G'day Christine,

The External dimensions are the total measurements of the entire product, which includes the hood.
We do state a maximum user height which is 230cm.
Hope that helps.

G'day Marc,

Theres no reason why you cant use this in your 900 swag, but just bear in mind you'll have a fair amount of excess sleeping bag bunched up in there which might make the space uncomfortable.
It would be a better bet in an 1100 swag, so potentially hold off on upgrading your bag until you have your larger swag.

G'day Lynette,

Yes, absolutely.  You can either join them together down one side, or open them out fully like two large sandwiched blankets, and zip up everything around the edge.  That will ultimately give you a sleeping bag just under 3m wide.
Hope that helps.

G'day Lou,

Unfortunately we don't have a specific replacement bag designed for these bags, but a Swag Bag or Large Duffle Bag will give you a bit more room to play with, and might help in the pack up process.

G'day Lisa,

The Cold Mountain 1400 Double Sleeping Bag is designed for two people. We'd generally advise that you only share this bag with someone you really like as they can be a little squeezy if you're used to a queen size bed quilt!

G'day Wendy,

It sounds like your old sleeping bags have served you well over the years! The Darche Cole Mountain range should meet the requirements for the temperature you're after. The 1400 is already a double size so if you were to zip two together you might end up with a very very large sleeping bag. If you're wanting to zip two together to fit on a queen-size mattress my suggestion would be to get two of the Darche Cold Mountian 110s or 900s instead.

G'day Nick,

The Darche Cold Mountain 1400 Double Sleeping Bag is quite a warm bag designed to get through cold winter nights, hence the -12 rating. There are a lot of variables to whether this bag might work for you during the warm summer months dependant on body temperature, ground insulation etc. So it's tough to say whether you'll be hot in it, but my guess would be that you would be. One way of getting around the warmth during summer could be to unzip the sleeping bag to allow for more ventilation. 

G'day Louise, 

We actually don't have the 1400 model on display (and unfortunately I can't take one out of the bag for you) but we do have the 1100 and so I've measured the hood on that model and it's 40cm long. 

The hoods on both bags should roughly be the same - so the hood on the 1400 should be around 40-50cm. 

G'day Russ,

Yep this bag has a dual zip so it can be unzipped down the side or the bottom, or BOTH! (you can use it like a doona).

Happy camping!

G'day Brian,

Yes, this bag can be opened up to become a doona. The way it works is you drag both zips down to the bottom corner of the bag and then one side of the zip pulls out from both sliders, a bit like a zippered jacket but with two zips. You can then do the same with the bottom as well. You can even go one step further and do the third side leaving you with two single doonas! Very versatile, comfortable and warm sleeping bag! Cheers!

Hi Rosalie, yes these can absolutely be zipped together to make a double bag. Just make sure to puchase a left and right hand zip.

G'day Chris,

Thanks for your enquiry! I spoke with one of our reps at Darche who confirmed they no longer make their bags with left and right specific zips. They use dual zips now so you can purchase 2 bags and be confident that they will zip together. 

G’day Jason,

I’ve just had a chat to the floor staff downstairs and they say the exact same thing – it’s an absolute pain to get back into the bag. They would recommend just stuffing it in slowly (don’t fold) as that seems to be the best way to get it back in.

As for a liner, Darche don’t make one, but Sea to Summit make a Double Cotton Travel Liner that is the closest in size. It is a little wider and not as long as the Cold Mountain 1400, so it won’t be a perfect fit – so just keep that in mind.  

G'day Lou,

Unfortunately, we're still in the same situation, the options for double liner haven't really changed, there is the Sea to Summit Double Liner, but nothing other than this. My other suggestion would be to sew together two sheets to make a double-sized liner, but it sounds like that's similar to what you've already got.