James Roddie recommends the Robens Morrain III for warm sleepers. Find out why.
The Robens Morraine III is described by the brand as a 2-3 season sleeping bag. I found I could get a comfortable night’s sleep in temperatures down to around 7℃, but I am sure warmer sleepers would cope with slightly lower temperatures without issues.
James Roddie recommends
Overall, this a very good sleeping bag which will last for many years if looked after properly.- durable
- PFC free materials
- no draught collar at shoulders
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| Price: no shipping to US / £89.99 (available from Outdoor Action) Weight: 1310g + 75g compression sack Fill: MicroThermo insulation Shell: 20D 400T nylon ripstop + 40D 290T nylon ripstop Construction: Double layer Zip: Full length, 2 way on left or right Length: 215cm Rating: Comfort: 3°C; Limit -2°C Sizes: Regular Women’s/men’s version: Unisex robens.de/en-gb |
There is a full-length insulated zip baffle, but no draught collar around the shoulders – a feature which colder sleepers are likely to miss. The bag feels fairly spacious, and the shark-fin footbox allows you to rest your feet without feeling restricted, but not so much it might lead to cold spots. The Microtherm insulation is highly compressible, making for a neat pack in the rucksack.
The lining material is made from recycled polyester taffeta. This feels soft to the touch but it has a 50D rating and is clearly very robust. I’m a big fan of the hood on this sleeping bag. There are two, colour-coded drawcords going through a single toggle. They can either be tightened together to fully close up the hood or adjusted independently to tighten either the fabric around the top of your head, or the fabric around your chin. This allows a lot of freedom to get as much or little ventilation around your head as required.
The zip is truly full length, allowing the bag to be easily used as a duvet, and it can be zipped into another Morraine III to create a double duvet. The anti-snag zip guard works superbly. As is the case with every Robens sleeping bag I have tested, the Morraine III comes with an excellent, lid-topped compression sack.
Colder sleepers may wish to look at warmer bags for 3 season use, but overall, this a very good sleeping bag which will last for many years if looked after properly.
Testing conditions
James is 5’9” tall and tends to be a ‘cold sleeper’. He used the sleeping bags in a mix of weather conditions in the Scottish Highlands during the Spring – in overnight temperatures ranging from around +2℃ to +9℃. All weights are from his own scales.
