Rab Alpine -12

The Rab Alpine 12 sleeping bag has a relatively trim fit: when there is only a minimal amount of space around the body, you get the maximum thermal benefit from the down insulation. This model is suitably warm to serve as a sure-fire three season bag, as well as a mild winter night bag.

The bag uses the new L.O.F.T. baffle construction, which reduces down movement inside the chambers and decreases packed size. Down staying in place—especially when sleeping on your side—is impressively good. Side sleepers have also been considered in the placement of the drawcords and toggles for the draft collar and hood; they stay comfortably out of the way.

The down is treated to be water-repellent, as is standard today. In this bag, the treatment is Grangers’ Down Defend, which helps the down stay lofty in damp conditions and reduces clumping. Grangers products are water-based.

• Tapered mummy shape: strongly narrowing toward the foot end
• Regular size: suits max. 183 cm users, bag length 215 cm
• Max. width 80 cm
• Down amount 680 grams
• 3/4-length two-way YKK zipper with a synthetic-filled draft tube
• Down sourced from Europe
• Anatomically shaped hood
• Footbox shaped to allow a relaxed position without compressing the down with toes or the outer sides of the feet
• Internal zip pocket for small items
• 3D-shaped draft collar insulated with recycled Stratus synthetic fiber
• Down is added to the sleeping bag in Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Both a stuff sack and a home storage sack are included: use the former on trips and the latter at home between trips to keep the bag lofty for years.

The choice “left” / “right” refers to the side of the zipper: most right-handed people use a “left” bag and vice versa.