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Mountain Hardwear Phantom Sleeping Bag: 45 Degree Down - 2008

Mountain Hardwear Phantom Sleeping Bag: 45 Degree Down - 2008

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Mountain Hardwear Phantom Sleeping Bag: 45 Degree Down - 2008

The Mountain Hardwear Phantom 45 Down Sleeping Bag is an ultralight but full-featured summer bag for members of the Light is Right Club. With its alpine mummy cut, the Phantom maximizes warmth with minimum bulk. A face gasket and tailored hood trap heat around your head, because 45 degrees can feel mighty chilly sometimes. Five-inch baffle spacing keeps the 800-fill down insulation evenly distributed for maximum thermal efficiency, and single-handed drawcords make adjustments simple.

Bottom Line: Mountain Hardwear made the Phantom 45-Degree Sleeping Bag for weight-obsessed backcountry travelers.

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Rating for this product: 4

Good performance, wrong weight

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September 15, 2009

Just finished 25+ days on the Long Trail in Vermont with this bag. I have the regular sized bag paired with the Big Agnes 72" Clearview Mummy Pad. I'm a little over 6'. I purchased this bag as my ultralight summer bag because of the weight.

This bag performed really well. The late June and early July weather saw temps dip down in the low 40's and upper 30's in the mountains. This bag, for the most part, was comfortable through most of those temps. I say most because I was cold further into my trip because my calorie intake was low, not because of the bag. On those occasions, wearing some smartwool microweight baselayers and my rain gear warmed me up plenty inside this bag.

The bag zipped up snug around my face, no need to pull in the drawcords. There is just enough length that I was comfortable (able to sneak my arm up to use as a pillow, could point my toes all the way out comfortably). It continued to loft well day after day, and I had no problems keeping it dry in a dry sack.

My only beef is as Rusty noted. I weighed my regular length bag at 1lb. 4oz. Had I known it would have weight significantly more than advertised, it may have changed my purchasing decision. However, being that the bag feels warmer than 45, I let it slide somewhat. Still doesn't give me faith for trusting MH weights.

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My Mac Pac Microlite tent suffers from bad condensation will the shell of this bag repel a bit of moisture

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April 26, 2008

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This bag has the same 15 Denier fabric as the Mountain Hardwear Phantom down jackets. It is DWR coated, but such a light fabric will wet through eventually. For a waterproof bag, check out the Mountain Hardwear Spirit SL Sleeping Bag.Try to ventilate your tent better to minimize condensation. The previous statement is correct. This sleeping bag is very thin & any moisture could compromise it's ability to insulate properly.

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November 9, 2008

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MH Phantom 45 Regular

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September 17, 2009

@ Butler Lodge, Long Trail, VT

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Rating for this product: 5

Light and awesome

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May 19, 2008

This bag is great if you want to keep things super light and compact, but also value quality and performance. This bag is great, being that it is smaller than a Nalgene bottle and super light. I have also found that the temperature rating is slightly conservative by about 5-10 degrees. I have even slept in it when the temp dropped in the low 20's, wearing only base layers and a Mont Bell ultralight down jacket inside.

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Rating for this product: 3

Not quite one pound

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March 5, 2009

My scale weighed this bag at 20 ounces for the short. I got mine at a crazy deal secondhand so I am not upset. Otherwise it seems to be a good bag

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Tech Specs:

Material:
[Shell] Superlight 15; [Lining] nylon taffeta 
Insulation:
800-Fill down 
Shape:
Mummy 
Draft Collar:
Yes 
Max User Height:
[Short] 5ft 6in [Regular] 6ft [Long] 6ft 6in 
Shoulder/ Hip/Foot Circumference:
60 / NA / 38in (158 / NA / 96cm) 
Stuff Size:
6 x 10in (15 x 25cm) 
Stuff or Storage Sack:
Both 
Degree:
45F (7C) 
Weight:
1lb (480g) 
Recommended Use:
Lightweight summer camping & backpacking 
Manufacturer Warranty:
Lifetime 
Country of Origin:
China 

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