If your child likes to move around a lot during the night, a rectangle shaped sleeping bag is a good choice for camping trips and sleepovers. We've got some great options to choose from, including classic rectangle shaped sleeping bags, which are ideal for kids who don't like to have their legs restricted by the tapered mummy shape styles of sleeping bag.
Rectangle sleeping bags allow air to circulate more freely inside the bag, making them perfect for warmer nights and summer camping trips, some models can also be opened out and used as a blanket, which is great if your child starts to feel hot and bothered during the night. More traditional styles of rectangle shaped sleeping bag don't come with a hood, but we have some models which combine the spacious shape of a rectangular sleeping bag with the cosy hood of a mummy style!
I haven't had a chance to test this bag down to the extreme rating of -10 degrees yet. I tried it at 3 degrees, without a tent or anything else, on a very cheap foam mat, wearing nothing but my boxers and socks and I was warm enough, so I'm very confident that with warm clothes and a good mat it will be warm enough at -10. (I also tried it at about 12 degrees and it is very breathable and I didn't get too hot.
I am a 6 foot average sized male and thought that the width and length of the bag is perfect, it is very comfortable.
A couple of very minor bad points:
The drawstring for the shoulder and hood are on the same side, so it's a bit fiddly finding the one you want in the middle of the night, when your arms are in the bag.
The mosquito net doesn't fold away very well and gets in your face a bit.
Stitching on the stuff sack started to come undone on first use.
Considering the price of the bag though these things are almost irrelevant. I would highly reccomend thi...
