Berghaus Intrepid 700 Sleeping Bag

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A few key features that I liked where the hanging loops for storage , The internal and external pockets for your Torch and phone in the night , The 3/4 zip so you don't have to bend down as far and keep your feet warm in the articulated foot bed. For example, sleeping in a bag with a comfort rating of 5 degrees in 2-degree temperature may be uncomfortable for females and more comfortable for males, despite using the same equipment.

It varies with the exact type of insulation and how much time it’s spent compressed, but well cared for down is a lot more resilient. Synthetic bags don’t like being compressed – the insulation is composed of long filaments of material – you can think of them as lots of balls of string all mixed and interwoven. The synthetic sleeping bag is, without doubt, the most popular insulation option with the majority of the typical sleeping bag manufactured with this approach.Do the synthetic bags have a shelf life as it’s ruined a few nights when it hasn’t been even cold and I wake at 4.

Down’s Achille’s heel is water: get it properly soaked and it’s just a sodden clump of feathers and takes care to handle and dry when in that state but contact dampness on the shell material or condensation from your perspiration is no problem.It seems narrower at the bottom compared with other mummy bags I have tried but this has not been a problem.