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Zipper-Free Sleeping Bags

The Backcountry Bed Zipperless Sleeping Bag is Streamlined

— January 9, 2014 — Lifestyle
The sleeping bag has been reinvented with the Backcountry Bed Zipper-Less Sleeping Bag, and this time, it has no zippers or any other finicky things attached.

Sierra Designs is set to launch The Backcountry Bed in January. The zipperless style is not the only thing setting this sleeping bag apart. Unlike those frumpy old sleeping bags we’re used to, the Backcountry sleeps more like a bed. The design itself if intrinsically different; shaped like a cocoon with a flexible quilt. The base of the bag is a pad sleeve, keeping it flat and secure. For extra warmth in the woods, the Backcountry Bed has DriDown insulation, keeping the bag light enough to lug around with you, yet compressed enough to keep you feeling insulated while wicking away moisture.

Offered in two fills, 600 or 800 for varying degrees of warmth, don’t be surprised if this is the best sleep of your life.
Trend Themes
1. Zipper-less Sleeping Bags - Opportunities for disrupting traditional sleeping bag design by simplifying and streamlining with zipper-less options.
2. Cocoon Sleeping Bag Design - Innovative design opportunities by creating a sleeping bag that's shaped like a cocoon with a flexible quilt and a pad sleeve base.
3. Dridown Insulation - Potential to disrupt the insulation market with DriDown technology that keeps the bag light, compressed, and moisture-wicking for outdoor activities.
Industry Implications
1. Outdoor Recreation - Zipper-less sleeping bags offer disruptive innovation opportunities for outdoor recreation brands to create unique products that provide more comfort, warmth, and flexibility for camping and backpacking.
2. Textile Manufacturing - Design and manufacturing opportunities to create innovative materials that can enhance the sleeping bag, including insulation, quilt, and pad sleeve components.
3. Travel and Hospitality - Opportunities for hospitality and travel industries to improve the sleeping experience for guests, such as hotel chains, cruise lines, and rental services.
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