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Rab Neutrino Pro 200 Down Sleeping Bag Sulphur - Left Zip

Q: Should I choose a down or synthetic sleeping bag?

Blog - How to choose a sleeping bag The right choice depends on how you camp. Down is lighter and warmer for its weight. Synthetic is better in wet conditions and usually cheaper. Which sleeping bag is best for hiking? Down sleeping bags are best for hiking because they’re lighter and pack smaller, making them easier to carry long distances. Which sleeping bag is better in wet weather? Synthetic sleeping bags are better in wet conditions because they still insulate when damp. Wet down doesn’t. Is a heavier sleeping bag warmer? Generally, yes. A heavier sleeping bag is usually warmer, regardless of whether it’s down or synthetic. Are synthetic sleeping bags better value? Yes. If you’re driving to camp and not carrying it far, synthetic sleeping bags usually give better warmth for the price. Which sleeping bag is easier to look after? Synthetic sleeping bags are easier to clean and maintain. Down needs more care. Quick answers Hiking and light packs: Down Car camping or wet weather: Synthetic Easy care and better value: Synthetic No bad options. Just different trade-offs — and fewer regrets at 3am.

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A light down bag for summer tramps and fast-and-light missions where every gram counts. The Neutrino Pro 200 is filled with 800 fill power European goose down, RDS certified, with a fluorocarbon-free hydrophobic treatment so it copes better with damp. The Pertex Quantum Pro shell is tough and water resistant. It's a mummy shape with chevron baffles, an angled footbox and a half-length zip with a draught tube. It comes with a dry bag compression sack for the pack and a cotton sack for storage at home.

Sustainability

RDS certified down

800 fill power European goose down, certified to the Responsible Down Standard, with a fluorocarbon-free hydrophobic treatment.

Features

Half-length YKK anti-snag zip with insulated draught tube
Mummy shape with chevron baffles and trapezoidal chambers
Angled footbox
Internal stash pocket
Hood drawcord on the internal collar
Dry bag compression stuff sack and cotton storage sack

Colour: Sulphur
Size: Left Zip
Weight: 606 g
Temperature: comfort 4°C, limit -1°C, extreme -17°C
Fill: 800 FP RDS certified European goose down
Shell: Pertex Quantum Pro
Zip: left
Rab style code: QSM-61

FAQs

Should I choose a down or synthetic sleeping bag?

Blog - How to choose a sleeping bag

The right choice depends on how you camp.
Down is lighter and warmer for its weight.
Synthetic is better in wet conditions and usually cheaper.

Which sleeping bag is best for hiking?
Down sleeping bags are best for hiking because they’re lighter and pack smaller, making them easier to carry long distances.

Which sleeping bag is better in wet weather?
Synthetic sleeping bags are better in wet conditions because they still insulate when damp. Wet down doesn’t.

Is a heavier sleeping bag warmer?
Generally, yes. A heavier sleeping bag is usually warmer, regardless of whether it’s down or synthetic.

Are synthetic sleeping bags better value?
Yes. If you’re driving to camp and not carrying it far, synthetic sleeping bags usually give better warmth for the price.

Which sleeping bag is easier to look after?
Synthetic sleeping bags are easier to clean and maintain. Down needs more care.

Quick answers
Hiking and light packs: Down
Car camping or wet weather: Synthetic
Easy care and better value: Synthetic

No bad options. Just different trade-offs — and fewer regrets at 3am.