Lightweight Pied-d-elephant sleeping bag review

PIPEDREAM 200 + CLOUD BASE: A WALLET-FRIENDLY ULTRALIGHT SLEEP SYSTEM

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I wouldn’t hesitate to suggest both for your ultralight summer bikepacking adventures

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Sleeping Bags

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Cloud Peak 140
Technical, 1-season sleeping bag: 4°C limit, Thermolite® Ecomade fill
£74.99

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Cloud Peak 200
Technical, 2-season sleeping bag: 0°C limit, Thermolite® Ecomade fill
£99.99
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Cloud Peak 300
Technical, 3-season sleeping bag: -8°C limit, Thermolite® Ecomade fill
£109.99

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Cloud Peak 400
Technical, 4-season sleeping bag: -12°C limit, Thermolite® Ecomade fill
£129.99
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SkyeHigh 500
Lightweight, 3-season sleeping bag: -3°C limit, RDS-certified down fill
£189.99
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Skyehigh 700
Lightweight, 4-season sleeping bag: -7°C limit, RDS-certified down fill
£219.99
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SkyeHigh 900
Lightweight, 4-season sleeping bag: -11°C limit, RDS-certified down fill
£249.99
Regular / Nemo
Cloud Cover
Lightweight camping quilt. A versatile sleeping bag alternative: DownTek™ down fill
£109.99
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Pipedream 200
Ultralight, 2-season sleeping bag: 7˚C limit, DownTek™ down fill
£159.99
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Pipedream 400
Ultralight, 3-season sleeping bag: -6˚C limit, DownTek™ down fill
£239.99

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Pipedream 600
Ultralight, 4-season sleeping bag: -12˚C limit, DownTek™ down fill
£299.99

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Nemo
Cloud Nine
Ultralight rectangular sleeping bag. PipeDream technology in a wider, traditional shape
£219.99

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