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Waterproof bivvying

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Minimus Sleeping Bag  © Montane
Evolving from years of experience creating innovative Montane clothing and packs, the Minimus Sleeping Bag is at once highly waterproof and hyper breathable.


It features a PERTEX® Shield + outer shell; a remarkable waterproof fabric used in several other technical super lightweight items of clothing and accessories, from the multi award-winning Minimus Jacket to the running specific Minimus Smock.  High quality 90/10 800+ fill power goose down (certified non live plucked and non force fed) ensures warmth to a comfort limit of -2ºC.

Filled with high quality 90/10 goose down with an 800+ fill power rating, the Minimus Sleeping Bag combines warmth, waterproofness and high breathability.  Ideal for fast backpacking, fast alpinism or where ultra lightweight minimalist tents or exposed bivouacs will be used.

For further details, read on.

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Minimus Sleeping Bag Features & Benefits


Fabric: PERTEX® Shield +

Lining: PEAQ Down

Zip: ½ length YKK AquaGuard® VISLON®

Fill: 360g / 12.7oz of minimum 90/10 goose down at 800+ fill (USA) CERTIFIED NON LIVE PLUCKED & NON FORCE FED

Goose down fill weight (approx.): 360g / 12.7oz

Weight (approx.): 945g / 33.3oz

Weight stuffed (approx.): 1,005g / 35.5oz

Internal length: 1,890mm / 74.4in

Construction: Trapezoidal boxwall with fully waterproof construction

Colour: Electric blue / Tangerine lining

Zip colour: Tangerine and Electric blue

Activities: Fast Alpine / Fast Packing / Backpacking / Mountain Events / Basecamp



FABRICATION

  • PERTEX® Shield + provides exceptionally high fabric breathability at 25,000 MVTR and a 20,000mm hydrostatic head
  • PEAQ Down lining that is comfortable next to the skin, highly breathable and fast drying
  • 360g of 90/10 high quality goose down at 800+ fill power, certified non live plucked and non force fed
  • Fully waterproof with taped seams and baffles throughout


ZIP

  • ½ length YKK VISLON® zip that is angled away from the shoulder to prevent body contact whilst user is sleeping on side and allow easier access from inside
  • Fine microfleece facings and roll over hook and loop closure flap at top of YKK zip for extra comfort
  • Locking zip head to avoid unexpected zip opening
  • Glow in the dark zip pull for easier night time location without head torch
  • 3-D shaped baffle behind YKK zip
     

CONSTRUCTION

  • Outer and inner anatomically designed shape tapers around lower legs and curves around shoulders
  • Offset vertical trapezoidal baffles across chest to prevent cold spots
  • Horizontal baffles around lower legs and feet
  • Flipper shaped foot box in lower leg area tapering from knees to ankles which helps reduce cold spots.  Specifically tailored to cater for upright foot position


NECK BAFFLE

  • Neck baffle is specifically shaped to encase the whole circumference of neck
  • Drawcord arrangement in baffle enables further adjustment and pulls insulation closer around the neck


UPPER BAG

  • 3-D shaped hood design based on years of MONTANE® clothing construction experience, in particular the award-winning technical mountaineering jacket hood design
  • Hood shaping to prevent down migration and to limit cold spots
  • Split, colour coded face drawcords to control and adjust volume individually around upper and lower face. Drawcords easily accessed from inside the sleeping bag


FURTHER FEATURES

  • Underside of sleeping bag features non-slip silicone roundels to help grip sleeping mat and bivvy  bag
  • Foot box hang loops for storage and drying
  • Internal stretch mesh water bottle pocket on right hand side
  • Internal pocket on left hand side with concealed YKK zip for storage of MP3, mobile phone, GPS etc.
  • Includes MONTANE® cotton storage bag and dry bag
  • Dry bag storage doubles as a pillow whilst stuffed with clothing and features a non-slip silicone roundel for extra grip.  Features pull handle on base
  • Dry bag shape differs from traditional tub stuff sacs; constructed with a packable shape and to fit more easily in packs

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17 Apr, 2015
Interesting use of the word fabrication but it looks like a nice bag, if only there was a way to seperate the waterproof shell and the inner bag for drying purposes.
17 Apr, 2015
Id like to see this system encorporated into other products, if this were available on jackets and trousers it could be a real game changer for Montane.
17 Apr, 2015
18 Apr, 2015
The idea of a waterproof down bag is great, protecting the down from external moisture. That's until you crawl inside, wearing damp clothing, wetting the down from inside. Never mind taking your boots inside, keeping them warm, stopping them from freezing. I have seen Rab bags with waterproof hood linings, Macpac did similar with internal waterproof foot sections, why not make a bag with Pertex Shield inside and out? The downside would be harder to expell air, stuff into stuffsack, weight, cost, sweaty in anything but freezing outside. Then again, you' be bivvying on some alpine route, warmth is what you want, possibly get by with lighter weight filling than standard for temperature rating? Just a thought Stuart
18 Apr, 2015
Your thoughts mirror mine. Another solution could be to have a waterproof sleeping bag cover and a vapour barrier too, which might do the same things and be more adaptable.
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