Claims

1. A sleeping bag comprising: an elongate shell having an interior space sized and shaped to receive a user therein; a plurality of sealing devices associated with a corresponding plurality of body segment access openings spaced apart through said shell such that each of the plurality of sealing devices may be actuated to permit a user's selected body segment to be extended through said shell into said interior space.

2. The sleeping bag of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of body segment access openings is positioned at a location corresponding to a body area of the user selected from the group of areas comprising: near the neck, near the chest, near the waist, near the knees, and near the ankles.

3. The sleeping bag of claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of body segment access openings extends substantially across the width of the shell where it is located.

4. The sleeping bag of claim 1, wherein said shell has two opposed ends and said opposed ends are both closed.

5. The sleeping bag of claim 1, wherein said shell comprises a first member and a second member.

6. The sleeping bag of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sealing devices comprises a selectively engageable and disengeable hook and loop fastener.

7. The sleeping bag of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sealing devices comprises a pair of selectively engageable opposite polarity flexible magnetic strips.

8. The sleeping bag of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sealing devices comprises a selectively engageable zipper.

9. The sleeping bag of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of sealing devices comprises a luminescent material.

10. The sleeping bag of claim 8, wherein at least a portion of the selectively engageable zipper comprises a luminescent material.

11. A method of making a sleeping bag comprising: forming a sleeping bag sized and shaped to cover a user's body; inserting a plurality of body segment access openings having a corresponding plurality of sealing devices through a top cover at a location corresponding to a body area of the user selected from the group of areas comprising: near the neck, near the chest, near the waist, near the knees, and near the ankles.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the sealing device is chosen from the group consisting of: selectively engageable hook and loop fastener strips; selectively engageable opposite polarity flexible magnetic strips; and a selectively engageable zipper.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein at least a portion of the selectively engageable zipper comprises a luminescent material.