Coleman Brazos 20/30°F Adult Cool-Weather Sleeping Bag with No-Snag Zipper & Stuff Sack, Machine Washable, Great for Camping, Traveling, Guests, & More

I have been wanting to write this review for a while now. I have purchased quite a few of this bag. Why? Because it is well made, very very warm, an extremely comfortable. With that being said if you were looking for a bag that is lightweight and easy to put in a stuff sack this is not your bag. If you were like me and you were no longer in your twenties and need comfort, warmth, and and reliability this is in fact your bag. I have had several issues with zippers or one that arrived with a small tear. With that being said this seller made it right gave me a refund or offered to send me a new bag. I will continue to purchase these bags for myself and others that camp frequently. I will also be purchasing these as gifts for other avid outdoors people. Again not lightweight and in fact quite bulky. But it is a great quality bag, it does hold in lower temperatures, actually has a nice zipper, an incredibly roomy. I am extremely comfortable in this bag with base layer for the top base layer for the bottom and a lightweight sleeping bag liner in temperatures around 30 degrees. Please keep in mind I did order the navy blue 30° bag. Often times I get too hot and have to open the zipper or leave the top part off as I sleep. I hope this helps. If you were looking for a great bag and don't care about size this is it.

I bought two of these bags a year ago for a week-long winter camping trip to the Grand Canyon area. They are rated for "cool weather" (to 20-30 degrees). The temperature rating is correct--at 30 degrees there was no problem in gaining a warm night's sleep. By 20 degrees, the bag was feeling a chilly (We were two people and an 80-pound dog sleeping in a small cot-style camping tent using the rainfly to hold in some heat, so some warmth advantage in that setup.) We solved this issue by using a full-sized heated mattress pad powered by the Jackery power system. Below 20 degrees (high teens), even using the heated mattress pad, the bags became uncomfortably cold. One night when the temperature dropped into the high-teens, we had to move to the SUV about 5:00 a.m. and listen to Christmas songs while the vehicle idled. (I use a vehicle-type carbon monoxide detector if I'm idling the vehicle during a camping trip.)I had my eye on these bags for a couple years before I bought them. They are now my go-to for cool-weather camping. The fabric is easy to wash in my front-load washing machine. I usually air-dry them or use the lowest heat setting on my dryer. Most of the time I'm camping in the RV during cold weather, so believe that buying these bags for tent-camping was the best possible decision. Coleman products are often more expensive than their competition, but the build-design and quality justifies the higher cost. I expect these bags will last me for many more years of outdoor adventures.

Dec. 2020. First impressions. Compared to Amazon Basics sleeping bag.This Coleman, rectangular, cold weather Sleeping bag is definitely better quality than the Amazon Basics version.My main issue with the Amazon Basics version was the low quality of the zipper. The Coleman bag has a much better quality zipper, plus a special device on it that claims 'snag free' operation. I will have to use it on a real camping trip to vouch for that specific device. But I can tell already it's going to work better.The outer lining (very dark blue color) also seems to be of a slightly thicker material than the Amazon Basics. Although it does not seem to be real 'rip-stop' material (which would give me much more confidence for long lasting durability). The inner lining (creme colored), is very soft. The overall weight is quite light (compared to the old school canvas versions of these types of bags). Once rolled up and shoved into its 'compression sack', it is a bit bulky. But for car camping its fine.The sleeping bag has this odd string / thin rope system permanently attached to it, that is designed to tie the sleeping bag in place once it is rolled up, so it will stay in place before you insert it into the compression sack. I find that system a bit strange and seems prone to put a lot of pressure on 3 small points on the feet end of the bag, when tying it up. I have a feeling this may be a weak link in the design. Time will tell. Other bags have elastic straps sewn in place. Or heavier nylon straps with compression buckles. But a nice feature the bag has are two loops and buttons that will keep the bag folded in half when rolling it, so that it rolls evenly. A small but helpful detail.The 'Compression' Sack is not compressible at all, once I rolled up the bag for storage. The compression system is a zipper. Similar to how travel luggage has that expansion zipper system. But the bag barely fits in the sack once it is rolled, so the zipper is impractical (possibly breakable) to close at that point. I find it very helpful for sleeping bag sacks to compress, so they take up less space and become firmer during travel. No luck here. But at least with some effort, the bag does fit in the sack, which has a pull string, and a handle and the info / specs of the sleeping bag stitched or printed on it.One feature I wanted to try out was the ability to zip 2 sleeping bags together to make one double sized (2 person) bag. I tried it. It works so so. It will work, but it feels like I am forcing the zippers along the way. They don't close the bag nice and smoothly, like when it's a single bag. It takes much longer than normal. And the zippers kind of skip a notch every so often. So I would not call it a totally tight zip. Possibly would start to open up if there is a bit too much pressure on them by say, someone turning in their sleep within the bag. To be tested... I would call it an half feature, that Coleman did not specifically design for, but doable in a pinch. At least with my 2 bags.I will update this review once I have used the bag in real world conditions. This was a purchase I made after returning the Amazon Basics bag because the zipper broke on it within 4 nights of using it camping. This Coleman one already feels like it will pass that test well. Now to find out if it does well in cold temps. But by the feel of it, I think it will do just as well or better than the Amazon Basics. At the Sale price i bought it, it is a very good value.Update.After 1 night using 1 bag in the open blanket mode, it felt much warmer than my normal duvet cover, when sleeping in my bed at home. Not exactly a camping test, but glad to know it will be a good extra blanket for guests, or a super cold night at home.

I bought two of these for the niece and nephew to go camping in. They are super fluffy and thick, but not nearly as big as most zero degree bags. Not somethig you would take on a backpacking trip but wan't take up a bunch of room in your car and are easy to store away when not in use. From my understanding they keep them warm even to 30 degrees (understand thy camp in an RV). They come with stuff sack for tranportation. I can't comment on the zipper quality. Again, you could alwasy upgrade once the zipper breaks.Who these are for is beginner car campers looking to get into the outdoor activies. You could always upgrade later and keep this as a backup or a spare for quests. I would say even intermediate campers as well as these would work for longer stays as well, say two to three nights.

The sleeping bag was amazing, was more than what I was expecting for what I paid, sent my teenage daughter camping and she was so happy with her sleeping bag because it kept her warm without needing a blanket, we recommend it.