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    MEN’S BACKPACKS

    Jun 09, 2023 5 minutes

    TESTING CONDITIONS

    James is 180cm tall with average-width shoulders. He tends to be a ‘cold sleeper’, and he has taken this into consideration. He tested the sleeping bags in a variety of conditions in the Scottish Highlands during the spring – in overnight temperatures ranging from around +2°C to +9°C. He weighed the sleeping bags (including stuff sacks) using his own digital scales.

    BEST BUY

    Sea to Summit

    Ascent Acl -4

    £320

    926g (regular)

    warm, packs down very small, hydrophobic down fill.

    expensive

    Fill: 330g 750FP Ultra-Dry down

    Shell: 20D ripstop nylon

    Construction: side block baffle

    Zip: 2-way, full-length on left, 2-way, 1/3-length on right

    Length: 205cm (regular)

    Rating: comfort +2°C, limit -4°C

    Sizes: regular, long

    Women’s version: no

    seatosummit.co.uk

    This is shaped something like a mid point between a mummy and a semi-rectangular bag. If you are not a fan of the former’s snug fit around the legs and feet, this

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