In our recent report on the new CruxeVent shelled sleeping bags, we were a tad dubious about thezip used on the sample we saw - it looked like an ordinary,decidedly non-water resistant zip, but it looks like we were wrongand the zip on the bag

One thing that never ceases to astonish us is the sheer number ofbrands we've never heard of but are plainly producing excellent qualitykit and now there's another one, Yeti,which specialises in downsleeping bags and sleeping mats.The background

This week's Monday Tip is about choosing a sleeping bag for bivvying in the UK – should you go for down or synthetic filling is the looming iceberg of a dilemma...In general terms, the differences between down and synthetic are relatively

Berghaus is working with Blacks to produce a range of Berghaus tents and sleeping bags which will go on sale from early June 2010 and have been developed by a product team made up of representatives from both companies.The new range comprises five

the absolute optimumamount of down to use in any given sleeping bag chamber for the bestbalance between warmth and weight.The results of the research mean that Rab now knows exactly how much ofany particular fill power down to put inside each baffled

We've just this moment got our grubby little paws on the newCrux Torpedo eVent-shelled sleeping bags which are due out nextmonth, May 2008.The new Torpedo is, says Crux, 'absolutely for climbers' andessentially is the equivalent of a bivvy bag and a

Short and sweet - Rab's taken the ultra-lightweight Pertex Quantum GL fabric used in its Infinity jacket and added the 850+ fill power down from its expedition bag range to create three new lightweight sleeping bags.They've very light, have a killer

The North Face has added three new sleeping bags to its range this spring: the Pyxis, the Orion and the Scorpio. They are all PrimaLoft filled, for water-repellency, and built as 2/3 season bags. With temperature ratings ranging from -5C (Pyxis

This week's Monday Kit Tip is something of a shopping aid if you're looking for a sleeping bag – what do all those temperature ratings actually mean?It used to be that sleeping bags came with season ratings – one-season, which was cold

: -12°C, dimensions: 195 x 75cm, pack size: 18 x 30cm, colour: black. What's It For?Rab's Quantum range of sleeping bags are super-lightweight and suitable for four-season use, pitched well at the upper end of the market. If you