I HATE MUMMY-STYLE SLEEPING BAGS!

[MrsWembley]

And yes, I know that I have plenty else to think about...

At Mum's, sorting through her stuff - what's to go to charity, what's to go to friends, what do I want to keep, what can I sell. And what can I throw away without the most enormous guilt

I'm trying to fight off a raging sore throat, because it's the funeral on Monday and I really don't want to be stood in a freezing cold church, followed by a freezing cold field with a lazy wind that goes through me coz it can't be bothered to go around, with a piece of two-ply attached to my nose, coughing my guts up through the vicar's address!

And this is just a stupid amount of money and we've got the wedding in May still to pay for!!!

But who, really, who the fuck thought styling a sleeping bag in such a way as to look like an Egyptian mummy was a good idea?? My feet feel trapped and I like one knee to be bent over the other leg, which is impossible - it's both bent or nothing! So I have to unzip it to halfway up and then I need a blanket over the bottom half! And you can't turn over!! I woke up three times last night!!! Each time, I needed my inhaler to get back to sleep, (god, the noise in my chest at the moment). And that hood! Pillow over or under? It really doesn't make any difference to the annoyances around my neck!!!

Arrghhhhhhh😤

Yes i hate mummy style sleeping bags, but it's not what this is really about is it?

I'm sorry for your loss and hope you have someone there to support you through the next week in particular and the future

OP

I have a HUGE arse and an even bigger stomach so mummy style sleeping bags don't even touch the sides. Stupid things.

It's the straw that broke the camel's back, isn't it? And I don't know where that lazy wind comes from but I remember it well from the day my dad died. Knackered and freezing the whole day, I couldn't wait to get to bed and then lay there unable to sleep.

Once the funeral is over and once you're over your cold, do something nice - go to a gig or a wine tasting or something. Helps you remember that there's a life outside of death. That sounds terrible I know but you do need to take care of yourself.

But sorry I love them. It's like sleeping in a cocoon.

Ah, cocoon, yes, that's what I hate - it makes me feel trapped, rather than secure

I like to sleep like a star fish and it's impossible in those things. I recently bought myself a double :)

I usually sleep all curled up but as soon as I get in a sleeping bag I want to starfish, just because I can't.

So sorry for your loss .
I agree about Mummy bags... I camp every summer and now have a square ended fat bag (to contain this square ended fat bag ) and it's much comfier!

...square* ended* fat bag...

That's it, isn't it, knowing that you can't makes you want to all the more!

My partner was around today and left me with the double bag that we still have from our days tenting. I'm going to have a proper sleep tonight and hopefully this chest rattle will go.

Got to be better by tomorrow evening** - my brother is arriving in town and we'll be partaking of a few sherbets...

My app is having a funny five minutes! Don't know why the missing bold and wft with the random **?!!!?

Why aren't you sleeping in the bed with bedding? I also hate mummy style bags ...I have a thick big bag....has revolutionised camping. But couldn't hike with it as enormous.

They are good for camping in the cold as the design keep the heat in.

I'm sorry for everything you are dealing with. And yes, they suck. Always give me a cold bum!

Oh, I hate them too! Who actually sleeps in that position? What are you supposed to do with your legs? I do love camping though, so I got one of these, a Selk bag. It's a cosy as a mummy bag, but you can still sprawl out and don't feel constricted. It's been a revelation!

Hope you feel better OP. Hang in there.

Dress in several layers for the funeral OP. The last one I attended the church was cold, outside was freezing with a biting wind and it was worse at the cemetery (all that open space and mud). Wear a fleece under your coat, a warm hat, gloves lined in fleece and boots with thermal socks. Have a tube of lip salve handy, paracetamol and some throat lozenges. Boots own brand are good and last ages. Poundshop own label do the same job for less money.

I'm so glad it's not just me!

user, I'm not going to sleep in her bed. I don't care how odd that sounds, but I'm not.