- Today we've got the Flame series from Sea to Summit.
It's the women specific version of the Ultralight Spark.
Loads of amazing features.
We're gonna do our best to get through it.
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- G'day, guys, it's Lauren from Snowys here.
I've got the Flame sleeping bag in front of me.
It's the Ultralight series from Sea to Summit,
and it comes in five models.
With the FM0 that I have here.
It's a lightweight summer bag or a nice down liner,
through to the FM4, which is an expedition bag
and perfect for cold adventures.
Now, I've got the FM0, the FM2,
and the FM4 in front of me.
There is a lot of variation with the Flame series.
However, with these three bags,
we should be able to go through all the specifications.
Now, the comfort temperature of the bag ranges
from 13 degrees right down to minus 10,
taking you all the way to minus 17 at the lower limit.
The weights of the bag across the range go from 215 grammes
down to 995 grammes at the heaviest.
Now, with your bag, you get a storage cube.
The size of your cube depends on the sleeping bag you get.
Your lightweight FM0 comes with this little stuff sack,
whereas the FM1 and down comes with a compression sack.
You also get a down certificate.
This is the certification of the down batch
that was used in your bag.
They're actually pretty cool to check out
because quite often what's in your bag is tested
at a higher loft than what your bag's stamped at.
Now all the Flame bags come in two women specific sizes.
The regular suits users up to 170 centimetres,
whilst the long suites users up to 183 centimetres.
Now the FM0, 1 and 2 give you a bit of
extra width in the long sizes,
however, the FM 3 and 4 are an expedition cut,
so you get extra width with both the regular
and the long sizes, and the idea of that
is so you can wear clothes underneath if you need to.
Now across the range you have a 10 denier nylon outer,
a 7 denier nylon inner, and in between that
an 850+ Loft Premium Goose Down
with an ULTRA-DRY treatment which gives it
a water resistance quality
and makes sure the down still performs in damp conditions.
Now the internal features are all
different across the range.
The FM0 and the FM1 are no nonsense.
No anti-snag, no draught tube, no neck baffle,
just a lightweight, compact bags.
Your FM2 has a lightweight anti-snag and draught tube,
and a medium draught panel around the top
of your hood and your neck for warmth.
The FM3 also has this lightweight anti-snag
and drafter tube, and a heavier draught tube
around the neck and the hood,
but the FM4 has the extra neck baffle along the back.
Now lets have a look at the zips.
The Flame 0, 1 and 2 only have a half zip
which minimises weight.
The Flames 3 and 4 have a single full length zip
that runs down the side,
however, it's not zip coupling compatible,
which means you can't join two bags together.
Now even though there is not a foot zip,
they do have a 3D construction
which maximises thermal efficiency.
Now I wanna have a chat to you about
the constructions of the bag.
They're all a little bit different,
so bare with me.
The two terms that I'm gonna use are
Pinched Construction and Box Construction.
Basically, Pinched Construction means that
this stitching on the exterior and the interior
are the same stitching,
so they're actually joined together.
Whereas in your Box Construction,
your external stitching and your internal stitching
are separated by a layer of fabric,
so they're never actually joined together.
So the Flame 0 has quilted baffles,
which is little pockets of warmth.
It's also sewn through, or pinched.
Now whilst the Flame 1 is also sewn through
and pinched, it has the vertical
and horizontal baffles like the Flame 2 does.
The Flame 2 however, has a Box Construction
in it's vertical baffles,
whilst still being sewn through, or pinched,
in the horizontal baffles.
The Flame 3 and 4 are complete Box Construction
over both the vertical and the horizontal baffles.
The vertical baffles are a especially great
for keeping that warmth piled on top
of your body whilst you sleep.
Now I'm gonna get in one of these bag
and see how much room I've got.
I reckon give the Flame 2 a go.
Now one thing I forgot to mention before
is your Flame 0 doesn't actually have a hood.
It's just simple, lightweight liner.
Now with the 3 and 4 it's gonna be a lot
easier to get into 'cause you have the full length zip.
Now being a regular, this suites users
up to 170 centimetres.
I'm 171 and whilst I'm feeling okay,
I probably would wanna go up to the longer bag.
Now I can easily reach here for my
hood toggle and my zip,
and I'll see how easy it is to pull on.
My feet don't have much room,
but I do still have some arm room around
the side of my body for moving around.
Now, I'm gonna jump out
and pack all three away,
and show you how they fit in their compression sacks.
Now you don't wanna roll,
or fold your bag,
but being down, the air pockets might get trapped,
so you just wanna gently squeeze it out
whilst you're stuffing it in the bag.
Now it can be a bit time consuming,
but with very little effort you can get your bag
into a nice, small compression sack.
Now I have a one litre Nalgene bottle here
for size comparison.
These bags are uncompressed.
We have the Flame 2,
the Flame 4,
and the Flame 0.
Now obviously we can't compress the 0 any more,
but we can compress the 4 and the 2.
I'm gonna give 'em a go and we'll do another comparison.
Now I've this Flame 2 down to almost
the same size as this one litre Nalgene bottle.
The Flame 4 is still a little bit bigger.
The Flame series is the ultimate down bag
for lightweight women's adventures
and with 5 models in the series
there's a bag for everyone.
You can get them online at snowys.com.au
at our everyday lowest prices.
Catch you later Snowys fam.
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