The Nash Frostbite All Season sleeping bag is not a
cheap item at around £140 (for the Wideboy version),
but it is however worthy of
such a hefty price tag.
The bag itself as its name suggests is rated for all
year round use, and Nash have thought about how this
design should best work.
The bag features a completely removable top layer,
which gives the extreme protection required for
fishing through the snow and ice we have experienced
in recent winters. This layer can be zipped off and
safely stored away through the spring, summer and
autumn months when the single cover is plenty warm
enough.
Both the top two layers have a cotton lining, which
means the bag is warm the moment you get in to it.
This lining does mean that the bag will require some
looking after, and it is a great shame that there
were no clear instructions for how to wash and store
the sleeping bag in the box, for this price Nash
that's pretty poor.
The Frostbite All Season top two layers have been
made larger in width than the bottom cover, this
means that there is plenty of room to move around
inside the bag without fear of being twisted up if
the need arises to get out quickly. The zips on the
bag are large, and work well presently, but as we
all well know, time is the best indicator of fitness
for purpose when it comes to zips, so watch this
space.
For sleeping under the stars in the summer, the bag
has a waterproof peach skin outer coating, that
should repel any morning mist and dew.
Fastened to the bed by two pockets, one at either
end and a retaining strap in the centre, the bag
fits well onto the bedchair (Wideboy Bag on Wideboy
Bedchair), without slipping about through the course
of the night.
Once packed away into its compression sack (which is
a big task with the second layer zipped on) the Nash
Frostbite All Season is about the size of a large
rucksack, and so it will take a little room on the
barrow. I do not think it would be possible to pack
down into a folded up bedchair in situ.
All in all, the bag has performed extremely well
when I have used it. I have been out in temperatures
down to -6 at night in the bag, and have never felt
cold, the insulation the bag has given has always
been top notch. £140 is a lot of money for a
sleeping bag, but if the build quality remains good,
then it will be seen as a good investment.
