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Wychwood Maximiser 5 Season Sleeping Bag
Wychwood Maximiser Sleeping Bag
I recently purchased the Wychwood Maximiser 5 Season
Sleeping bag and used it at the Carp Connection
Spring Social for the first time.
The weather conditions couldn't have been better to
try this out, as we suffered with high winds, heavy
rain and a cold morning frost. I chose this sleeping
bag initially because of the price, the RRP is
around £60 depending on where you purchase from, and
also because of what you get for your money.
The sleeping bag is fitted
with double crash zips with velcro fasteners at the
top, peachskin top layer, bed-safe fixings, which
include two hoods and a central securing strap,
draw-cord hood and welly wipe.
Unlike most popular 5 season sleeping bags this one
is not fleece lined, infact it is quilted, (old
school) which I personally prefer as fleece lined
bags tend to twist when you roll over. Back to the
field test, the bag attached to my bedchair easily
and I was looking forward to my first nights kip,
which it just so happened I got plenty of as my
bite-alarms were as quiet as a mouse. I found the
crash zips to run smooth and the draw-cord hood was
well appreciated. It also has a cord that you can
pull tight across your chest which I chose not to
use.
Through the evening, my bivvy filled with
condensation and froze in the morning but I was warm
and dry in the bag. I had plenty of room and was
able to move about comfortably without the bag
following me, the bag is 95in x 45in (242cm x
114cm).
Actually there was only ONE bad thing that I have
bad to report on. YES, I was warm but I had added
extra layers of clothing before climbing into bed,
which it turned out I needed!!
To sum up, this is a good bag for the money. You get
all the extras that you get with a lot of the more
expensive bags but at half of the price. Just
remember to wear some extra layers, as the so called
unique quilted liner which boasts triple-layer
lining is not as good as the sleeping bag and
Wychwood may claim. Maybe when you climb in to bed
and find that your not as warm as you would have
hoped just dream of the money you've saved.
I recommend this sleeping bag to all those who
perhaps don't go out in the harshest of weather!!
