RRP: €230
So you’re an ultralight alpinist shaving off grams by taking the lightest bivi kit you can get away with, or a multi-day adventure racer critically analysing the space in your pack and wondering if you can forgo a sleeping mat and bag, or you’re tackling the fearsome Marathon des Sables race and are looking for a light yet warm bag for cold desert nights.
If so, you’ll love the Marmot Atom Sleeping Bag. Stuffed with top-quality Hungarian goose down (850 fill) the Atom will keep you cosy down to +4ºC which is damn impressive considering it tips the scales at 453g and packs down to the size of a grapefruit (when stuffed into a roll-top dry bag – something I personally think that every down bag should come with as standard). Couple these stats with an almost silk-like lining and a full-length zip (highly unusual in an ultralight race worthy bag) and you’ve got one hell of a contender for best above-zero race bag on the market.
Marmot products are available from Great Outdoors, Dublin 2; Snow+Rock, Dundrum.
