All of our down is responsibly sourced rds certified and high loft with a permanent water repellent treatment.
Sea to summit spark spiii sleeping bag.
The highest lofting down used in any of sea to summit s sleeping bags.
It also packs down smaller than most bags we ve used and can still keep you comfortable through the summer and into the shoulder seasons.
Higher loft means that less down can be used to achieve the same temperature rating important for performance sleeping bags.
Sea to summit is an australian brand that continues to impress.
Last season we put the sea to summit xt2 3d down sleeping bag through the preverbal bsc review ringer and it came out the other side with flying colours.
This time we have the newly released sea to summit spark spiii sleeping bag up for review.
It does give up some luxury and versatility in order to achieve its amazingly low weight and minimal size.
Our sleeping bags are designed to keep you warm and comfortable whether your are backpacking in the summer or winter camping.
Our spark series bags is what you reach for when you need a high performance sleeping bag but don t want to be weighed down by one.
Higher loft means that less down can be used to achieve the same temperature rating important for performance sleeping bags.
Sleeping bags sea to summit is excited to announce that all of our sleeping bags use down that has been sourced and certified by the responsible down standard.
The loft and down quality composition are independently tested by the international down and feather laboratory idfl a copy of the certification is supplied with every sea to summit sleeping bag.
Here s how it fared after a season and a half of use.
Uses a full box baffle construction to accommodate extra down and reduce cold spots.
It sports the tightest dimensions among bags we tested and only a 1 3 length 3 ykk zipper that was both the shortest and the smallest zipper of any bag we in our review.
The sea to summit spark iii is incredibly lightweight and one of the most compact sleeping bags in our review.
It was awarded our prestigious gear of the year award for 2013.
850 fill power indicates that one ounce 30g of down will re expand to over 850 cubic inches after compression.
The spark series spans everything from an ultralight liner to an expedition weight mid winter bag.
The ultradry down protection also makes the spark an impressive hard alpine or adventure racing bag where every gram is counted and down has never been a viable option.
All sea to summit down sleeping bags use responsible down standard rds certified down.