VENTURE 4TH Backpacking Sleeping Bag – XXL, Double and Single Sizes - Lightweight Warm & Cold Weather Sleeping Bags for Adults, Kids & Couples – Ideal for Hiking, Camping & Outdoor Adventures

I had a back surgery a while back that left me worse off than before. Now I need to sleep on the floor as the mattress my wife will not give up is too soft for me. So my bed until my back recovers is a 1" self inflatable mat with a sleeping bag on top. My previous sleeping bag was not long enough or wide enough. The inside of it was a flannel like material which was extremely hot for sleeping in the house. That is why I purchased the Venture 4th XXL sleeping bag. Here are my thoughts.The Good: This bag is more than long enough for me. I am 6' but it could easily accommodate a taller person. The bag is wide. I can literally spread my legs fully (think jumping jacks or snow angel). This was a welcome surprise. The inner material is like a hotel comforter or a satin like finish, cool to the touch, but able to warm. We keep our thermostat at 69 degrees at night and being zipped up in the bag I was comfortably warm and was never hot. I also sleep with a half moon bolster type pillow between my knees or under my knees and the bag accommodated this with no sacrifices. Incredible! Also when folded and placed in its case it is very compact and extremely light.The bad: The hood feature is quirky. It has a draw string through the hood and into the bag body crumpling the body of the bag and the hood together limiting the nice width around my shoulders. I find this very uncomfortable and nearly unworkable. I would prefer the draw string just be in the hood like a hoodie on a sweat shirt. Also I saw a video when purchasing this bag about the clean zipper. The zipper teeth are relatively small and do get caught on the inner lining like every sleeping bag in the world. I had a devil of a time zipping this thing up from inside the bag. It would get caught every 5 or 6 inches or so.The Ugly: Nothing this bag meets all my needs. I don't need the hood and the zipper is par for the course.Summary: I cannot speak to durability. But for what you get for the money it is well worth it and fits my application to a tee. My review would have been 5 stars except for the hood and zipper.A quick update on 8/6/2024. I have been sleeping in this bag now for 21 straight days. I changed my 4 star rating to 5 stars. Regarding the zipper if you zip from outside the bag I have nearly no issues and certainly less than my previous sleeping bag. It is more an issue of angle when zipping. I now agree with previous statements about a clean zipper. Regarding the hood, my wife had the air extra low, and I am bald, so I used the hood I thought I had no use for. It kept my head warm and was not difficult to use. Finally, I did not realize that this bag had a lifetime warranty. I was contacted by the owner of the company email telling me of the warranty and thanks for buying the bag. Where on God's green earth do you get owners telling people they got a lifetime warranty? It may have been a one off but Venture4th has my business for life.

The bag is nicely packaged in a compression-style stuff sack. When I was finished using the bag it fit back into the sack. Packaged, it's small enough to fit nicely on a backpack and weighs less than 3 pounds. The stuff sack is about 14" long when packed.The bag itself well made. It's waterproofed on the bottom and up to the knees on the top. Except for the hood, it's rectangular and fully unzips. This allows it to do double duty as a sleeping bag and a quilt for the bed when it's not being used outdoors. I can attest to it being comfortable in outside temperatures in the 40's F.My husband was able to fully encase himself in the mummy-style hood, although he found the shoulders a bit narrow. He's very wide across the shoulders, however, and I had no issues with it. He was very pleased with the amount of room at the foot of the bag, and with its overall comfort. At 5'10", he's probably about the maximum height that could comfortably fit into it. He rated the bag much more comfortable than a mummy bag while retaining most of the advantages.While the bag is probably going to find a permanent home in the car as a multi-use emergency bag, it's great for laying out under the stars. For the price, it's a great value.

Recently was looking for a sleeping bag for above 30 degrees and decided to try this one. First trip our it was unseasonably cold and night lows were in the 30's. Didn't really expect the sleeping bag to be comfortable at 34 degrees and was surprised after 2 nights in the 30's and was pretty warm all night. They are comfortable and seem so far to be durable material. I tllike that is has a head draw string and is a straight bag. Was able to pull it over my head, stay warm and not feel like I was being suffocated. The compression sack it comes in leaves alot to be desired and I will be replacing. The sleeping bag over all I would recommend and buy again. I would say is as good as some of the bags I own that I have paid over $100 for.

Light weight but the keep you warm. Super easy to get back in the storage bag without working up a sweat shoving it in. Such an upgrade from our old, thick Coleman bags that were huge and tied with little strings. I also like the extra large size and long length so I can roll around in it and not be squished in like a mummy.

I bought this sleeping bag to fill an "in between" spot in my portfolio of sleeping bags. I needed something with a bit more insulation than the ultra light weight bags. I also need a big bay that I can roll around in and not get "trapped" in.This bag is roomy, comfortable, and had the right amount of insulation (I used it 4 nights in a row where the dawn temperatures got down to about 55F). It also packed relatively compact and the stuff bag is well desigend with the four cinching straps to help compress it even further.

This was such a good buy- this bag is perfect for taller people and people who need to be able to move around in their sleep. It has soft fabric and is a formidable shield against wind and rain. It also was very comfortable in the desert with nighttime low temperatures of 73f/22c as well as higher elevation with nighttime temperatures of 55f/13c. This is so quick & easy to roll up and back into the compression bag for transport that I wish I had bought this a long time ago!

I haven't used it yet for camping, but I did use it for 2 nights on my bed. Early April with a cross breeze through my bedroom. I was warm but not sweaty. Easy to stuff into the bag and it's not heavy. Zipper moves easily. This is a nice replacement for my 1960s Coleman sleeping bag.

It claims to be big and tall but my husband had a hard time moving around in it once he was zipped up. That being said, it was very warm and a good value for the price!

My husband loved that this sleeping bag was not only long enough but also roomy to move around in it.

Buen tamaño y buena calidad

Nice bag with room for two. The Velcro at the zipper top is excellent option to stop zipper from opening in the night.

No ocupa mucho espacio y es calientito

Diseño padre, cómodo, calientito, tela resistente y fácil de guardar