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Sleeping
Bags, mats and pillows. Where the difference between a good night and a miserable one actually lives.
Cold comes up from the ground long before it comes through the tent, so the mat matters more than most people expect. Look for an R-value of 3 or above for three-season use. On bags, use the comfort rating rather than the headline "extreme" figure, which describes survival, not sleep.
Vango Nitestar Alpha 250
Three-season bag with a comfort rating around 0 °C — right for most British nights outside midwinter.
Vango · at
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Therm-a-Rest ProLite
Self-inflating mat that packs genuinely small. R-value 2.4, so pair it with a warmer bag in spring.
Therm-a-Rest · at
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Outwell Dreamboat Self-Inflating Mat
Thick, comfortable, and not remotely packable. For car camping only, and excellent at it.
Outwell · at
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Rab Solar Eco 2
Synthetic bag that keeps insulating when damp — the honest choice for British conditions over down.
Rab · at
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Sea to Summit Aeros Pillow
An actual pillow rather than a stuff sack full of jumpers. Weighs nothing.
Sea to Summit · at
Amazon
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