Who sleeps in a sleeping bag? :-)

Discussion in 'Camping/Outdoor Living' started by Midget, Nov 20, 2005.

  1. Midget

    Midget Senior Member

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    I hate having to make my bed, find sheets for it, etc...so I'm thinking of just buying a sleeping bag. :p Anyone else sleep in a sleeping bag when at home? :)
     
  2. ydnim

    ydnim hiya

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    That sounds like a good Idea! I just don't make my bed ever. I figure why bother? I am just going to mess it up again. I saw something somewhere that said a clean house is a wasted life. I really like that idea.
     
  3. thecrowing86

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    By the time I wake up on weekends, It's already time to go to sleep... so I don't make my bed. I also have a couch but half of the time I just sleep on the floor.
     
  4. cymru_jules

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    There's nothing wrong with a little bit of cleanliness or tidyness... for one thing it's easier to find stuff! It takes me about a minute to make my bed in the morning, I also tuck the pillow under the sheets to keep the dust of it as for some reason our house is uber-dusty and if I don't do this I get da sneezes.

    BUT... I want to switch to a sleeping bag setup in my next dwelling though, so I can reclaim the space that a bed takes up! I also find a sleeping bag more comfortable to sleep in, particulary during winter months when a normal bed can suffer a breach down by the foot area and make you cold. ;)
     
  5. Grim

    Grim Wandering Wonderer

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    Wow, that's a great idea!
    I love sleeping in sleeping bags...and it would make things easier/save a lot of room.
    Good thinkin
     
  6. high_down_under

    high_down_under Member

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    i actually really like the comfort of an unmade and messy bed. but my mum insists on making it...:(

    but i just mess it up again:)
     
  7. Myranya

    Myranya Slytherin Girl

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    I slept in a sleeping bag for a while when I was a teenager, it was really nice! Other than that I've usually used a comforter, only in college did I use sheets & blankets. Comforters make it easy to make your bed too!
     
  8. cymru_jules

    cymru_jules Member

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    Forgive my stupidity (it's nothing new!) but what is a comforter???
     
  9. Myranya

    Myranya Slytherin Girl

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    A down-filled blanket type thing, sorta like a zipped-open sleeping bag. Hm, sorta hard to explain if you've never seen one.
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  10. cymru_jules

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  11. MoonjavaSeed

    MoonjavaSeed Yeah, Toast!

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    I've got a duvet at my mom's, and a sleeping bag at my dad's. :D Either one is just fine with me.
     
  12. TokeTrip

    TokeTrip Senior Member

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    I did for a while, until the powers that be (parents) stopped me. It's also great on summnber nights just to unzip the entire thing and use it as a blanket, cold sside onyou.
     
  13. Midget

    Midget Senior Member

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    Haha...powers that be. Yeah, I like how it can unzip. What's a dovet? :p
     
  14. MoonjavaSeed

    MoonjavaSeed Yeah, Toast!

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    Here is your duvet. :D
     
  15. rangerdanger

    rangerdanger Senior Member

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    -You'll want to user a sleeping bag liner (like a sheet) or otherwise the bag will eventually get filthy inside from body oils, just like an unwashed blanket.
    -Sleeping bags make having a sex partner in bed with you impossible, unless it's one of those rectangular sleeping bags that unzip to make a comforter/blanket, which still leaves you without either a top or bottom.
     
  16. cymru_jules

    cymru_jules Member

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    silk sleeping bag liner my personal choice - in the hottest summer days you can also do away with the sleeping bag altogether

    i was actually thinking a sleeping bag is easier to wash - I just turn it inside out and stick it in the washing machine... although mine is a lightweight stuffer sleeping bag that collapses down to a tiny bag and is washing-machine friendly, never used it outdoors and is too cold below 15 degrees, but this makes it perfect for indoor useage!
     
  17. Arrow Earthling

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    I used a sleeping bag on my regular bed for an extremely long time, until I made a quilt that I now use. It works perfectly fine, and if you have a sheet it looks fine, too.
     
  18. Make Mangoes Not War

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    Good to know I'm not the only one who didn't know what a comforter was! In the past 2 days i've asked alot of people that question and now I fuinally have an answer. I call comforters, "doonas".
     
  19. xscoutx

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    i've certainly done it!
    up until i got together with my partner, i slept in my bag at home.
    dates either loved it or hated it!
     
  20. misterymachine

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    I use three comfortors, a sleeping bag and a bajillion pillows in my bed, it's so comfy...
     

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