a good choice in wet weather as they will absorb moisture when damp. The feathers will then lose their fluffiness and as a result, will lose their heat retaining properties. Synthetic Insulation

UPDATE: I’ve since tried the sleeping bag with the sleeping mat on snow again and I was very, very toasty! How big is the Latitude 400 bag?

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There are other things you can do to help keep yourself warm when camping, which I cover in this guide. Features Once we’d snowshoed our way up Mt Seymour and past the ski area we scouted out a spot, trampled down the snow and went about setting up camp.