![]() The one rather surprising omission is that the down fill has no hydrophobic treatment, though arguably the highly water-resistant outer would render this unnecessary. The footbox and panelled hood are similarly well-designed. It has a great neck baffle to lock in warmth along with vertical chest baffles to counter down migration, which could otherwise cause cold spots. As such some might find it a little restrictive, though they would never find it too cold. Given its performance-driven design, the fit is highly tapered, maximizing thermal efficiency. It is filled with a hefty 850g of 850 fill power down, housed in either a Pertex Quantum or Gore-Tex Windstopper fabric shell. Given the warmth it offers (down to a bone-chilling -18°c), this bag is lightweight and compact, with an impressively small pack size that ranks among the best in this class. The flagship sleeping bag in the Mountain Hardwear line, this performance-orientated bag can really only be bettered by niche manufacturers specialising in ultra-premium down kit, which typically come with long lead times and even more eye-watering price tags to match. If you’re a serious winter camper, this tried-and-tested four-season bag could be the best sleeping bag for your next adventure. Read our full Snugpak Softie Expansion 5 review ![]() Great value then, especially considering its luxurious feel and the amount of warmth it retains. However, it’s a mere fraction of the cost of some of the leading down bags. However, it's limited to sub-zero use, as its elasticated expander panel allows the user to open things up, thus regulating the temperature inside.Īs its fill is synthetic, it's not as light or packable as many of its down-filled counterparts, so isn't ideal for long backpacking missions. This bag is a gloriously cozy cocoon to nestle within and, with a comfort limit of -15☌ (5☏), it is wonderfully toasty in all but the most Baltic conditions. The result is a really plush feeling bag that is easily warm enough for winter camping trips. It utilizes superfine yarns bound together with special resins to mimic the properties of natural insulation such as down. Snugpak’s polyester Softie insulation has been a mainstay in the British brand’s products for over thirty years. Read our full Exped Waterbloc Pro -15o sleeping bag review Overall, A lightweight and very warm sleeping bag, ideal for nights bivying out in winter, which is as waterproof as possible without turning it into an actual bivy sack. It’s designed for sleeping in open air or under a tarp – or perhaps in a hooped bivy that gets a bit damp overnight. That said, Exped have gone out of their way to make this sleeping bag as water resistant as possible: the entire outer shell has barely any seams, the zip has a Pertex storm flap and the 20D Pertex Quantum Pro has a 1,000mm water column. Not that you’d want a completely waterproof sleeping bag anyway – that’s what bivy sacks are for and a zero breathability sleeping bag sounds like a sticky night’s sleep. The outer shell is Pertex after all, not a crunchy waterproof jacket fabric. The medium size bag has 800 fill down, making it very soft and warm, with a Pertex outer shell that effectively repels the weather.Īlthough it is sold as ' waterproof', in some marketing material there is also a disclaimer that you obviously can’t lie out in a downpour and expect to stay dry. In fact, I prefer it isn't compressible because I'm gonna sleep in it sometimes, and I want that sucker to stay puffy and warm.The Exped Waterbloc Pro is a four-season winter sleeping bag designed with bivying in mind. I don't care if it's compressible or light because I'm just standing around in a boulder field. I bought it for standing around in boulder fields. It's up to you to decide what matters more to you in your jacket, and that depends entirely on what you'll be using it for. So to answer your question specifically, I would guess that the Mountain Equipment jacket will be warmer, while the RAB jacket will be lighter and more compressible. 1oz of 800 FP down will be warmer than 1oz of 700 FP down, but really, the difference comes more in the form of how light and compressible the down is. I'd suggest not thinking of fill power as related to warmth, but more as related to the compressibility and the weight of the down. It's also obviously easy to confuse fill power with fill weight. It's why you'll see high fill power jackets that don't look that puffy, and consequently aren't that warm, because they have a lot less actual down in them. ![]() Shopping for puffy jackets is really annoying because a lot of companies will only list the fill power and not the fill weight. The general rule of thumb is bigger = warmer, and bigger = more down.
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