TEST REPORT

The right sleeping bag for the right purpose. We tested the Grüezi Bag Goas sleeping bag to see if it's suitable for our needs.

Anyone who is a little bit familiar with sleeping bags quickly encounters a wealth of various manufacturers and Purposes. Sleeping bags for Camping. Sleeping bags for Bivouac. Sleeping bags for extreme temperature ranges. Some have a synthetic filling, else Down. And there alone is a wealth of Differences, was das Insulation behavior in the center of town.

The Uppers and the Funktionalität in matters coupled or not, pillow compartment, other Fan,… In short: the search for the right sleeping bag is almost a Science in itself.

So how do you find the right sleeping bag? And doesn't one from a discount store do the trick?

The question can be not uniform for everyone. But it does help to a few thoughts in advance to make what you need the sleeping bag for. Here is a small checklistthat helped us.

• Camping, bivouacking, tenting?
• In which Temperature range How should the sleeping bag work?
• how hardly Can the sleeping bag be?
• How big in open or packaged Condition?
• how transport I the sleeping bag and how much may he weigh?
• How about that Sustainability? So manufacturing process, Place of production and conditions? Used Materials?
• How much Money is a good sleep value?

Surely such a list can be personally or further refine. Depending on what you are looking for.

We visited in advance exactly these thoughts Especially in terms of Area of ​​application. And our old companion not really pure anymore.

The area of ​​application of the sleeping bag

In recent months we have rarely camped or bivouacked. We are not the classic campers either. The last Summit overnight stay was quite some time ago. A already difficult and currently hotly debated Theme.

Since this year we are proud owners of a van. His name is Edgar I am Photographer, Blogger and work a lot with Tourism destinations. And we are passionate with pleasure outside. Professionally and privately, we have created the opportunity through Edgar to Previous day for example to a Via Ferrata Sets to drive, or even a Section to complete a more distant tour in advance.

Thus, the field of application. of the sleeping bag quickly became clear. And some features were not quite as important to us. Weight for example played an equally minor Role as the pack size. The sleeping bag is primary im vehicleHe was supposed to be Night in the vehicle but just as suitable as for one night under the starry sky. But that not at extreme temperatures. The classical Mummy shape is more suitable for our application less suitable. It would be nice if the sleeping bag high temperatures only like a blanketwould work. So it could be opened all the way around.

Very important the Sleeping comfort. Rather Natural materials. And the good feeling about Sustainability should not be neglected either.

“I would have something”

I had already used a few sleeping bags before. High-quality Brand sleeping bags. Cheap from Discounter. And a Synthetic Monster with a perceived weight of 3 kilograms, but up to Minus 30 degrees and more in the extreme range. But that is still from my Scout time and smells a bit because of its long stay in the basement.

Looking for the suitable Edgar solution I am over Grüezi Bag The manufacturer from Bad Feilnbach is with his innovative ideas and his own path on the past Outdoor trade fairs already noticed. But if you don't look specifically at the Looking for a sleeping bag is, then you don't concern yourself with the topic.

The measured values can be transferred to a PC via the Press release, that Grüezi Bag has developed a new sleeping bag that can be 200 days virtually compost yourself our Interest awakened. So I met Markus, the brain behind Grüezi Bag, on the Outdoor by ISPO arranged in Munich.

The impressive thing about this meeting and the Overview of the variety of sleeping bags were not extremes, numbers, data, facts, or the latest trends and innovations. Many of these things I can not judge at all or question because I don’t have the Know-How and also the technical possibilitiesmissing. Here I rely on the Manufacturer information. no That truly impressive at this meeting was the Enthusiasm, with which Markus described his products, his perspective, his own path to me.

And you quickly notice whether someone is excited because the cash register rings, or enthusiastic and convinced of what he does at a hunt.

At this point Grüezi Bag also looking for testers for the new sleeping bags. But they would be in your Funktionalität and hers field of application. We overshot our target. As mentioned before, it was about Edgar So I explained my situation and Markus spontaneously said: “I have something else”And so we agreed to test an older model: the Grüezi Bag sleeping bag Goas Comfort.

The Grüezi Bag sleeping bag Biopod Wool Goas Comfort

Why the Goas? This sleeping bag was designed for the Tent, the Hut and the Stay in the camper It can be used as sleeping bag, as well as blanket used and feels in spring, summer and autumn most comfortable.

Its filling consists mostly made of alpine wool and a small proportion of synthetic down. With a total weight of about 1400 grams he is for Hiking or to on Bergen It is not really suitable for climbing, but it promises filling with Alpine wool a very natural climate regulation.

The mixing ratio aims to ensure that the body, moisture at any timeloses during sleep does not cool down. This can be done by Evaporative coolingThis can happen if moisture is transported too quickly from the inside of the sleeping bag to the outside. If this evaporative cooling is avoided, it in turn ensures a restful sleep. The wool that Sheep from the Alpine region comes from, is also biodegradable, robust and of course. And wool warms even when wet.

All these are facts that for us fit perfectly to have.

I’ll say it upfront: We have the Goas searched, found and found to be flawless.

Our rating: The Goas is hoas!

That’s what I mean in transferred senses. The sleeping comfort and the Temperature regulation are in the one we have chosen Outstanding range of applications.When it comes to weight, you have to swabs But that always depends on the field of application. every now and then the Weight to fit. The all-round zipper transforms the Grüezi Bag Goas into a cozy blanket. The little one Bag in the chest area is just as nützlich as the own subject for the pillow. However, both features were not used in our case, as our Edgar enough space and storage offers.

A very clear factor in the Decision-making is also the price. Of course, increasingly cheaper offers But a restful sleep justifies definitely worth the price of €229,99 (RRP) for the sleeping bag. That the blanket sleeping bag perfect climate comfort offers, the Climbing magazine in your testival 7/2017 already determined. Only the Design was less convincing back then. What's not to like about a Capricorn probably remains a mystery!