How our sleeping bags are tested

How our sleeping bags are tested

By Alice Peyredieu

The Alpkit Sleep Limit represents years of expertise in thermal testing and customer feedback. Trust it to keep you warm in any condition.

The Alpkit Sleep Limit is a single figure based on the combined experience of us, our customers and our Alpkiteers spending many nights out, all year round, in all conditions and is backed up by thermal testing and years of expertise with fill, materials and construction methods.

Our sleeping bags are tested using the Leeds Comfort Model in the labs at Leeds University.

The results of these tests are interpolated to give an equivalent EN13537 rating so that you can easily compare our sleeping bags with other brands.

The Leeds Comfort Model

Test Method

The tests are performed according to BS 4745:1990 utilising a single plate together with a 50 cm diameter. sleeping bags are allowed to loft for a minimum of 4 hours prior to testing and the temperatures are measured in a central location where the chest bone of a sleeper would be.

Results

EN 13573 values are provided for comparison and are based on a calculation derived from comparative tests on identical sleeping bags.

Season Night temperature Required thermal insulation (Togs)
Summer 15 to 18 3 to 5
Spring / Autumn 10 to 0 5 to 8
Winter 3 to -10 7 to 10
Mountain -5 to -20 9 to 12
Polar / High mountain -15 to -40 11 to 20+

As far as thermal testing is important, it is just one tool we use to recommend the suitability of our sleeping bags for any given condition. This is why our recommended Alpkit Sleep Limit can differ from results recorded under laboratory conditions.

Sleeping Bags

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Pipedream 200 pipedream 200 sleeping bag

Pipedream 200

Ultralight, 2-season sleeping bag: 7˚C limit, DownTek™ down fill
€199,99 €229,99
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Pipedream 400 Jenny Graham bikepacking with an Aeronaut bikepacking tent and a PipeDream 400 ultralight down sleeping bag - action - closed

Pipedream 400

Ultralight, 3-season sleeping bag: -6˚C limit, DownTek™ down fill
€269,99 €319,99
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Pipedream 600 pipedream 600 down sleeping bag

Pipedream 600

Ultralight, 4-season sleeping bag: -12˚C limit, DownTek™ down fill
€349,99 €409,99
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 alpkit cloud cover down quilt duvet in nemo alpkit cloud cover down quilt duvet in nemo drawstring

Cloud Cover

Lightweight camping quilt. A versatile sleeping bag alternative: DownTek™ down fill
€139,99 €179,99
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SkyeHigh 500 SkyeHigh 500

SkyeHigh 500

Lightweight, 3-season sleeping bag: -3°C limit, RDS-certified down fill
€189,99 €219,99
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Skyehigh 700 Skyehigh 700

Skyehigh 700

Lightweight, 4-season sleeping bag: -7°C limit, RDS-certified down fill
€209,99 €259,99
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SkyeHigh 900 SkyeHigh 900

SkyeHigh 900

Lightweight, 4-season sleeping bag: -11°C limit, RDS-certified down fill
€249,99 €289,99
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Cloud Peak 140 Alpkit cloud peak 140 sleeping bag

Cloud Peak 140

Technical, 1-season sleeping bag: 4°C limit, Thermolite® Ecomade fill
€69,99 €89,99
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Cloud Peak 200 Alpkit cloud peak 200 sleeping bag

Cloud Peak 200

Technical, 2-season sleeping bag: 0°C limit, Thermolite® Ecomade fill
€94,99 €119,99
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Cloud Peak 300 Alpkit cloud peak 300 sleeping bag

Cloud Peak 300

Technical, 3-season sleeping bag: -8°C limit, Thermolite® Ecomade fill
€109,99 €129,99
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Cloud Peak 400 Cloud Peak 400

Cloud Peak 400

Technical, 4-season sleeping bag: -12°C limit, Thermolite® Ecomade fill
€129,99 €149,99
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alpkit mantua silk sleeping bag liner alpkit mantua silk sleeping bag liner

Mantua

Ultralight, silk sleeping bag liner weighing 108g for backpacking and travel
€59,99 €69,99

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