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Desert Fox Synthetic Fill Sleeping Bag
For those people on a relatively tight budget, and where size and weight are not as critical, we wanted to offer a good quality alternative to our more costly SLAAPLEKKER goose down sleeping bags.
We opted for the Desert Fox mummy sleeping bags as they are a good value, mid-range sleeping bag that will likely happily meet most peoples requirements.
The blue and grey sleeping bag option has a left side zip, whereas the red/orange and grey sleeping bag has a right side zip. So you may want to take this into consideration before making your choice. Generally a left side zip is more suitable for a right-handed person, and vice-versa with a right side zip. If you are ambidextrous you may not care, and in our experience the side the zip is on has never been an issue!
The Desert Fox sleeping bag has stated comfort temperature range of +8°C down to 0°C, with an extreme rating of -10°C, though we've slept in these sleeping bags when the ground has been frozen solid outside of the tent and we've been cosy, so we think the ratings (rather strangely for sleeping bags) may be a little on the conservative side. These specifications would seemingly be on par with our SLAAPLEKKER 800 goose down sleeping bags, and as such should perform quite adequately as UK 2/3 season sleeping bag. However, being a synthetic fill, this does give rise to a slight weight penalty when compared with our SLAAPLEKKER goose down sleeping bag, and of course they do not compress down as much in pack size.
These are not overly long or overly wide sleeping bags. Sizewise the unpacked sleeping bag is around 200cm in length by 70cm at the shoulders. However they will comfortably fit someone up to around 185cm in height (6'1"). At 5'11" and with a 46" chest the sleeping bag was a good fit for me, but anyone with a chest size much greater than 46" may need to look for a wider sleeping bag. These sleeping bags narrow to around 40cm at the foot end, which is a box-shape to allow your feet adequate space.
While these sleeping bags lack the padded shoulder baffle of our SLAAPLEKKER sleeping bags, they do feature full length two-way zips, an internal pocket for a phone or wallet and a draw cord for pulling the sleeping bag around your face if need be. The two-way zip allows you to easily adjust for ventilation and heat management on those warmer nights. The bags also feature hanging loops at the foot end to allow you to hang the bag in order to dry out or air.
The outer material is a tough, water resistant 210T ripstop polyester, with a soft and cosy, breathable 210T polyester inner lining. The sleeping bag is filled with a high quality synthetic hollow fibre providing a relatively good warmth to weight ratio. The manufacturers quoted total weight is 1.7 kgs +/- 50g (our test sleeping bag weighed 1.755 kgs in its compression stuff sack).
Being a synthetic fill sleeping bag it does not compress down as much as our SLAAPLEKKER goose down sleeping bag, but with a little effort it does still compress down from its standard pack size of 23cm x 40cm to 25cm x 30cm (compressing the length does cause the width to bulge out a couple of cm). And while I would think twice about taking such a sleeping bag on a lightweight backpacking trip where rucksack space is at a premium, and weight may be a priority, it will be absolutely fine for car camping, festivals, and any circumstance whereby you don't have to worry about the extra size and bulk.
On a positive note, unlike our down sleeping bags that require specialist cleaning or careful hand washing, these sleeping bags can be machine washed at 30°C.
All in all, the Desert Fox is a very nice UK 2/3 season mummy sleeping bag, providing good value for money; a quality mid-range sleeping bag that will cope with all but very cold UK winter weather. As with all sleeping bags, when in use, give it a ruffle and a good shake in order to loft the filling, and store it uncompressed when not in use for long periods.
Available in blue and grey or red/orange and grey (it's a sort of orangey red).
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
We opted for the Desert Fox mummy sleeping bags as they are a good value, mid-range sleeping bag that will likely happily meet most peoples requirements.
The blue and grey sleeping bag option has a left side zip, whereas the red/orange and grey sleeping bag has a right side zip. So you may want to take this into consideration before making your choice. Generally a left side zip is more suitable for a right-handed person, and vice-versa with a right side zip. If you are ambidextrous you may not care, and in our experience the side the zip is on has never been an issue!
The Desert Fox sleeping bag has stated comfort temperature range of +8°C down to 0°C, with an extreme rating of -10°C, though we've slept in these sleeping bags when the ground has been frozen solid outside of the tent and we've been cosy, so we think the ratings (rather strangely for sleeping bags) may be a little on the conservative side. These specifications would seemingly be on par with our SLAAPLEKKER 800 goose down sleeping bags, and as such should perform quite adequately as UK 2/3 season sleeping bag. However, being a synthetic fill, this does give rise to a slight weight penalty when compared with our SLAAPLEKKER goose down sleeping bag, and of course they do not compress down as much in pack size.
These are not overly long or overly wide sleeping bags. Sizewise the unpacked sleeping bag is around 200cm in length by 70cm at the shoulders. However they will comfortably fit someone up to around 185cm in height (6'1"). At 5'11" and with a 46" chest the sleeping bag was a good fit for me, but anyone with a chest size much greater than 46" may need to look for a wider sleeping bag. These sleeping bags narrow to around 40cm at the foot end, which is a box-shape to allow your feet adequate space.
While these sleeping bags lack the padded shoulder baffle of our SLAAPLEKKER sleeping bags, they do feature full length two-way zips, an internal pocket for a phone or wallet and a draw cord for pulling the sleeping bag around your face if need be. The two-way zip allows you to easily adjust for ventilation and heat management on those warmer nights. The bags also feature hanging loops at the foot end to allow you to hang the bag in order to dry out or air.
The outer material is a tough, water resistant 210T ripstop polyester, with a soft and cosy, breathable 210T polyester inner lining. The sleeping bag is filled with a high quality synthetic hollow fibre providing a relatively good warmth to weight ratio. The manufacturers quoted total weight is 1.7 kgs +/- 50g (our test sleeping bag weighed 1.755 kgs in its compression stuff sack).
Being a synthetic fill sleeping bag it does not compress down as much as our SLAAPLEKKER goose down sleeping bag, but with a little effort it does still compress down from its standard pack size of 23cm x 40cm to 25cm x 30cm (compressing the length does cause the width to bulge out a couple of cm). And while I would think twice about taking such a sleeping bag on a lightweight backpacking trip where rucksack space is at a premium, and weight may be a priority, it will be absolutely fine for car camping, festivals, and any circumstance whereby you don't have to worry about the extra size and bulk.
On a positive note, unlike our down sleeping bags that require specialist cleaning or careful hand washing, these sleeping bags can be machine washed at 30°C.
All in all, the Desert Fox is a very nice UK 2/3 season mummy sleeping bag, providing good value for money; a quality mid-range sleeping bag that will cope with all but very cold UK winter weather. As with all sleeping bags, when in use, give it a ruffle and a good shake in order to loft the filling, and store it uncompressed when not in use for long periods.
Available in blue and grey or red/orange and grey (it's a sort of orangey red).
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
