Yeti Passion one ... Silly light sleeping bag.

[Bearbonesnorm]

I've just spotted that the Yeti Passion one sleeping bag only weighs 265g in Med and just over 300g in a large size and they state a minimum comfort rating of 12 degrees.

With a rating of 12-15 degrees I'm wondering if a bag this light is really of much use in the UK aside from a couple of weeks each year. Obviously you can beef it up by adding a jacket, etc but I don't imagine there'll be much extra room inside.

PHD list the Minum at 345g with a rating of 8 degrees, it's also 100 quid cheaper ...* would anyone consider the weight saving of the Yeti to be worth £100 over the PHD?

* Not that I'm thinking of buying one before anyone asks.

[Ian]

In short, no I wouldn't spend that much on a bag that only had 100g of down in it. I had to think very careful before buying the PHD bag, which has more use over a greater proportion of the year. That makes it better value and worth the extra weight, imo.

[Anthony]

Packsize doesn't look any better than the PHD. Holding my Minim Ultra up to the light it is scary how little 900 fill down is needed for it's warmth. I can't see the point in the £££ for how little warmth it offers tbh.

You could make a 100g sleeping bag that copes with 18'c if you didn't put any down in it and it would cost peanuts!

[valleydaddy]

so I don't need one then??

[Ian]

Congrats Pete - that was the 1000'th post to the General Banter forum.

And this is the one thousandty first

[valleydaddy]

haha I didn't notice - are you counting posts/pages again Ian??? :D

Stu do I win that random prize????

[Bearbonesnorm]

Stu do I win that random prize????

NO

[Ian]

are you counting posts/pages again Ian???

Not specifically, no. However, given my previous track record on such matters, I realise it could be construed that way

[valleydaddy]

I knew it - plus the prize was a 100g of Ferdinand's wool wasn't it??

I was going to make some bar mitts too :cry

@Ian - so true