Ajungilak Compact Ultra

Advantages: Warm, designed specifically with children in mind, extendable
Disadvantages: The toggles get in the way!

...with synthetic fibre. We decided on synthetic fibre because my husband is allergic to featherdown, we weren’t worried about how compact the bag would be and synthetic bags still perform well when wet or damp. Plus they can be machine washed with ease. We chose the Ajungilak Little Viking Sleeping bag, as it seemed to combine all the features that we were looking for. Ajungilak have been making sleeping bags for many years, I think the first bag was made in the 1870’s! They also specialise in synthetic fillings for sleeping bags and other bedding. Nowadays they manufacture their products in China but design and test them in Norway. They are widely available in the UK. The Little Viking bag is an extendable sleeping bag recommended from birth until about 10 yrs old. It has an extra extension section that can be added on as the child... Read review

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Advantages: Sturdy, well made, comfortable blah blah blah
Disadvantages: Pricey...but thats it.

...running down the centre to accommodate a pole or rod butt so that you can sit on it to give your arms a rest or time to feed): With just the right amount of padding its ultra comfy!! There are 2 lift-off hinges at the back. << The picture goes fuzzy as an urgent news bulletin comes in >> “And welcome to the skiv o’clock news with Benjamin Bogbrains. Police today in Cornwall found themselves confronted with a band of crazy lift-off hinges as they left a petshop in the early hours of the morning. They all managed to escape on shinny brass screws but it is thought that the identities of the rabid hinges are already known to the local constabulary.” P.C. Plod: “Yes, very dangerous little hinges these!! They’re such a brilliant idea and they work so well that there was no point in us trying to catch... Read review

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Advantages: Very comfortable, Lightweight, Small size when rolled up
Disadvantages: Expensive

...As a keen walker/backpacker/camper I had, until a year ago, used the traditional foam rollmat to sleep on. This was very uncomfortable, but then whats the point of camping if your not going to rough it a bit? However, I went out and bought a Thermorest Ultra-Lite mat through a recommendation by my friend and couldnt believe what I had been missing out on? Sleeping on one of these is better than my shoddy matress at Uni. First, you unroll your mat from its pouch, undo the air valve and it self inflates. Inside the mat there are fibres which when the mat is filled with air, hold it to the correct thickness (about 3/4 of an inch). If you like sleeping on a firm surface, or if u are short of time, you can pump it up a bit more with your mouth but otherwise it can just be left with the valve open and will inflate within 10 minutes... Read review

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