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Eureka Centerfire Sleeping Bag Review

By Lou Yuhasz on February 16th, 2010

Recently the good folks at Eureka Tents offered to send me a Eureka Centerfire Sleeping bag for review. You might recall that last year, they sent a Solitaire Bivie Tent that I was really Impressed with.  These folks provide quality gear at reasonable prices. Not exactly state of the art, but nicely designed and put together.

The Sleeping bag arrived during the last warm spell in January. “Perfect,” thought. I had requested the 15 degree bag, under the reasoning that it seldom gets colder around here, even for winter camping. oops. Better rethink that as we’re buried under two feet of snow and I don’t think Daytime temperatures have been much above that all month.

The Box is big- The Centerfire is a canvas shelled, rectangular sleeping bag. Seriously Old School. The box describes it as a “Back Country” bag, But i would call it a”Camp” Bag. this is not a hiking bag. The Centerfire series 15 Degree Bag weighs over 11 lbs. and has some serious loft. It comes with a duffel ba to shove it into, but no compression straps. This is the kind of bag you throw into the truck or on the ATV for some serious, long term hunting and fishing. The Kind of bag Canadian Lodges were designed around.

Eureka CenterFire Sleeping Bag

It’s solid. The canvas liner is tightly woven. Since it’s cotton it’s not waterproof- water resistant might be better. I didn’t see any care instructions in the box, so I don’t know if you could use spray on waterproofing. The inner liner is soft flannel that hasn’t pilled up yet, and we’ve been sleeping under it for a month.

The Bag has some features to distinguish it, which is a good thing because style wise, this IS your Grandfather’s sleeping bag.

First is the “Sip ‘N Zip”. The “fold” Side of the bag has an extra, two foot long Zipper that allows you to comfortable fold down the entire top, allowing you to sit up without using the Camper’s Scoot. There are two pockets on this flap- one outside and one inside allowing you to store glasses, wallets, phones etc. Very neat and usable.

The bottom of the bag can unzip, allowing extra heat to escape and keeping you dry and comfortable, a feature I really Appreciate. I Used this during porch tests ( What? You’re sleeping where? Tonight? – Wife) to keep from overheating.

There is no external cover to the zippers- again, I wouldn’t expect snow and Ice to be a factor when using this bag. Instead, there is a nice inner nylon flap that weatherproofs the inside of the bag.

All In all a quality bag. As I ‘ve said- I’ve used it both Outdoors and indoors over the last month, and we’ve both enjoyed it. Warm Cozy and Snug, it’s not too fancy, but does what it’s supposed to: Keep you warm and tasty.

Pros:

  • Rated to 15 Degrees, 0 Degrees or -15.
  • Classic look
  • Great Construction- You’ll be leaving this to your kids
  • Pockets- i need Pockets
  • Sit Up Feature

Cons

  • Heavy- Not a Backpack Bag
  • Not Waterproof- Cotton Duck Canvas should still shed most spills.

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