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Travel & OutdoorsSleeping bags: brands AI assistants recommend
Down and synthetic sleeping bags for camping and backpacking. Below: which brands AI assistants name when Canadian shoppers ask about sleeping bags.
This market is updated monthly, on the third Monday of each month. The results below are from the latest published update, so between updates you see the previous one.
Ranking, Week of Oct 19, 2026
Share is the percentage of sampled answers in which the brand was recommended. Showing the top 14. Change appears once a second update exists.
| # | Brand | Share of answers | Avg. position | OpenAI | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feathered Friends | 3.3 | 40% | 40% | |
| 2 | NEMO | 2.7 | 20% | 40% | |
| 3 | Rab | 3.7 | 40% | 20% | |
| 4 | Western Mountaineering | 4.3 | 40% | 20% | |
| 5 | SIMOND | 1.0 | 20% | 20% | |
| 6 | Kelty | 2.0 | 0% | 40% | |
| 7 | Mountain Hardwear | 3.5 | 20% | 20% | |
| 8 | REI Co-op | 4.0 | 20% | 20% | |
| 9 | MEC | 5.0 | 20% | 20% | |
| 10 | Big Agnes | 6.5 | 20% | 20% | |
| 11 | Decathlon | 1.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 12 | Sea to Summit | 3.0 | 20% | 0% | |
| 13 | Therm-a-Rest | 5.0 | 0% | 20% | |
| 14 | Exped | 6.0 | 0% | 20% |
With 10 answers, one answer moves a brand by about 10 points, so treat gaps of a few points as ties. Position is the order of first mention in an answer (1 is first). Read the methodology.
Sources the assistants cited
Domains cited most often across the answers for this category, by number of citations.
- rei.com6
- mec.ca4
- amazon.ca3
- campgearcanada.com3
- decathlon.ca3
- inceptionai.ca3
- switchbacktravel.com3
- backpacker.com2
- featheredfriends.com2
- galaxus.ch2
The questions we asked
Every month we ask AI assistants these 5 questions, written the way shoppers type them.
- What is the best sleeping bag? Best overall
- best three season sleeping bag under $150 CAD Budget
- best lightweight down sleeping bag, $500 CAD or more Premium
- best sleeping bag for cold nights near freezing Specific need
- alternatives to Marmot sleeping bags Alternative
Cite this
You may quote these figures with a link back to this page. Suggested citation:
Dopbot Index, Sleeping bags, Week of Oct 19, 2026, dopbot.com/ca/index/ca-sleeping-bags
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