Sleeping Bag

In camping and other outdoor activities, a sleeping bag is a protective "bag" for sleeping, analogous to a bed. Its primary purpose is to provide warmth and insulation. It also protects, to some extent, against wind, precipitation, and exposure to view, but a tent performs those functions better. The bottom surface also provides some cushioning, but a sleeping pad is usually used for that purpose. A bivouac sack (bivy) is a waterproof cover for a sleeping bag that may be used in place of a tent, if rain or very cold temperatures are not expected.

A basic sleeping bag is simply a square blanket, filled with cotton or other material, and fitted with a zipper on three sides allowing it to be folded in half and secured in this position. A sleeping bag of this type is packed by being folded in thirds, rolled up, and bound with straps or cords. The basic design works well for most camping needs, but is inadequate under more demanding circumstances.

The second major type of sleeping bag, sometimes called a mummy bag due to its shape, is different in a number of important ways.

It is tapered, with the foot end narrower than the head end. This reduces both volume and surface area, improving its overall heat retention properties.
It usually only unzips part of the way, so that the foot end is permanently cylindrical in shape. The zipper is a weak point in any sleeping bag's insulating qualities. Together with the tapered shape, this design feature helps protect the feet, which are more vulnerable to heat loss than other parts of the body.
It usually has a drawstring mechanism at the head end, to help prevent the escape of warm air.
The most important difference is the insulating material. "Mummy" bags are filled with synthetic, hollow fibers. This type of fill does not readily absorb water, dries easily, and will provide some warmth even when completely wet. These properties may be a matter of life and death if, for example, the sleeping bag is accidentally dropped into a river on a cold day. A soaked cotton sleeping bag may provide even less insulation than no sleeping bag at all, leading to hypothermia. Also, the synthetic material is highly resilient to compression. Any insulaton is compromised when it is compressed, so this makes the sleeping bag warmer on the bottom.

This type of sleeping bag cannot be rolled; instead, it is simply stuffed into a special drawstring bag called a stuff sack. Some stuff sacks have a cloth lid, attached to the other end of the bag with straps. The stuff sack may be compressed by methodically shortening the straps. This is important for users of internal-frame backpacks.

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Commercial Usage: Sleeping Bag

Domain	Title
Books	Hay UN Dragon En Mi Bolsa De Dormir/There's a Dragon in My Sleeping Bag (reference) Sleeping Bag Yoga: Stretch, Relax, Energize, for Hikers, Bikers and Paddlers (reference) There's a Dragon in My Sleeping Bag (reference) Theres a Troll in My Sleeping Bag (reference) (more book examples)

Consumer Goods	Carter's John Lennon Collection - Sleeping Bag in Blue Print (reference) Carter's Starters - Sleeping Bag in Bright Blue (reference) Carter's John Lennon Collection - Sleeping Bag in Green (reference) Carter's Just One Year Collection - Sleeping Bag in Pink (reference) Carter's John Lennon Collection - Sleeping Bag in Lilac Print (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
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Modern Translation: Sleeping Bag

Language		Translations for "sleeping bag"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		thes gjumi. (various references)

Arabic		‏كيس النوم. (various references)

Bulgarian		спален чувал (flea-bag). (various references)

Czech		spací pytel. (various references)

Danish		sovepose. (various references)

Dutch		slaapzak. (various references)

Finnish		makuusäkki. (various references)

French		sac de couchage. (various references)

German		Schlafsack. (various references)

Greek		σλίπιν μπαγκ, υπνόσακκος, υπνόσακοσ. (various references)

Hungarian		hálózsák (fleabag, sleeping-bag, sleeping-suit). (various references)

Italian		sacco a pelo. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		シュタイナー学� � (a shop, chauvinism, chemise, chocolate, Chopin, crying, displaywindow, line drive to the shortstop, liquor, mall, Schiller, Schmidt camera, Schottky diode, serial, serial printer, serialize, series, serious, serious drama, shawl, shock, shock absorber, shock theory, shocker, shocking, shockwave, shop in shop, shopping, shopping bag, shopping bag lady, shopping cart, shopping centre, shopping mall, shoran, shordarvision, shore radar television, short, short bound, short circuit, short cut, short hair, short hole, short iron, short order, short pants, short relief, short short, short skirt, short stay, short story, short time, shortcake, short-circuit appeal, shortening, short-range navigation aid, shorts, short-scale, shortstop, shot, shotgun, shotgun bride, shotgun marriage, shotgun wedding, shoulder, shoulder bag, shoulder pad, shovel, show, show biz, show business, show girl, showboat, showcase, showman, showmanship, showroom, shredder, shrimp, Shroedinger, snorkel, sound like a steam engine, Steiner school, stem turn in skiing, Sturm und Drang, syllable, Syria, temporary care, trace, weeping), 寝袋 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ねぶくろ, シュラーフザック , シュラーフ . (various references)

Manx		poagey cadlee (fleabag). (various references)

Pig Latin		eepingslay agbay

Portuguese		saco de dormir. (various references)

Russian		спальный мешок (flea-bag, sleeping-bag). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		vreća za spavanje (flea-bag). (various references)

Spanish		saco de dormir, camiseta de dormir. (various references)

Swedish		sovsäck (fleabag), sovpåse. (various references)

Turkish		uyku tulumu (flea-bag, sleeper). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Sleeping Bag

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	Words within the letters "a-b-e-e-g-g-i-l-n-p-s"
	-2 letters: beleaping, plebeians.
	-3 letters: baseline, biplanes, bleeping, elapsing, ensilage, lineages, negliges, peelings, penalise, pleasing, plebeian, sepaline, singable, sleeping, speeling.
	-4 letters: ablings, ageings, alpines, baggies, bailees, baleens, bangles, beagles, beanies, beeping, beleaps, biplane, elapine, enables, engages, epigeal, epigean, gabling, gasping, gingals, lapsing, leaping, leasing, leggins, lesbian, linages, lineage, neglige, niggles, pagings, palings, pealing, peeling, pelages.
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Domain	Usage
Song Titles	Sleeping Bag (performing artist: ZZ Top)
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
sleeping bag	3,347	moonstone sleeping bag	10
kid sleeping bag	182	backpacking sleeping bag	10
child sleeping bag	125	blues clue sleeping bag	9
coleman sleeping bag	99	wenzel sleeping bag	8
down sleeping bag	60	big agnes sleeping bag	8
baby sleeping bag	57	feathered friend sleeping bag	8
north face sleeping bag	54	light weight sleeping bag	7
double sleeping bag	42	sleeping bag closeout	6
slumberjack sleeping bag	30	marmot helium sleeping bag	6
marmot and sleeping bag	30	air mattress sleeping bag	6
kelty sleeping bag	27	down filled sleeping bag	6
sleeping bag review	24	western mountaineering sleeping bag	5
discount sleeping bag	24	ridgeway sleeping bag	5
sleeping bag liner	24	silk sleeping bag liner	5
mummy sleeping bag	18	rectangular sleeping bag	4
spider man sleeping bag	18	dora the explorer sleeping bag	4
lightweight sleeping bag	15	sleeping bag oversized	4
backside sleeping bag	13	king size sleeping bag	4
fleece sleeping bag	13	queen size sleeping bag	3
nebo sleeping bag	13	rab sleeping bag	3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Sleeping Bag

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Sleeping Bag

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