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Stock photo (not a photo of this product). Photographers are listed on About this siteCaptain Stag × Corona 50th Anniversary kerosene heater reviewRelease date and price. The Captain Stag × Corona 50th Anniversary kerosene heater is my pick for people who want to enjoy the color of the flame on winter camps. Shipping in stages from early Nov 2026, JPY 39,800 incl. tax. A new black-and-gold edition with the same 3.19kW and about 12.3 hours.Winter camping / Oct 18, 2026
Products in the image (Rakuten Ichiba): NANGA Drydrate Bag 470DX / NANGA Aurora Tex Light 480DX / NANGA Drydrate Bag 430DXNANGA Drydrate Bag reviewRelease date, price and how it differs from the UDD BAG. The NANGA Drydrate Bag is my pick for people who want to pack small, such as for backpacking with a tent. Released Sep 11, 2026. The 470DX is comfort 0°C, about 800g, JPY 59,400 incl. tax. I also compare it with the UDD BAG.Winter camping / Oct 18, 2026
Products in the image (Rakuten Ichiba): NANGA Aurora Tex Light 480DX / NANGA Drydrate Bag 470DX / NANGA Aurora Tex Light 630DX / NANGA Aurora Tex Light 380DXNANGA Aurora Tex Light reviewRelease date and how it differs from the previous model. The NANGA Aurora Tex Light is my pick for people who want to sleep without worrying about getting wet in condensation-prone tents or car camping. Released Sep 11, 2026. The 480DX is comfort 0°C, about 870g, JPY 55,000 incl. tax.Winter camping / Oct 18, 2026
Product in the image (Rakuten Ichiba): Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XTherm NXTTherm-a-Rest Military NeoAir XTherm pre-release reviewSame R-value 7.3, +310g and +JPY 17,600. Review of the Therm-a-Rest Military NeoAir XTherm. Its R-value of 7.3 is the same as the current XTherm NXT; in RW it's +310g and +JPY 17,600. It's for people who lay a single mat on rock or frozen ground; if winter insulation is the goal, the NXT is enough. Due mid-November, JPY 66,000 (RW) and JPY 71,500 (L) incl. tax.Winter camping / Oct 18, 2026
Stock photo (not a photo of this product). Photographers are listed on About this siteNEMO Disco 15 reviewComfort −3°C, 1,230g, JPY 49.7 per gram of down. Review of the NEMO Disco 15. If you drive to places with lows down to −3°C, it's a buy. Comfort temperature −3°C, 1.23kg, 642g of down, JPY 31,900 incl. tax. It differs from the Disco 30 by 350g and JPY 5,500; I also compare its spoon shape and its weak points.Winter camping / Oct 18, 2026
Product in the image (Rakuten Ichiba): NANGA Revive Bag -15NANGA Revive Bag -8 / -15 ReviewThe number in the name is the limit temperature; comfort is -2°C and -8°C. For the NANGA Revive Bag -8 / -15, the number is the limit temperature. Comfort is -2°C for the -8 (about 1,030g, JPY 51,700) and -8°C for the -15 (about 1,260g, JPY 57,200). Meant for winter camping by car; for backpackers, the packed size is a weak point.Winter camping · Oct 18, 2026
Product in the image (Rakuten Ichiba): mont-bell Seamless Down Hugger 800 #3 / mont-bell Seamless Burrow Bag #3 / Sea to Summit Spark -1C / NANGA Aurora Tex Light 480DXHow to Choose a mont-bell Seamless Down Hugger 800 SizeA 200g step between #3 and #2. The mont-bell Seamless Down Hugger 800 #3 and #2 differ by 200g and 4°C. If the low doesn't drop below 5°C, take the #3 (568g, comfort 5°C); if it does, the #2 (768g, comfort 1°C). I also cover choosing from #7 to EXP., and how it differs from sister series.Winter camping · Oct 18, 2026
Products in the image (Rakuten Ichiba): NANGA Revive Bag -8 / NANGA Drydrate Bag 470DX / NANGA Revive Bag -15 / NEMO Eclipse All SeasonNew sleeping bags and mats for autumn/winter 20264 brands: 7 sleeping bag series and 4 mats. My picks among autumn/winter 2026's new sleeping bags: the NEMO Disco 15 (comfort −3°C) for around 0°C, and the NANGA Revive Bag -15 (comfort −8°C) for around −5°C. I listed the 7 sleeping bag series and 4 mats on the official sites of NANGA, mont-bell, NEMO and LOGOS.Winter camping / Oct 18, 2026
Pictured (Rakuten Ichiba): Therm-a-Rest RidgeRest Classic / Therm-a-Rest Z Lite Sol / NEMO Switchback Regular / NEMO Eclipse All-SeasonCamp mat R-values and how stacking two mats adds upI ran the numbers on 12 mats from official figures. As a rule of thumb, camp mats run R2.0 to 2.8 for three-season use and 5.4 for all-season. The pick for the bottom layer is the RidgeRest Classic (R2.0, JPY 3,575 per R-value point). Stacking two mats simply adds their R-values. I converted all 12 into price and weight per R-value point.Winter camping · Oct 18, 2026

