This lightweight sleeping bag arrived very swifty this week! Ordered it on Monday and told it would take three weeks as they are made to order. Told to send an email if I would like it sooner - so I did, and lo! it arrived by carrier Tues afternoon.
On unpacking, the MX fabric oozes quality, though their stated weight of 345gms must be for the smaller size - I ordered a 'standard' (no zip) and with some modification (swapped their elastic drawstring for some thinner stuff, but hadn't the heart to cut the labels out...) it tips the scales at 399gms. So it's half the weight of the Rab, but lofts as well, due to the higher quality down used.
The temperature dropped to 12 degrees last night (back garden - 2 degs above average) and the only cover was the roll-out awning of the van and a mosquito net. Still using the Ridgrest for ground insulation had a very comfy night. It helped to get the 'pillow' set-up right. Best 'pillow' so far has been to turn the sac inside out with what few spare clothes and socks to hand inside - I did add a half-inflated platypus bottle but don't think it's really necessary - being plastic it was a bit 'crinkly' as well.
A small lightweight sleeping bag that compresses really small is a major step to a small light overall kit sack.
With the bag's minimum temperature rating of 8 degrees I slept well in the buff, but did use the RAB silk liner (65 gms - could be less...)
(from the above I would say that the large size would come in at around 450-460gms)
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