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Old 02-09-2017, 08:08 AM   #1
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RV Superbag - your thoughts?

We are outfitting our new to us Escape 19. The winning feature for us (aside from the exceptional quality thing) was the full queen bed. We got past the crawl over issue, and are trying to figure out how to "make" the bed.

The previous owner endorsed the RV Superbag. Since I bought the camper, AND a new truck, AND funky tacky lights that SWMBO just had to have, I am trying to stop the bleeding. I have to save money for gas and camping essentials such as rum. Since I overthink everything I am researching the RV Superbag as thoroughly as I can. The RV Superbag people are pretty proud of their product. I have no issue paying a high price for quality, but if this is simply a glorified sleeping bag I shall find another way. I have read from people that have actually USED the RV Superbag and love it. I get all the "pro's" and would like to hear additional testimonials ... but I'd REALLY like to hear the con's (aside from the high price)

I'd also like to hear from those that made your own. I have few skills and I'm pretty lazy, but I'm also cheap. So if I can make this thing ....
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Old 02-09-2017, 08:18 AM   #2
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I don't think I would want or have any need for something like the Superbag or even a sleeping bag in my Escape. I use my sleeping bags enough while back-country camping. Regular sheets and blankets have worked well for us in our 19'.
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Old 02-09-2017, 08:30 AM   #3
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I too am on the side of preferring regular sheets blankets and duvets. I like the flexibility of being able to uncover various body parts when I get too warm. I love sleeping bags for their intended use, sleeping in a tent in the backcountry, but other than that I am glad to forgo them.

You will find, like most things here, that those that made the choice to buy them will love them, and those that made the choice to not use them prefer it that way.
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Old 02-09-2017, 08:59 AM   #4
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We use high quality, high thread count sheets, and a good summer or winter weight blanket. That's part of the reason we got a trailer with a queen mattress. I suppose the superbag makes it easier to "make the bed" in the morning, but for us it's not worth the price.
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I managed to snag a TravaSak on sale for $99 years ago and still use it today. You just purchase new sheets when needed and it makes "making the bed" real easy.
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I'm still happy with two sleeping bags zipped together; a lightweight one and a heavier one. In summer, the lighter one is on top. In cooler weather, the heavy one is on top.
I don't want sheets. With my flailing about in my sleep, I just get tangled up.
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Old 02-09-2017, 10:25 AM   #7
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Since I bought the camper, AND a new truck, AND funky tacky lights that SWMBO just had to have, I am trying to stop the bleeding.

Those must be some really nice funky tacky lights! I would like to see a picture of them.
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Old 02-09-2017, 12:07 PM   #8
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I have few skills and I'm pretty lazy, but I'm also cheap. So if I can make this thing ....
It sounds like we are kindred spirits. I would really like to have one of these things, but can't bring myself to spend that kind of money.
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I talked with my husband about the Superbag idea because I thought it was cleaver and would be great to roll up and stuff in a cabinet for a neat trailer look. No worry with trying to make up a nice bed in a trailer. He said, "No way!" He likes his feet to be free and able to stick out of the covers.He won't even let me tuck in sheets. So he can't fuss when, by morning I have all the sheets on my side.

I am not so sure that a superbag would work for me either. I would start out all cozy at first, then have a hot flash and try to kick everything off, then a few minutes later get chilled. My bed is a mess by morning. I am afraid I might be too resticted and tangled in a zipped bag.

I guess it just depends on your sleeping needs.
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I am not so sure that a superbag would work for me either. I would start out all cozy at first, then have a hot flash and try to kick everything off, then a few minutes later get chilled. My bed is a mess by morning. I am afraid I might be too resticted and tangled in a zipped bag.
Sounds like my life, I mean my wife, you get the idea...

Anyway this is a pro and not a con (I'm the guy telling Richard about them) and we have had one for 7 years. We never zip it like a bag so the wife is free to fling sheets all night just like at home. It wont let you hang your feet out the bottom because the sheets are sewn together at the bottom but will on the sides. They are expensive but sure make it easy in the morning and at night. The biggest problem we have is not wanting to get up in the morning.

Richard thought he could get it with the camper but he was wrong! He got the mattress cover though.
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We are outfitting our new to us Escape 19. The winning feature for us (aside from the exceptional quality thing) was the full queen bed. We got past the crawl over issue, and are trying to figure out how to "make" the bed.


I'd also like to hear from those that made your own. I have few skills and I'm pretty lazy, but I'm also cheap. So if I can make this thing ....
I too like being able to hang a leg out if I get too warm. We use normal sheets and a very nice quilt my wife made. She used wool batting instead of the normal polyester fill. It is warmer than a normal quilt and resists moisture. If it is a really cold night, we have a sleeping bag that unzips flat like a comforter that we put over the top.

I don't think I would like the super bag as it appear too limiting. I like the options of layering. The quilt smooths out easy enough to make the bed look nice. Plus the colors match the dog.
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Old 02-09-2017, 01:39 PM   #12
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We just happened to purchase a Travasak when Camping World was carrying them a few years ago. For me, it was a godsend since I hated making the bed in the 19' and we don't have any problems with feeling confined (the zippers move easily enough). That said, I don't see why you couldn't zip two sleeping bags together to achieve the same result. No, you don't have the sheets but if someone were clever, they could sew two flat sheets together at the bottoms and then sew in Velcro at strategic points around both the edges of the sheets and the sleeping bags. Or get one of those Cocoon Silk travel sheets.
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The quilt smooths out easy enough to make the bed look nice. Plus the colors match the dog.
CCC (Canine Color Coordination) is important. [emoji1]
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We love, love, love our Travasak which I think is like the Superbag. We love the fact that it's not a sleeping bag and has the good quality sheets inside attached with velcro on the sides and bottom. It also zips on both side for easy in and out or if one of you gets hot in the night. This makes it so easy to make the bed in the morning as everything is attached. We were able to pick this up on a great sale a few years back and I feel it will last a long time. Oh, it also has a flip feature where the warmer winter side can be on top or the cooler summer side. Everything is machine washable.
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We love, love, love our Travasak which I think is like the Superbag. We love the fact that it's not a sleeping bag and has the good quality sheets inside attached with velcro on the sides and bottom. It also zips on both side for easy in and out or if one of you gets hot in the night.
Note that two sleeping bags zipped together can also be unzipped either side of the combo. The only thing missing is the sheets.
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CCC (Canine Color Coordination) is important. [emoji1]
Who of thunk that was a thing. They mailed it good though, and now set a president.
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CCC (Canine Color Coordination) is important. [emoji1]
Easy for you to say. Your dog matches anything.
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Cat and canine color coordination.

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Easy for you to say. Your dog matches anything.
We've had two calico cats and a tri color Sheltie, I'm always very much aware of color coordination so that's why I'm usually in camo. Can't miss.
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I would only note that the OP stated an awareness of "pros," and wanted to hear "cons." While some opinions such as "I don't think I would want to have" or "I don't think a Superbag would work for me either" May have a place in this discussion, I do not see them as valid to the question at hand (they are not opinions based upon experience; they are merely preconceived notions). How can anyone who has not used a Superbag or Travasak be able to accurately state either the pros or cons? Doing so is like saying "I have never tasted broccoli but I don't like it.
We have a Travasak and I can understand the comparison between it and a sleeping bag. I have also used conventional bedding, sheets and blankets in our trailers. The fiberglass trailer with an "easy to make" bed does not yet exist because not one of them allows standing on both sides, as most beds in a home dwelling allow.
My wife hates sleeping bags but loves the Travasak. When camping, I never minded sleeping bags but I do like the Travasak better. We keep both sides unzipped but the bottom is zipped. It is easy to straighten out in the morning, and can be pushed aside like standard bedding if one gets two warm. About the only "con" I can find is that it is slightly harder to change its sheets than changing the sheets on a bed at home where one can get on either side to tuck in the sheets. But it is not as difficult as trying to neatly tuck in the sheets on mattresses with little or no side access, and far easier to "smooth" the Travasak if the finished appearance of a "made bed" is important to you. And if you don't mind the bedding "bunching up" underneath you, maybe tucking in the bottom sheet is not important to you.
I would not use a Travasak or Superbag at home, but I wouldn't use anything else in the Escape. And I strongly agree with blakebt, who has written a post that I believe is spot on:

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We love, love, love our Travasak which I think is like the Superbag. We love the fact that it's not a sleeping bag and has the good quality sheets inside attached with velcro on the sides and bottom. It also zips on both side for easy in and out or if one of you gets hot in the night. This makes it so easy to make the bed in the morning as everything is attached. We were able to pick this up on a great sale a few years back and I feel it will last a long time. Oh, it also has a flip feature where the warmer winter side can be on top or the cooler summer side. Everything is machine washable.
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I would only note that the OP stated an awareness of "pros," and wanted to hear "cons." While some opinions such as "I don't think I would want to have" or "I don't think a Superbag would work for me either" May have a place in this discussion, I do not see them as valid to the question at hand (they are not opinions based upon experience; they are merely preconceived notions). How can anyone who has not used a Superbag or Travasak be able to accurately state either the pros or cons? Doing so is like saying "I have never tasted broccoli but I don't like it.
We have a Travasak and I can understand the comparison between it and a sleeping bag. I have also used conventional bedding, sheets and blankets in our trailers. The fiberglass trailer with an "easy to make" bed does not yet exist because not one of them allows standing on both sides, as most beds in a home dwelling allow.
My wife hates sleeping bags but loves the Travasak. When camping, I never minded sleeping bags but I do like the Travasak better. We keep both sides unzipped but the bottom is zipped. It is easy to straighten out in the morning, and can be pushed aside like standard bedding if one gets two warm. About the only "con" I can find is that it is slightly harder to change its sheets than changing the sheets on a bed at home where one can get on either side to tuck in the sheets. But it is not as difficult as trying to neatly tuck in the sheets on mattresses with little or no side access, and far easier to "smooth" the Travasak if the finished appearance of a "made bed" is important to you. And if you don't mind the bedding "bunching up" underneath you, maybe tucking in the bottom sheet is not important to you.
I would not use a Travasak or Superbag at home, but I wouldn't use anything else in the Escape. And I strongly agree with blakebt, who has written a post that I believe is spot on:
I agree. Had a Travasak for our HiLo and it was great. Still have that one and used it on our pickup run. Bought a new one of more compatible color after pickup and works great in the 21'. I like the new one better since it has Velcro all the way around.
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