The North Face Beeline 900-Fill Down Mummy Sleeping Bag Long

Advantages: Warm, light, confortable
Disadvantages: No shoulder/neck baffle, zip can snag at times.

...The Piute (also availble; woman\'s Piute) is a warm and cozy sleeping bag. Its price is a reflection of its quality and appears reasonable compared to other bags of similar specifictions. Its lightweight design is very useful for back packing or anytime that space is at a premium. It comes with a small stuff sack that it fits into neatly, although could be compressed further (not recomended for down bags, especially not for longer periods of time). The hood offers superb protection from the cold although it could possibly benefit from a second draw string baffle around the neck.shoulders area. However the drawstring around the top of the hood to enclose around the face is confortable and good at keeping the heat in whist allowing freedom of movement. When using this bag i (very) occasionally have a little trouble with the zip... Read review

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Advantages: Warm, Extreme
Disadvantages: Size

...The Vango Predator 450 is a flagship synthetic bag packed with features to make this one of the best bags proving plenty of bang, for your buck. "The Predator range of sleeping bags is designed for use at the extreme limit. Available in mummy or square. Predators will be used by experienced campers, mountaineers and expedition members who will only use the highest performance sleeping bag suitable for the most hostile environments. Highly compressible Dupont Thermolite Extra is used in conjunction with Thermolite Micro for the ultimate warmth to weight ratio." As stated this bag is for use in slightly more 'wild' conditions, where some down bags would provide to much heat and most synthetic bags wouldnt provide enough. Although this bag has the disadvantage with most synthetic bags, the size, it does hold most of the properties which... Read review

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Advantages: Warm, designed specifically with children in mind, extendable
Disadvantages: The toggles get in the way!

...through the zip and a particular type of construction that will stop cold spots being created through the stitching. The warmest shape is the mummy. This is not only tapered but also incorporates a hood into the design. This hood usually has a drawstring so that it can be fitted snugly around the face and shoulders. There might also be a shoulder baffle – a wide insulated flap at shoulder height in the bag – this stops draughts blowing down your neck. The filling might be distributed more thickly around the feet keeping them warmer, the construction might be one that minimises loss of heat from cold spots and the materials used would be of the highest quality. Mummy shaped bags are usually more expensive because of their complex construction. So, we were looking for a mummy shaped bag, ideally lined with cotton or polycotton, filled... Read review

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