If I have 3-season sleeping bags will I STILL need duvets?

[fillyjonk]

We didn't in the old (prekid) days, but then we just chucked a dustbin liner over the nearest tree and got very drunk for the night, IIRC.

We are thinking of doing 2 weeks of european camping, but we HAVE to reduce our packing to an absolute minimum. 4 x decent sleeping bags would sort that, we have calculated.

What do you all reckon? We already have 2 x 3 season sleeping bags but would need 2 more for the kids.

Sounds fine to me. You would be better off with a silk liner rather than duvets - more thin layers are better than one big, silk liners are very small & if you are really worried baout cold take hats!

also the heat of bodies in the little pods ( if you have sleeping side pods off the main bit) really warms the air up - we brought duvets plus sleeping bags with us last weekend - weather was dire - and we didn't need them, or the girls, were warm enough with bags

oh sound

we actually only have a very small tent (dome), and we are all in the same bit. But its quite high.

we WERE cold a fortnight ago in south wales, but then the kids did keep stealing the duvet

Another vote for thinner layers here, especially with a 3 season bag. I take a thermal nighty (particularly attractive I know), leggings and a hat if I think I'm going to be chilly in mine. Whereabouts in Europe though? it could be really very warm at night.

dunno yet

depends how much we spend on sleeping bags

that is next part of project

I would say yes a duvet, big blanket, fleecy bag liner and everything else, but then I am a big woose and sleep in thermals, Oh and my bag is a 5 season too .