A good night’s sleep outdoors takes warmth and space, and a lot of sleeping bags only give you the first. The Adventure Kings Hooded Sleeping Bag gives you both: it’s one of the biggest bags around at 240 by 90 cm, it has a -2°C rating and a hood, and two of them zip together into one big double. We paid $80 for a pair, a left-zip and a right-zip bag, and took them out for a few cold nights.
What’s in the box
A big, rectangular hooded sleeping bag in a tough 210D Oxford compression bag with straps. The shell is 70D polyester and the fill is 500 g/m² of hollow cotton fibre in two 250 g/m² layers. Each bag comes with a left or a right zip, so a matching pair zips together into a 180 cm wide double.
What we like
- Big: 240 × 90 cm
- Two bags zip into a double
- Rated to -2°C by Kings
- Hood with a drawstring
- Tough 210D compression bag
- $80 for a pair
What we don’t
- Heavy at 2 kg
- Bulky: 40 × 26 × 26 cm packed
- 70D shell isn’t very soft
Quick Specs
| Spec | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Adventure Kings |
| Material | 70D polyester shell500 g/m² hollow fibre fill |
| Weight | 2 kg |
| Size | 240 × 90 cm |
| Packed size | 40 × 26 × 26 cm |
| Temperature rating | −2 °C |
| Included | Compression bag |
| Features | Hood with drawstringLeft or right zip |
Size and comfort
The size is what you notice first. At 240 cm long, with 210 cm of body space without the hood, even very tall campers won’t push against the end, and the 90 cm width gives you room to roll over or sprawl. It feels more like sleeping under a doona than in a sleeping bag.
Warmth and the hood
The -2°C rating is Kings’ own rating rather than an EN/ISO comfort and limit test, but on our cold nights the bag kept us cosy. The two layers of fill trap the heat well, and the hood has a drawstring: pull it tight and the warmth stays in around your head and neck, where cold spots usually start.
Two bags into one
This is the feature that sets it apart at this price. Buy a left-zip and a right-zip bag, and the two zips join into one 180 cm wide double bed that fills a double swag or a rooftop tent. Ours fit in our Kings Grand Tourer Lite rooftop tent, 2.1 m long, and the tent still closes.
Build and zips
The bag is built for car camping, not for counting grams. The 70D polyester shell is tough enough for rough camp life, though it isn’t especially soft. The zips run smoothly, and a velcro strap at the top keeps them from opening in the night. The 210D Oxford compression bag is solid, not a flimsy sack, and its straps pull the bag down to 40 × 26 × 26 cm.
Weight and packed size
The price of all that room and warmth is weight and bulk. At 2 kg and 40 × 26 × 26 cm packed, it’s far too heavy for a hiking pack, and two of them take up a fair bit of space in the car. If you drive to camp, that doesn’t matter much.
Kings vs other bags
We’ve reviewed three other bags for car camping. The Wanderer Single Hooded is the closest: another simple hooded bag, a little smaller and lighter, with a thinner fill. The Coleman Pilbara C-5 is the warmer pick, a cotton bag with a fleece liner, and the Sea to Summit Boab the lighter one that packs much smaller. The Kings rating is the maker’s own; the others are EN/ISO comfort ratings.
This one Kings Hooded | Warmer Coleman Pilbara | Lighter Sea to Summit Boab |  Wanderer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size open | 240 × 90 cm | 200 × 100 cm | 216 × 76 cm | 220 × 80 cm |
| Rating | -2°C (maker) | -5°C comfort | 2°C comfort | 0°C comfort |
| Weight | 2 kg | 3.3 kg | 1.4 kg | 1.8 kg |
| Price paid | $80 for 2 | $130 | $215 | $80 |
| Our score | 8.8 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 8.7 |
Conclusion: Kings Hooded Sleeping Bag (Left + Right Zipper)Conclusion
The Adventure Kings Hooded Sleeping Bag gives you a lot of room, dependable warmth and a tough build. It’s 240 by 90 cm, rated to -2°C by Kings, has a drawstring hood, and a left-zip and right-zip pair join into one big double. At 2 kg and a bulky packed size it’s strictly a car camping bag, and the 70D shell isn’t especially soft. At $80 for a pair, it’s a great buy for couples who want space and warmth and don’t carry their bags far.
A lot of sleeping bag for the money, and a great buy for couples.
Each is 240 by 90 cm with a drawstring hood, rated to -2 °C by Kings, and a left and right pair zips into a 180 cm double that kept us cosy on cold nights. At 2 kg each and bulky packed they're for car camping, and the shell isn't very soft.
- Car campers
- Families
- Couples
Yes. $80 buys a pair, and together they make a warm, 180 cm wide double bed for a rooftop tent or swag. They’re heavy and bulky, so keep them for car camping.
