SkyeHigh Reviews

Bought a skyhigh 600 this spring and have used it for about month in total since. It’s a really nice and roomy bag, and I’ve used it everywhere from Dartmoor to Svalbard and been as warm as toast.

Bought the Skye High 600 last year to replace my 1 year old synthetic bag from a well known brand which had let me down whenever it got near freezing.
Tested it in Dartmoor at -4 and woke up next morning snug as a bug. After that I tested it 10 days on the GR20 in Corsica and despite getting wet (For once I did not put it in a dry bag because I didn’t expect it to rain 3 day straight in Corsica in Juli) it kept me nice and warm after a long day.

Just came back from the Pembrokeshire coast camping in a flappy tent literally 150 metres up from the beach. My new SH600 kept me warm there for 17 cold nights, in conjunction with a silk liner for half the time and a cotton one for the rest…Alpkit shop, you are missing a trick not selling these too, I would have been happy to buy liners from you with your great service to me in the past. It was great to be wrapped up in it reading with my Bulb II on it’s side on the airbed beside me. Like the internal pocket which was ideal for a single AAA torch. Still a great value buy even with the recent price increase ( I have looked elsewhere and been unimpressed).

Got my SH 800 two days after ordering, fantastic service and regular email/text updates. The bag came in the allocated time window.  Liked the hand written note. The sleeping looks and feels fantastic quality for the price. Can’t wait to use it over the winter. Will give feedback in the coming months.

Got my down sleeping bag (Skyehigh 800) one week after ordering (live in Belgium) the price is much lower than in outdoor shops and the quality feels the same, the compression bag is no larger than other models I checked. The only thing that bugged me was that I was first going for a pipedream 600 but that it was sold out until november, which I find a bit on the long side. Will comment in 3 weeks if it doesn’t live up to my expectations because it will be tested severely in Lapland for that time.

I ordered my SkyeHigh 600 on Wednesday and it was with me the next day - usual excellent customer service by Alpkit.  By Friday night I was camped out on Speyside and, although not a massively cold night, I didn’t get the 4am chill or sweaty legs that I’ve been used to with my synthetic bag.  In fact it was one of the most comfortable nights that I’ve had in a tent; the bag fit isn’t too restrictive and the zips and drawstrings mean that it is very easy to regulate the temperature.  Now I just can’t wait to get back out there and really test it out.

Follow up to July 13th post…
Camped on the Isle of Wight in a howling gale and heavy rain.  I was warm as toast - too warm really - but rather that than the opposite.
Bag was small enough to fit in my panniers, but lofted up nicely. Highly recommended.

I bought a SkyHigh 1000 sleeping bag (short). Alpkit service is very efficient and professional. I received emails and text notifications in regards to the delivery. The sleeping bag arrived the following day at the allocated time. Customer service is excellent either over the phone and email.  I like the idea that the sleeping bag has its storage bag. Very reasonably priced especially being 90/10 goose down. I fully agree with Marc Langeskov, the hand written note gives it a friendly touch.
I just came back from Kilimanjaro and had put my sleeping bag to the test. Fantastic! I had to camp at high altitude and cold temperature but I was always nice and warm in my sleeping bag. The short size is perfect for me as I’m 5 foot 1 and still had room to move around. I love it!!
I highly recommend this product and Alpkit!
Kind regards
Muna

I was wondering if Alex has properly informed alpkit of the problem with his sleeping bag? Clearly it is faulty and not up to the usual standard and it seems a touch unfair to complain on a public forum unless alpkit has been informed and given chance to redress the problem. In my experience alpkit’s customer service is excellent so I’m sure they would want to resolve the problem.

i purchased a SH600 in July 2011 and have been very disappointed, the seams to the sleeping bag were so bad that the fabric frayed at the seams within a week and had to be stitched up immediately as feathers were everywhere, it was unusable. not realiable at all. most certainly do not recommend this product, will need to be replaced . i am curious to see how Alpikit respond.