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Cosy camping

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Sierra Designs Night Cap 20

£150, ultralightoutdoorgear.com

USE FOR: Leisure camping

This innovative design demonstrates that the simplest ideas are the best – for the Night Cap excels by simply omitting the zip, to create a hybrid sleeping bag/quilt.

The result is pleasantly spacious. When it’s cold, tuck the loose end in and curl up in it as you would with a duvet at home and cinch the hood down around your head for extra warmth; the bag has a comfort rating of -1.6°C. If you’re hot, open the flap to let in some cool air, or push your foot out through an opening near

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