Snugpak Softie 3 Merlin

A 900 g UK-made summer synthetic bag rated comfort 5 °C that packs to 16 × 16 cm in its compression sack.

Weight: 900 g
Comfort: +5 °Cbrand's own figure
Packed: 16 × 16 cm in the compression sack, per Snugpak (Short 16 × 15 cm, Extra Long 16 × 17 cm)

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£114.99

at Heinnie Haynes · In stock · Left zip, Olive or Desert Tan

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Specifications

Weight: 900 g (Snugpak: Short 800 g, Extra Long 1000 g; Military Kit says 900 g includes the stuff sack)
Packed size: 16 × 16 cm in the compression sack, per Snugpak (Short 16 × 15 cm, Extra Long 16 × 17 cm)
Comfort: Comfort 5 °C / limit 0 °C
Insulation: Softie Premier synthetic (100% polyester), no stitch-through construction
Season rating: 1-2 Season (summer)
Shell & zip: Paratex Steelplate nylon outer, Paratex Light nylon lining with Reflectatherm layer
Rating Standard: Brand's own rating, not ISO tested
Zip: Two-way YKK side zip with insulated baffle, left or right

Sportsman magazine (Brent Wheat, 2015) found Snugpak's comfort rating "accurate for the average person"
Packs small: Sportsman says it compacts to "the size of a youth football"; a Heinnie Haynes customer review says it "packs down really small"
Sportsman rates the build "robust if not heavy-duty" with "impeccable" workmanship
Tight cut: Sportsman says it leaves "little spare room inside" for anyone over six feet
Sportsman warns the 0 °C low figure "might indeed prove extreme" without extra clothing, and the zip "can sometimes eat the draft tube fabric"