Gear Review
Mountain Equipment Firefly Sleeping Bag
Mountain Equipment Firefly Sleeping Bag
:: A lightweight 2-3 season down sleeping bag from Mountain Equipment reviewed for UKHillwalking.com ::
:: A lightweight 2-3 season down sleeping bag from Mountain Equipment reviewed for UKHillwalking.com ::
22nd May 2019
- 360.00
- Comfort: 4°C Comfort Limit: -1°C Extreme: -16°C
- 560g
- Plasma 10D fabrics are DWR treated
- Minimum fill power of 800
I reviewed the 2019 Mountain Equipment Firefly down sleeping bag for UK outdoor news and discussion site UKHillwalking.com. It’s small, light and cleverly designed – but is it warm enough for a Welsh spring?
From the review:
The next thing any good mountain sleeping bag needs to do is fit. In the drive to cut weight and reduce packed size a lot of manufacturers have developed a habit of making techy equipment only fit for those with hips and shoulders narrower than the result of that referendum we had a few years ago. As anyone who has met me or read any of my other reviews will know, I do not fit the Racing Snake profile. I am 6’2″ and with a chest circumference a full 12″ more than that of my waist. I am an odd shape, and I fully expected to have problems with this bag. However, it seems Mountain Equipment have really done something nifty here: I can get into it and zip everything up AND still wriggle around inside.
A Mountain Leader with over a decade of experience across the UK and overseas, Richard is our Lead Instructor and a partner in Original Outdoors. He is a specialist in temperate wilderness skills and the wild foods of the British Isles, and also works as a consultant for various brands and organisations. Richard lives in North Wales.
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