Duck Down Sleeping Bag
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£89.00
£89.00
Whitewolf 800 Duck Down Mummy Sleeping Bag
Includes:
Sleeping Bag Liner & Storage Bag
- Filling: 800g Hydrophobic Duck Down
- Weight: 1.5Kg
- Size: 200cm x 75cm/45cm
- Comfort Temp Range: +15°C to 0°C
- Compressed Pack Size: 20cm x 29cm
- Full Length 2-Way YKK Zipper
Includes:
Sleeping Bag Liner & Storage Bag
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Whitewolf 800 Duck Down Sleeping Bag
We wanted to offer a sleeping bag that handles freezing temperatures whilst also providing a relatively low weight and small pack size. This immediately ruled out budget synthetic fill sleeping bags and indeed many of the not-so-budget synthetic fill sleeping bags.
The Whitewolf duck down-filled sleeping bag nicely fulfilled our requirements. Providing a good warmth/weight/pack size ratio, the Whitewolf sleeping bag is a quality, classic mummy shape sleeping bag.
Whitewolf 800 Duck Down Mummy Sleeping Bag
Includes:
Sleeping Bag Liner & Storage Bag
The outer shell fabric is 400T, water repellent, ripstop polyester, with the inner being very soft, 400T breathable polyester.
This sleeping bag has 800 grams of 650 fill, hydrophobic duck down. The '650 fill' is the fill power of the down. Super-expensive, big brand name down-filled bags can have fill power down up to 900 fill, which provides the same warmth for less fill, so less weight and smaller pack size, but for most of us the extortionately high cost of 900 fill down sleeping bags is very hard to justify. In order to keep costs reasonable, most down-filled bags utilise 600 – 650 fill down, and usually this compromise is quite acceptable.
The down itself is treated to repel water, hence the 'hydrophobic' bit. This does not mean that you can immerse the sleeping bag in a bucket of water and it will come out dry, but rather that the down will not readily absorb moisture from either you or your surroundings and if damp it will dry more readily. This in effect means that airing the bag to remove any moisture from use will take a shorter time than a bag with untreated down.
The Whitewolf down sleeping bag measures 200cm in length by 75cm at the shoulders going down to around 45cm at the foot end. The foot end is box-shaped to allow room for your feet in any position.
Now 200cm in length does not seem very long, most standard-size sleeping bags are specified at between 210cm and 220cm, but this may be to do with the design as much as anything, as some sleeping bags have a much larger head area, and internal or maximum user size can vary considerably. However, the real test was to see how tall a person the bag would accommodate. And we have found that the Whitewolf sleeping bag will accommodate someone up to 190cm (just under 6ft 3 inches), with a chest size of up to around 48". The inner and outer shell materials are both 400T 30D ripstop nylon, with the outer shell being water resistant. Very soft and very lightweight.
The bag features a full length YKK, two-way zip. Now YKK tends to be the standard by which all other zips are measured, so this is a good sign, and being a two-way zipper means that you can open the bag from the top or foot end to allow for good all round ventilation and indeed temperature management.
There are shoulder baffles with a pull cord to retain warmth if needed, and there is a pull cord to draw the sleeping bag around your face in colder conditions. A small internal pocket for a phone is also provided. The bags also feature drying loops at the foot end to allow you to hang the bag in order to dry out or air.
The temperature 'comfort range' for this sleeping bag is stated as being between +15°C, down to 0°C, with an extreme rating of -5°C, so this provides a good temperature range as a 3 season, UK sleeping bag.
As we know though, temperature ranges is not an exact science as there are so many variables to consider, and some manufacturers do seem to be, let’s say, a little over-optimistic with their figures. Now, rather interestingly - or confusingly - if we compare the Whitewolf 800 specifications with my old Vango Venom 300, which weighed just under a kilo and which was stated as having the same lower comfort temperature figure of 0°C, but only has 300 grams of 600 fill power down, then the specified temperature ranges of the Whitewolf with its 800 grams of 650 fill power down, certainly bodes well. In fact, given that the Whitewolf duck down sleeping bag has nearly three times the down fill of my Vango Venom 300, the Whitewolf lower temperature ratings seem extremely conservative, therefore logically, all things being equal, it should actually sleep far warmer.
The specified weight (including the compression stuff sack) is 1.5 kgs, with our test sleeping bag weighing in at 1.470 kgs, and it compresses down to a very respectable 20cm x 29cm. Overall, this is a very good value down sleeping bag that, with a little care, will last well and provide great service for many years.
Each Whitewolf duck down sleeping bag comes with a compression stuff sack for travelling, a sleeping bag liner for in use, and a large storage bag for storing. Using the sleeping bag liner will keep your sleeping bag cleaner and fresher for longer, and itself is easily machine washable, while storing your sleeping bag in the storage bag when not in use for long periods will allow the down to remain relatively lofted and so not suffer from compression fatigue.
Before use, always remember to ruffle your sleeping bag and give it a good shake to loft the filling.
Ideally, when not in use for long periods, you do not want to leave your sleeping bag compressed as in the long term this will adversely affect the loft of the down. When not in use for long periods, always store your sleeping bag in the large storage bag provided in order to maintain the loft of the down, and indeed maintain its thermal effectiveness.
For more information on sleeping bags, check out this website: The truth about sleeping bags
For information on how to repack your sleeping bag check out this YouTube video: How to pack your sleeping bag
The Whitewolf duck down-filled sleeping bag nicely fulfilled our requirements. Providing a good warmth/weight/pack size ratio, the Whitewolf sleeping bag is a quality, classic mummy shape sleeping bag.
Whitewolf 800 Duck Down Mummy Sleeping Bag
- Filling: 800g Hydrophobic Duck Down
- Shell: 400T Ripstop, Water Repellent Polyester
- Inner: 320T Breathable Polyester
- Weight: 1.5Kg
- Size: 200cm x 75cm/45cm
- Comfort Temp Range: +15°C to 0°C
- Compressed Pack Size: 20cm x 29cm
- Full Length 2-Way YKK Zipper
Includes:
Sleeping Bag Liner & Storage Bag
The outer shell fabric is 400T, water repellent, ripstop polyester, with the inner being very soft, 400T breathable polyester.
This sleeping bag has 800 grams of 650 fill, hydrophobic duck down. The '650 fill' is the fill power of the down. Super-expensive, big brand name down-filled bags can have fill power down up to 900 fill, which provides the same warmth for less fill, so less weight and smaller pack size, but for most of us the extortionately high cost of 900 fill down sleeping bags is very hard to justify. In order to keep costs reasonable, most down-filled bags utilise 600 – 650 fill down, and usually this compromise is quite acceptable.
The down itself is treated to repel water, hence the 'hydrophobic' bit. This does not mean that you can immerse the sleeping bag in a bucket of water and it will come out dry, but rather that the down will not readily absorb moisture from either you or your surroundings and if damp it will dry more readily. This in effect means that airing the bag to remove any moisture from use will take a shorter time than a bag with untreated down.
The Whitewolf down sleeping bag measures 200cm in length by 75cm at the shoulders going down to around 45cm at the foot end. The foot end is box-shaped to allow room for your feet in any position.
Now 200cm in length does not seem very long, most standard-size sleeping bags are specified at between 210cm and 220cm, but this may be to do with the design as much as anything, as some sleeping bags have a much larger head area, and internal or maximum user size can vary considerably. However, the real test was to see how tall a person the bag would accommodate. And we have found that the Whitewolf sleeping bag will accommodate someone up to 190cm (just under 6ft 3 inches), with a chest size of up to around 48". The inner and outer shell materials are both 400T 30D ripstop nylon, with the outer shell being water resistant. Very soft and very lightweight.
The bag features a full length YKK, two-way zip. Now YKK tends to be the standard by which all other zips are measured, so this is a good sign, and being a two-way zipper means that you can open the bag from the top or foot end to allow for good all round ventilation and indeed temperature management.
There are shoulder baffles with a pull cord to retain warmth if needed, and there is a pull cord to draw the sleeping bag around your face in colder conditions. A small internal pocket for a phone is also provided. The bags also feature drying loops at the foot end to allow you to hang the bag in order to dry out or air.
The temperature 'comfort range' for this sleeping bag is stated as being between +15°C, down to 0°C, with an extreme rating of -5°C, so this provides a good temperature range as a 3 season, UK sleeping bag.
As we know though, temperature ranges is not an exact science as there are so many variables to consider, and some manufacturers do seem to be, let’s say, a little over-optimistic with their figures. Now, rather interestingly - or confusingly - if we compare the Whitewolf 800 specifications with my old Vango Venom 300, which weighed just under a kilo and which was stated as having the same lower comfort temperature figure of 0°C, but only has 300 grams of 600 fill power down, then the specified temperature ranges of the Whitewolf with its 800 grams of 650 fill power down, certainly bodes well. In fact, given that the Whitewolf duck down sleeping bag has nearly three times the down fill of my Vango Venom 300, the Whitewolf lower temperature ratings seem extremely conservative, therefore logically, all things being equal, it should actually sleep far warmer.
The specified weight (including the compression stuff sack) is 1.5 kgs, with our test sleeping bag weighing in at 1.470 kgs, and it compresses down to a very respectable 20cm x 29cm. Overall, this is a very good value down sleeping bag that, with a little care, will last well and provide great service for many years.
Each Whitewolf duck down sleeping bag comes with a compression stuff sack for travelling, a sleeping bag liner for in use, and a large storage bag for storing. Using the sleeping bag liner will keep your sleeping bag cleaner and fresher for longer, and itself is easily machine washable, while storing your sleeping bag in the storage bag when not in use for long periods will allow the down to remain relatively lofted and so not suffer from compression fatigue.
Before use, always remember to ruffle your sleeping bag and give it a good shake to loft the filling.
Ideally, when not in use for long periods, you do not want to leave your sleeping bag compressed as in the long term this will adversely affect the loft of the down. When not in use for long periods, always store your sleeping bag in the large storage bag provided in order to maintain the loft of the down, and indeed maintain its thermal effectiveness.
For more information on sleeping bags, check out this website: The truth about sleeping bags
For information on how to repack your sleeping bag check out this YouTube video: How to pack your sleeping bag
