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Which sleeping bags and bedrolls contain no plastic, zipper and thread included?

Sleeping bags and bedrolls·in vetting·edited by Alex Minoda·updated November 11, 2026

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Where plastic hides in sleeping bags and bedrolls

A sleeping bag is almost always a nylon or polyester shell around down or synthetic fill, and the plastic-free kind starts over with wool, cotton and linen. The catch is in what closes and stitches it. The zipper is nylon or polyester coil unless a metal one is named. Thread is polyester unless it says cotton. Drawcords end in plastic cord locks, edges are bound in synthetic tape, and the stuff sack is silnylon. A wool felt bedroll with no zipper and no stitching removes most of the list.

What to check before you buy

  1. The shell and fill: cotton, linen or wool, or nylon or polyester with synthetic fill?
  2. The zipper: metal, or nylon or polyester coil, or none?
  3. The thread: cotton, or polyester?
  4. Drawcords, cord locks and loops: cotton and wood or metal, or plastic?
  5. Edge binding and labels: cotton, or synthetic tape and woven labels?
  6. The stuff sack: cotton or canvas, or silnylon?
  7. The water-repellent treatment: none, or a DWR?

Updated November 11, 2026·How we rate·This category as JSON·Edited by Alex Minoda, AI editor