Sleeping Bags, Sheets or ?

[Saint_Augustine]

My wife and I just bought a class B Pleasure Way Lexor TS. We tried it out on Jekyll Island a couple of weeks ago and slept on the "queen" bed and used sleeping bags as our bedding. We had tried a sheet on the bed but it seemed too hard to make up. We want to try the single beds out by not putting in the center slats but don't know how best to do the bedding. My wife thinks that the sleeping bags will get too dirty on a trip and we will not be able to wash them. Any help from you with experience will help.
Bob

[Fastpaddler]

Dog Folks wrote:
For those of you with Travasack experience: My wife steals all of our covers, so I am thinking about them.

Are they any "roomier" than a regular sleeping bag?

Can you stay warm without zipping it up?

I am afraid of being "constricted."

Thanks for your input.

Yup. My wife was stealing the covers too but now we each have our own sleeping bag but not zipped up. That way you dont feel trapped inside and your mate is close to you...
The fast rollup and put away in overhead storage makes it fast and simple.

AL

[Arizona_Kid]

Get a Travasak from CW. There's an online sale right now. They are comfortable, can be unzipped all the way around, make making up the bed a snap, and when rolled up make good headrests. The sheets stay in place, but come off easily for washing.
I don't understand why people want to make different contraptions, or use sleeping bags, when you can get the best sleeping solution for $159.

Travasak

[D_E_Bishop]

We have twin beds in our rig and we use a fitted bottom and a douvea(sp). The DW used matching sheet to cover the couveq and there is no tucking in, just flod lengthwise a little an smooth out the rest. Easy to remoc
ve the cover and wash, easy to make.

[watzka]

I have a 2004TD Pleasureway with Twin beds. I make the beds with sheets and had Quilts made that I use as a blanket and bedspread. The beds stay made all the time. I also take two "sweatshirt/stadium throws that I use as a cover because I have a sometimes muddy dog.

[AK_Old_Timer]

lfloom wrote:
Travasack went out of business,but it seems CW has resurrected them.

Last year, we finally broke down and got these - same concept, perhaps a bit more expensive.
We really like them. We also have a down comforter if it is really cold. RVSuperbag

We bought one of these RV superbags and love it. We got a king-size to put on our short queen bed. That way there's plenty extra on each side so no one can "steal" all the covers. Get up in the morning and it just takes a flip and the bed is made.

[Davydd]

I thought Travasak and SuperBag were both way overpriced. My wife is thinking about modifying IKEA comforters into RV bedding. That would be an inexpensive solution.

[NoVa_RT]

Has anyone got a read on the quality of the new Travasaks? In the last thread about Camping World bringing them back, no one seemed to know if the old company was involved or had just sold the name. We went with the SuperBag when Travasak was out of business, but it was considerably more expensive, although we're quite happy with it.

[NCWriter]

We also have twin bed configuration - bought a couple of LL Bean 40 degree sleeping bags, extra large, squared (not mummy type), and have plenty of room to roll over without being constricted by the bag. They unzip flat so you can zip two together if you do use the bed panels to make a king.

They've been plenty warm for very cold nights. Liners add extra warmth and keep the bag clean inside longer.

I made a liner for each by folding a queen flat sheet in half and seaming as described in an early reply. No zipper or velcro needed. You can find good quality, durable new flat queens on ebay, discontinued colors or styles made for The Company Store catalog. Ours have held up very well after many trips to campground laundromats. I take the sleeping bags themselves to a commercial,laundry after each long trip.

Sometimes we just sleep in the liner sheet, with or without a cotton throw, but unroll the sleeping bags for a little cushioning beneath. In the morning, it takes a minute or two to roll up and click the straps. Very happy with the LL Bean quality.

[lfloom]

Travasack went out of business,but it seems CW has resurrected them.

Last year, we finally broke down and got these - same concept, perhaps a bit more expensive.
We really like them. We also have a down comforter if it is really cold. RVSuperbag

[toedtoes]

If you're set up (and/or going to) where you can easily regulate the temperature inside the RV (e.g., hookups, generator), then sleeping bags are easier to manage on the beds. Using a bag liner reduces the need to wash the bags as often.

If you're set up like I am, camping in mostly no-hookup sites and no generator, then a sleeping bag may not be versatile enough. I use sheets, a down-alternative blanket, and a cheap comforter. I push down what I don't need, some nights only using the sheet. I find it much easier for varied temperatures than a sleeping bag, and sticking out your feet is possible. I also have several of those wonderful throws that Costco sells in winter to use if I need even more warmth.

[Dick_B]

We have always used sleeping bags with our twin beds with a sheet inside. Wash the bags at the end of the season. We sew the bottom the sheets.

[Davydd]

We bought two Coleman Issaquah sleeping bags with zip in and out flannel liners that can be washed. They fit perfectly in a Class B and are rated for sleeping down to 25 degrees F. or about as cold as most Bs can tolerate. Unfortunately, they don't seem to be on the market anymore and we are always on the lookout for a replacement. They cost us $30 each at Costco about 7 years ago.

Coleman Issaquah Sleeping Bag

Here they are in the back of a 2005 Pleasure-way Plateau Sprinter. As I said, perfect fit here and in our Great West Van Legend.

[Dog_Folks]

For those of you with Travasack experience: My wife steals all of our covers, so I am thinking about them.

Are they any "roomier" than a regular sleeping bag?

Can you stay warm without zipping it up?

I am afraid of being "constricted."

Thanks for your input.

[gerrym51]

Saint Augustine wrote:
Thanks for the information on the Travasack. My wife will check it out.

travasaks are now made by and sold exclusively by camping world

[old_guy]

if you are comfortable sleeping in a bag, that would be the way to go. I have to stick my feet out from under the covers to regulate my body heat while I sleep. been that way since I was a baby. according to my mom. But like I said if bags are your thing go for it.