Hi all,
Firstly, I've just joined so hello all
Buut....

....please?
Ok, here's the situation : In 3 days I'll be of no fixed address. So what to do? Well, I'm waiting on some money to hit my bank account. Until then I have maybe 40 quid. I already picked up a tarp so that's sorted. I'm going to start my way down to Cornwall to meet a friend.
But as I live in Edinburgh, Scotland, I'm expecting really cold temperatures. Which will be a shock as I've never camped before in my life. However, I've been reading up a lot on what I can do and I think things might be ok.
Last night Edinburgh hit -2c. That's pretty chilly. And I'm expecting the weather to be as cold for some time now. Wow, I'm nervous! Butterflies, baby.
Anyway, as I say I've been reading up. I'm going to try and make a ground mat out of fiberglass insulation and cardboard under that. Then I'm going to pitch my tarp so as to defend against the wind.
Next step is choice of sleeping bag. I have £15,maybe £20 to spare,and I would like an army issue bivi bag but that's not looking possible now. So the 2 choices I've narrowed itdown to are:
The Pro Action Jaguar 200gsm mummy bag (Which has pretty good reviews)
Buy Pro Action Jaguar 200gsm Mummy Sleeping Bag. at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for .
And the 400gsm Pro Action sleeping bag (Which also has pretty good reviews,albeit none of the reviews seem to say if they were tested in cold conditions)
Buy Pro Action 400gsm Sleeping Bag. at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for .
So anyway, assuming I don't want a bad spell of hypothermia,or, even worse, a bad spell of death, which sleeping bag would you recommend, and do you think either will be able to protect me? I'll also be wearing a layer of clothing in the camp, separate to what I'll have been wearing during the day.
I'm temptedto go for the 200gsm one because it is a mummy bag and the reviews mention cold weather once or twice. However, the Pro Action sleeping bag has 400gsm - will this make it the clear winner with double the thickness, even though it is not a mummy design?
I'm sorry to bother y'all with such a boring and probably pointless looking topic but I really wanted to get an answer off some experienced campers.
Thanks in advance for any help,
Kind regards,
Jamie