Mathias
Reviewed in Germany on April 24, 2025
Perfekter Schlafsack für meine Hängematte. In Ergänzung mit einem 3-Jahreszeiten-Schlafsack direkt in der Hängematte wird daraus ein kuschlig warmes Winter-Setup.
Quentin D.
Reviewed in France on December 28, 2023
Bonne qualité, garde tres bien la chaleur
mimhap
Reviewed in Sweden on June 30, 2022
Svårt att ligga så mycket på diagonalen med denna.Annars smidig med värme från alla håll samtidigt och blixtlåset i mitten på ovansidan.
Tom Nash
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2022
Outstanding product. I’ve been looking for something to solve the cold weather hammock camping in the winter and this is it.Copes very well with 1 or 2 degree air temps and the rain proofing is excellent allowing for a quick balance between stargazing and being warm / dry
Lean
Reviewed in Canada on February 18, 2017
I am heading out into Griz country with this tomorrow morning here in Northern Alberta. I can say right off the bat, for the observed quality and money, this will likely be hard to beat. It will be minus 15 tomorrow night, so it will be a good test. I will update next week.
Nick
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2016
Read all the bad reviews this thing got, saw bad YouTube reviews too. For awhile, it kept me away. But I came across it again, and heard they had addressed the complaints. So I read the reviews only post 8/16, and they are all glowing. YouTube same thing. So for the price, it seems like I can't justify NOT buying it.Initial impressions are good, seems bigger than I expected, 7"x10" is not gonna happen reasonably, but I can deal, it still should fit in my sleeping bag compartment. The fabric is thicker than I expected, about twice the denier of my sleeping bag, this is a good thing for wind and water resistance. Zippers are good ykk with plastic tabbed cord pulls, outside black, inside bright orange. The zipper goes up to 6 or 8 inches from each end, there is no closure for the ends, but that's so you don't suffocate. The shock cord is nice and thick, and should hold up well. The ends are loose so you can tie it how you want, I eventually will get a couple small caribiners on there. The grosgrain tabs are nice and big, as big as on my tarp. And the stitching is fantastic. Clearly snugpak addressed some factory issues. Lastly would be the stuff sack. This is a really well designed compression sack, you can really crank down on this thing. At first it appears that only one strap crosses under the bottom, but I found the other goes inside the bag for some reason. The straps also just loop over the top, the only hardware is the cinches.Setup, I have a 10'6"x6'6" hammock that I use a 106" fixed structural ridgeline on. My solution for now was just to untie one end of my ridgeline and put the cocoon on, then re-tied it. Since the hammock is 8" longer than the cocoon (stuff sack indicates 118" for the length), I tied the shock cords to the end ropes of my hammock, and it hangs perfectly with about 6" of hammock exposed at either end. I also notice other reviews complaining of it sagging on the ground when not in use. I'm thinking it was probably hung too loose, I am not having any issues with sag. If hung correctly, it should be pretty much a fixed length to the hammock. If the hammock isn't sagging to the ground, neither should the cocoon.Inside, it is 43f outside, I got in with regular pants, plain cotton socks, cotton t shirt, a jacket, and beanie. Zipped closed, I was plenty warm enough to sleep continuously. I did not use a pad, bag, or blanket. The width is comfortable, I am 6'2" 210lbs, and I can sleep diagonally comfortably without any straining of the material or zipper. I also noted in the instructions that it is designed with a mummy shape, there is actually a head and foot end. Tonight the temp is dropping to 28-30f. I put my 20f (survival rating, not comfort. Ledge sports featherlight) bag and pillow in and plan to see if I stay warm. I saw all the YouTube reviews using a pad, but I'm not convinced yet that it's necessary. I'm doing this at home now so I don't have to carry things I don't need later. I plan to report back on this later.Update: 30f last night. With the addition of my sleeping bag and a layer of thermals, I found it too hot. Took off the jacket and beanie and found a comfortable temp. If I move off the bag, I can feel a bit of a cold draft, I think I understand the purpose for a pad with this now. If I slept on a pad, I could get away with just a quilt or using my bag as one rather than being tied up.After some experimentation, I have found the best hang for the cocoon is to have the top drape over you, so the bottom can stay loose when you move around. The top insulation isn't going to compress under it's own weight, so there is no reason to suspend it.
Spengler
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2016
This is a fantastic concept -- a long sleeping bag with holes on each end for the hammock, an idea so simple I can't believe it's not standard-- and I am satisfied with the quality, too.The biggest problem is that there aren't any instructions. This, I believe, explains why it's easy to find complaints about the "ripped out" straps. While I believe the stitching may not be the best, it's highly disingenuous for people to blame the quality of this product for the ripped straps. The only way that happens is if you tie the cocoon to the trees, as the hammock is. There's no way the straps can allow you to use the cocoon essentially as a hammock. Of course it will rip if they you tie the cocoon to your trees. Instead, it should be connected to your hammock suspension with shock cord or a bungee---I connected mine to the caribiners that connect my hammock to the straps. If you do that, the straps on the cocoon won't rip. So for all of you that blame Snugpak if this is what happened to you............it's ok to admit a mistake.I love this thing. I'm going to the Grand Canyon in a month, but am super bummed that the backcountry office is telling me hammocking is not allowed at Bright Angel Campground, where we have our permit. I'm going to have to go back to the tyranny of the tent, something I am loathe to do. Maybe I'll bring my SnugPak cocoon and hammock to see if I can attach it sneakily.....but they are pretty uptight at the Canyon,By the way, I bought my cocoon from Amazon Warehouse, and mine arrived with ripped straps, undoubtedly due to the shenanigans I have described. A little sewing fixed it up fine, and I slept two nights in the cocoon and it was ecstatically comfortable. So much room in this thing, yet warm. Yes, it's a Snug Pack!The only drawback is it's a little bulky, and if it were done with superlight Down, I would pay top dollar if it were to weigh 2 to 2.5 pounds instead of over four. Can't wait for that.But if you get one....be careful with the straps. The cocoon is not a hammock.UPDATE: 2/816. Just spent 2 days in the cocoon at the bottom of the grand canyon--I pulled it off and wasn't bothered by the rangers, but I did try to be discreet about it. Both nights, the low was just at 32F per my thermometer, with no wind. First night, I though I might get cold, and wore long johns top and bottom, a down vest, and a light full down jacket. As the night proceeded, I soon became too warm and started taking off layers. At the end, all I had was the upper and bottom long johns. So the snugpak cocoon performed very well down to freezing without wearing much. The next night I started just with the longjohns. By the end of the night, I did get a little cold and would have put the down vest on if I wasn't lazy. Also, both nights I wore a fleece balaclava.So overall, it was quite a bit warmer than expected. With wearing a few warm layers, this thing could take you well below freezing. I'm still loving it!