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Temperature Ratings for Sleeping Bags
 
   

Sleeping Bag Loft

Property:
Sleeping bag loft

Method:
ASTM F 1932 "Test Method for Measuring Sleeping Bag Loft"

Instrument:
Loft tester

Specimen number and size:
1 or 3 sleeping bags

Cost:
$30 per bag for labor (3 reps)

Sleeping Bag Packing Volume

Property:
Sleeping bag packing volume

Method:
ASTM F 1853 "Test Method for Measuring Sleeping Packing Volume"

Instrument:
Plastic cylinder, a piston, weights

Specimen number and size:
1 or 3 sleeping bags

Cost:
$30 per bag for labor (3 reps)


 

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