Fernn wrote:
"Hi all
I'm have a dilemma in finding a sleeping bag I feel comfortable purchasing. I'm vegan and won't purchase anything using down. On the other hand, I'm predominantly vegan for environmental reasons, so I'm also not too keen on purchasing a synthetic sleeping bag either (i.e. plastics/micro-plastics).
Are there any alternatives to these two options? Maybe a small aussie business that creates sleeping bag fill from a nature material or something? Done some research and searched through this group to no avail.
Any recommendations would be amazing. Cheers!"
I'm interested in your other equipment choices - particularly tent, but also pack, mat, cooking equipment and clothing, to name just the "big" pieces. Although I admire your ethics, I can't imagine many modern camping items fall into the "environmentally friendly" category (Ironic, I know!) - plastics, synthetic fibres, fossil fuels used in stoves, the carbon footprints of production and distribution, etc. Not to mention the travel to any camping venue is CO2 producing as well.
Not trying to be critical - just pointing out that anyone living in Western society today is responsible for negative environmental outcomes, and camping is just another environmentally damaging activity - though in general, low on the scale compared to 4 wheel drivers, waterskiers, any type of motor sport, anyone using an aircraft, skiing - even golf (
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... gainstgolf )!
Back to your question - there are canvas, cotton-fill bags on the market, eg.
https://www.snowys.com.au/cotton-canvas ... ookies=yes , though even cotton has huge environmental impacts - but at least is technically vegan.
Good luck,
Skibug