£150- £299 | translate:/Global/SiteRating: 3 | Sleeping bags

The Snugpak factory is in West Yorkshire, and the Softie Technik 3 2011 is the only sleeping bag in our test manufactured in the UK. It’s very warm with lots of insulation, and it’s big and roomy too. Restless sleepers might like the extra comfort offered by this generous cut, and for bigger people this bag is worth looking into. ...

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GoLite Adrenaline 3 Season Mummy 2010

£250.00

GoLite is showing that great lightweight kit can have even less impact on the planet by utilising eco-friendly materials, and running an ‘I’m Not Trash’ programme that enables their gear to be returned to them for recycling after use. Also, the down insulation is protected by waterproof Arid Zones at the foot and head. DesignThe GoLite range of sleeping bags ...

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Mountain Equipment Women’s Lightline Ultra

£230.00

This is a swish-looking 3-season down sleeping bag. It’s well put together and finished, giving a real feeling of money well spent. Inside the feeling of luxury continues with a really soft lining fabric that’s wonderful to fall asleep in. Down- and synthetic-filled baffles are positioned around the neck and either side of the zip, and these can be Velcroed ...

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Cumulus Mysterious Traveller 500

£160.00

The Mysterious Traveller is another 3-sesaon down sleeping bag that sports a clean and simple design. It’s made from Pertex Microlight inside and out to give a good strength-to-weight ratio. The bag is also designed using trapezoid baffles which, although slightly more complex to manufacture, do give better long-term insulation. All this quality construction is provided at a reasonable price ...

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Mountain Hardwear Piute

£160.00

The Piute is a straightforward 3-season down sleeping bag that you could find plenty of opportunities to use throughout much of the year. The design is not over the top or fussy: it simply gets the job done. The hood has a small baffle added around the face to help provide a nice seal when it’s drawn in, thus preventing ...

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The North Face Dark Star

£270.00

Trail’s synthetic sleeping bag lab test gave result of -31 deg C so it is mega-warm and ideal for high altitude peaks; massive zip baffle and shoulder baffle; excellent snag-fee zip; very water-resistant. But 2935g is heavy; confusing labeling gives Hypothermia Risk temperature value of -40 deg C rather than the comfort temp of -11 deg C as it should; ...

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Vaude Arctic Extreme Plus 220

£200.00

2100g synthetic sleeping bag; compression stuffsack; incredibly free-running zip; wide zip baffle and shoulder baffle; exceptionally water-resistant fabric. But only rated as -6 deg C by manufacturer; Trail temp rating -2 deg C, so really only a 2/3-season bag; very poor fit of hood; only available via mail order.