slippery sleeping bags with mat on slopes
 

We sleep with therma rest mats and our sleeping bags constantly slide because the camp site we stay at is always slightly on an incline. How can we stop from sliding all night long?

Put something non-slippery between the mat and the bag. Duh.

"Duh"?

Geez thursdaysd... is that a nice way to welcome a brand new poster to our forums?

Anyways, how about using a webbed mat like you'd put under a rug to keep it from sliding on a hard wood floor? They are so lightweight and would be easy to carry (just roll up in the other mat).

This question might actually merit a "duh!" response, sorry! If you put something between the mat and the bag, the bag won't slide, but your body will still want to roll downhill (I can't believe I just explained something so obvious, but there it is). The only solution is not to sleep on a downslope.

No question "merits" a "duh".

I'll remember that the next time you're rude to a poster, suze. Which shouldn't be long.

"The camp site we stay at is always slightly on an incline". Barring an earthquake, the probablity is that it always will be! Change campsites, change position in the same campsite, nail your sleeping bag to the ground, take a shovel and excavate a level space......

Nature abhors a level campsite, so after many years of backpacking I've just considered it part of the deal.

A discussion link here, but I have not tried any of the suggestions. Putting something gooey on my expensive gear seems like a bad idea.

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-...hread_id=15563

Aside from not sleeping on inclined ground, is a non-slip rug pad too obvious of a solution? http://amzn.to/1GhHq8l

hey sparkchaser, that's what I said :-)

<how about using a webbed mat like you'd put under a rug to keep it from sliding on a hard wood floor?>

Won't hurt, but your body will still roll downhill. The OP thinks the slippery bag is the problem, but it's the incline that's the problem.

What Newbe said. I've used both "slippery" and "non slippery" sleeping bags- gravity wins either way. I'm more likely to actually roll off the pad in my sleep if the tent is not crowded enough to stop me. There are sleeping bags with pad slots in them (I know this because a guy at Rei tried to sell me one last summer). I think that would cut down on the problem? I don't know if it's scientifically proven...but it seems like when I sleep with my feet "uphill" I have fewer sliding problems than with my feet "downhill"...so if you haven't tried it both ways, you may want to.

Usually, though...unless it's weekend and high season, I scout ahead for the most level site I can find and then ask the host for that one:)