A quick review of the sleeping bag I used in Scotland: Knowing how damp Scotland can be, and the fact that weight wasn’t an absolute priority, I plumped after a bit of research for the Mountain Hardware lamina 0 – this has synthetic insulation not affected by damp. \u00a0I’ve used and fondled a couple of the other MH bags in the past, particularly the phantom 35, and found the quality of construction and the materials to be excellent. \u00a0Of course a down bag would have been smaller and lighter, but I’ve spent a wet week camping with a down bag and keeping it dry is tiresome.<\/p>\n
The 0 refers to the comfort temperature. \u00a0This is really the only important temperature rating, something that all bag manufacturers manage to fart about with until you are baffled. \u00a0My understanding of their “comfort” measurement is: the temp that a fit adult male will be comfortable naked in the bag an hour after eating a meal. \u00a0Extreme ratings in particular should be laughed out of the room. \u00a0In practice, I was comfortable at around -4 with just a base layer on. \u00a0If it had really frozen hard then a hat and socks would add another few degrees, after that the mid layers go on etc.<\/p>\n
The bag has a great shoulder baffle and hood, which make a big difference to the perceived warmth. \u00a0It packed into it’s stuff sack easily – something that can’t be said for some other bags, like the Marmot Waves. \u00a0Weight is about 1700g. \u00a0Comes like all MH bags with a mesh sack for storing the bag long term. \u00a0This is much kinder to all insulation, not just down.<\/p>\n
The only downside I found was the zip snagged a big, despite an anti-snag tape sewn in. \u00a0Mind you, most sleeping bags zip snag a bit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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