With the sewed on straps one can further reduce the packing size of the rolled sleeping bag. One shouldn't leave the sleeping bag compressed for long, as it will otherwise loose part of it's insulating ability.

The sleeping bag has some disadvantages too:
The outside is very slick, this means that if one couldn't put up the tent absolutely flat, one will slide on the sleeping pad during the night. If one then wakes up several times during the night, because one slid down to the foot end again, that can go on ones nerves.
The zipper is a total catastrophe. I never had such a tricky zipper before. Especially if one wants to close and open the zipper from the inside above the shoulder it can mean several minutes of fighting. This is especially bad if one needs to go to the bathroom quickly at night, because quick is not possible, and one has to watch out that there isn't an "accident".

Conclusion: In principal it isn't a bad sleeping bag, but with the extreme tricky zipper I have to say that I can not recommend this sleeping bag. I had expected something better from a brand like Jack Wolfskin, since the sleeping bag wasn't cheap!

A similar mummy sleeping bag is available at Amazon.com.

This sleeping bag I bought as summer sleeping bag at Aldi because it was so cheap. It is quite comfortable and breathable, meaning that it transports moisture (sweat) to the outside.

With the sewed on straps one can further reduce the packing size of the rolled sleeping bag. The plastic loops are much too weak, and therefore break after just a few times of use.

The sleeping bad is available a right and left version, meaning that one can zip them together as one double sleeping bag. This is really nice for cuddling with ones partner, but for sleeping it is too tight. Therefore we haven't used this function often.

This sleeping bag is really only usable as summer sleeping bag, as I had to find out in one frosty night. If one closes the "loop" around the shoulder, which is a little complicated, the sleeping bag keeps fairly warm, as the loop prevents the warm air to get out at the top end. But if the temperature goes below 10C, it gets uncomfortable, and when it goes towards freezing one is absolutely freezing in the sleeping bag! I think during one frosty night I was close to getting a dangerous hypothermia. But that wasn't the fault of the sleeping bag, but mine, as I chose the wrong sleeping bag for the wrong temperature.

Conclusion: This mummy sleeping bag is, if one uses it in the correct temperature range, absolutely recommendable. It is cheap, but has a good quality. It is light and has a small packing size. As a summer sleeping bag it is really all one needs. But don't forget: It is a SUMMER sleeping bag.

A similar mummy sleeping bag is available at Amazon.com.

Who hasn't seen a sleeping bag with arms, here is one.

This sleeping bag was the standard sleeping bag of the German military until the early 90's. Congratulations to the guys that now have a different one - it can only be better.

The German military sleeping bag has a rubberised, waterproof outer cover, except for the breast area, and it is absolutely not breathable. It has arms, that is a ice feature e.g. for reading or shooting. It has a zipper across at knee height, so that one can walk in it (or run away). A waterproof hood, which works as rain protection, and as well as pack sack. One hood with cutouts for the ears, so that one can hear the enemy.

For events this is a great sleeping bag, as it is waterproof, and therefore mud and beer can easily be washed off. For motorcycle trips it is much less recommendable, since it is large, heavy and it doesn't really keep one warm. I took it on my motorcycle trip to Iceland, and was freezing my butt off in some nights!

It is still available in some army-stores, as a used and cleaned version.