What is the Outpost 700?The Outpost is a down-filled sleeping bag with comfort in mind. It features a roomy rectangular shape, high-quality hydrophobic down insulation and a water-resistant outer fabric, making it ideal for general camping here in the UK. You can even transform it into a quilt for warmer adventures!
What is it made of?Insulation: The Outpost is hand-filled, right here in the UK, with a high-quality 650 fill-power, ethically-sourced, European duck down with a Nikwax hydrophobic treatment. That's a lot of info, so let's break it down a bit! Fill-power relates to the 'fluffiness' of the down; the fluffier it is, the more space it can occupy and the warmer it'll be. The ethically sourced bit relates to Rab's partnership with R.D.S (responsible down standard) — this ensures all down collected is a by-product of the food industry and is never live-plucked or harvested in an unethical manner. The European bit is pretty self-explanatory, and the Nikwax hydrophobic treatment essentially means if the down gets wet, it'll retain more warmth, loft better and dry faster than untreated down. This doesn't make it waterproof, so try not to get it soaking wet! This coating doesn't contain any nasty fluorocarbons, so it's good for the down and non-damaging to the ground when it degrades.
Fabrics: Surrounding the down is a fully recycled 30D Pertex Quantum nylon fabric. Quantum is soft to the touch yet tough and weather-resistant, making it ideal for almost the entire range of Rab sleeping bags. A softer 30D recycled polyester is used for the inside to offer greater comfort and moisture-wicking.
What are its features?If you don't fancy using the Outpost as a sleeping bag, it can be opened up completely to act as a quilt. If that's not good enough, two Outpost sleeping bags (one right zip, one left zip) can be zipped together to create a double.
Other features include a synthetically-insulated neck baffle and a down-filled baffle behind the main zip to trap warmth, a zipped internal stash pocket for your electronics, an included compression sack for compact storage and a large cotton storage sack, for... storage!
- Pertex Quantum outer is soft and packable
- Stratus synthetic insulation used in the neck baffle to seal in warmth
- L-shaped main zip with down-filled baffle to trap warmth
- YKK zipped internal stash pocket
- Hand filled in Derbyshire UK
- Can be used as a sleeping bag, or opened into a quilt
- Left and right hand bags can zip together
- Compression stuff sack included
- Cotton storage sack included for Home Storage
- Recycled 30D polyamide main fabric
- 30D recycled polyester lining
- 650FP RDS certified European duck down with Nikwax hydrophobic fluorocarbon-free finish