Cotton Canvas Mega Sleeping Bag

G'day Sharon,

The Oztrail Cotton Canvas Mega and Oztent Rivergumn XL are pretty similar in temperature rating and material. One handy feature of the Oztent Rivergum Xl is the removable fleece liner, which for some people is the winning factor. However both options are great!

G'day Teghan,

The Oztrail Cotton Canvas Mega does get a lower limit rating of -12. Just to be confusing they do make another bag called the Oztrail Cotton Canvas Jumbo that has a lower limit rating of -7.  I hope this helps clear things up a bit! 

I think this will be too big for your 6-year-old Kate, there will be a lot of extra bag for one little body to warm up.

Regarding down vs synthetic, talking from one parent to another, I'd recommend synthetic bags for kids. They are easier to clean (think bed-wetting and whatever else they manage to impart onto their sleeping bag) and are much more forgiving to the rough nature of kids. Regularly washing down will affect the performance of the bag, and the lighter weight fabrics used in a down bag are more susceptible to tearing.

My recommendations for your 6-year-old would be the Youth Bag from Coleman or the Palm Visa Bag from Roman. The Coleman Youth C-3, in particular, is a great kids bag, it has an efficient shape, cosy hood to keep them warm and is very affordable. It's also durably constructed so it will see you through years of use with a max. user height of 176 cm.

I hope this helps.

G'day Tony,

The carry bags included with the Cotton Canvas Mega Sleeping Bag is made from a cotton canvas material as well. 

G'day Karl,

There is no liner currently available which is the equivalent size of the Oztrail Cotton Canvas Mega Sleeping Bag, however, you can opt for any of the slightly narrower single rectangular liners available.

G'day Karl,

The zipper side refers to the side the zipper is on when laying in the sleeping bag.

The Oztrail Cotton Canvas Mega Sleeping Bag, in my opinion, is a small step up from the Coleman Dexter Point -5C Sleeping Bag especially in durability and feel and would be a fantastic option for using in a swag.

G'day Simon,

The Oztrail Cotton Canvas Mega Sleeping Bag now only comes with the square bag.

G'day Lauren,

I've just checked our display stock and unfortunately, the liner in the Oztrail Cotton Canvas Mega sleeping bag isn't removable.

G'day Nathan, 

if you already have a left zipper model, then you'll just need to select 'Zipper on the right' from the drop-down menu above. 

G'day Aeson,

The Oztrail Cotton Canvas Mega Sleeping Bag comes with a drawstring that runs through the top of the chest and through to the cocoon hood to allow you to enclose the bag on your body aiding with warmth.

As you can see from the image, it also runs horizontal baffles all the way up the bag which are full 2 layers of 200 gsm high loft hollow chamber polyester fibre.

You are more than welcome to get either colour with a left or right zip.

G'day Nick,

Great observation. The bag has been updated since January and which has made this response from June 'out of date' on that specification. I'll edit it now.

G'day Jim,

Because of the synthetic filling of the Oztrail Cotton Canvas Mega Sleeping bag, it's not critical that you fold/stuff it a particular way. Ultimately, with this bag, it would be a case of what's easiest for you. We recommend that people stuff their bags because if you do choose to fold, you need to try and prevent folding on the same crease lines every time you pack it away.

G'day Ryan,

The difference between the Oztrail Cotton Canvas Mega and Coleman Pilbara C-5 is very minimal. Aside from the small variation in temperature rating, they're very much identical bags. In regards to the situation that you have described, either of these bags would be a suitable option for staying warm and comfortable.

G'day Nicole, 

I've just had a look at the care instructions, and it says that the Oztrail Cotton Canvas Mega Sleeping bag is hand wash only. 

Hi Patrick,

When you say old model, how old do you think it would be? We can contact the supplier on Monday to try to find out for you if you could give us this information.  Thanks

G'day Isaac, 

I've called Oztrail and they've said that you can zip two of the Cotton Canvas Mega Sleeping Bags together, as long as you get one in a left and the other in a right zipper.

A left and right zipper will also eliminate the hood issue, so one person won't have to sleep with their face covered.