Carinthia defence 4 winter sleeping bag olive 185 cm x 200 cm

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The Defence 4 is a mummy style sleeping bag. That is to say it tapers down between the shoulders and the footbox to minimise dead space. A lot of mummy bags can feel quite restrictive. However, I found that this bag had the right balance of space to taper ratio. I am a side sleeper and I often feel like I am tangled up in a mummy bag, especially if I am using it with a bivvy bag. This wasn’t the case with the Carinthia. The two key features that helped here were the generous shoulder space and the trapezoidal footbox. The foot box is designed so that you can use the bag with your boots on. This gives you good freedom of movement when you are sleeping boots off. A protection flap on the outer side of the zipper keeps out wind and wetness. The outer shell is a super-light, highly resistant, microfiber nylon with a fine microporous coating which makes it waterproof. their is a generous zipper baffle on the inside of the zipper to prevent heat loss at the zipper. Vnější plášť zhotovený znylonového mikrovlákna se vyznačuje nízkou hmotností asoučasně vysokou odolností. Navíc je opatřen mikroporézní nepromokavou vrstvou UPS:Western Europe: 3-6 days. Northern and Eastern Europe: 2-5 days. USA & Canada: 3-6 days. Australia, Japan: 4-8 days. All other areas: 5-10 days.

Manufactured from high-quality bi-component polymers, the structure of G-LOFT insulation is in fact similar in many ways to high-quality goose down. The 3-dimensional crimping ensures maximum resilience and loft. The Defence 4 was designed as a modular sleeping bag. Some time ago, the U.S. and NATO forces realised that modularity was the way to go*, no longer did they provide an Extreme Cold Weather ("arctic") option, instead they provided a 3 season bag that could host a lighter 2 season (patrol) bag inside it. Doubling up, extended the range of the 3 season bag down into extreme sub zero temperatures. This explains the relaxed mummy-shape of the bag, which is important when hosting a lighter bag inside, as you don't want the outer to overly compress the inner bag's insulation; this would reduce its warmth and thus defeat its purpose (this is precisely what would happen to additional insulation inside a bag like the well regarded Aurora III). The Defence 4 is the most popular and best-selling all-round sleeping bag with excellent weight to stuff size and performance ratio. It is a well-established, treeseason sleeping bag that has proven to be 100% reliable on cold nights both in the wilderness and in snow caves. A protection flap on the outer side of the ziper keeps out wind and wetness. The outer shell is a super-light, highly resistant, microfibre nylon with a fine microporous coating which makes it waterproof. There is a generous draft tube on the inside of the zipper to prevent heat loss at the zipper. Temperature wise it is much higher spec than most of its competitors. It is sold as a 3 season bag but, has a comfort rating of -15C with an extreme rating of -35C. This is way outside the normal range for a 3 season bag and will happily let you camp into the winter! The combination of sleeping bags we recommend are intended to work together enabling their user to carry only what is likely to be necessary for each trip. This combination will work from the arid to the tropical and down into frostbite territory. It uses a mix of synthetic and down insulation, with the down bag always on the inside (except in conditions where warm dry weather is predictable and persistent).COMBINABLE SLEEPING BAG SYSTEM; Some of our sleeping bags can be combined to a sleeping bag system. Such a system can be used as a 4 Season Sleeping Bag and allows you to carry only the weight and the bulk necessary for the prevailing temperatures.

We don't recommend using this bag without some form of over-head shelter, as although it's practically waterproof, prolonged precipitation will overwhelm it. Defence 4 er Carinthias mest populære og bedstsælgende sovepose, som har en fantastisk vægt til varme og performance ratio. Er du på jagt efter en sovepose, som du 100% kan stole på til kolde nætter på trek eller outdoor turen, så er Carinthia Defence 4 et rigtig stærkt bud – selv i rigtig koldt frostvejr. Fesca in Spain makes a lower quality licence version that's also issued to Dutch soldiers, the Brits have an own copy, but British soldiers seem to buy privately the Carinthia versions. I use the large Carinthia military sleeping bag compression bag by the way. Seperately available they are a class on it's own! Warm, light and breathable - even in extremely wet and cold weather: The revolutionary G-LOFT insulation meets the highest standards and combines the benefits of natural down with the ruggedness of a synthetic fibre. And it is permanent. Due to the ”MEMORY EFFECT” the fibres automatically return to their original and unique form, providing warmth, even after repeated washing and hard use. G-LOFT guarantees optimal thermal insulation and heat regulation, both indoors and outdoors.The G-Loft insulation contains Carinthia's Thermoflect, a very thin, very lightweight aluminium material which reflects body heat. Carinthia state that Thermoflect raises the sleeping bag's heat-retaining capacity by around 11%. Though it's hard to substantiate that claim, what is clear is that even though the bag is very heavy-duty, it's surprisingly light considering its warmth and military-grade features, perhaps this is in part due to the heat retention provided by Thermoflect. The DEFENCE 4 is the most popular and best-selling all-round sleeping bag with excellent weight to stuff size and performance ratio. It is a well-established, 3 season sleeping bag that has proven to be 100% reliable on cold nights both in the wilderness and in snow caves.