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Marmot Helium +15 Sleeping Bag - Regular
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Marmot Helium +15 Sleeping Bag - Regular

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$369.00

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Backpacker April '08 proclaims the Marmot Helium bag is ''sleep-anywhere evidence that luxury and lightweight can go hand in hand.''

  • The super-versatile, three-season Marmot Helium sleeping bag packs smaller than a loaf of bread yet keeps you warm down to 15°F!
  • Filled with certified, super-lofty, ultralight, 850-fill-power goose down for an unsurpassed warmth-to weight ratio
  • LightForce nylon shell is treated with a Durable Water Repellent finish that cause moisture to bead up and roll off
  • Face muff allows hood to be cinched snug without digging into your face
  • Down-insulated draft tube backs the full-length zipper to keep the cold out
  • Classic trapezoidal foot box lets feet move freely and comfortably, and allows goose down to loft fully to keep your toes toasty warm
  • Snag-free zipper guards
  • Ultralight stuff sack and storage bag included

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Item 762528

Marmot Helium +15 Sleeping Bag - Regular Specs

Specification

Description

Temperature rating (F)15 degrees Fahrenheit
Temperature rating (C)-9 degrees Celsius
Average weight31 ounces
Average weight - metric0.88 kilograms
ShellNylon
Fill850-fill goose down
Fill weight19.1 ounces
LiningPolyester
Fits up to6 feet
Shoulder girth62 inches
Hip girth58 inches
Stuff sack size7 x 14 inches
Sleeping bag shapeMummy
GenderUnisex
Insulation typeDown

Marmot Helium +15 Sleeping Bag - Regular Customer Reviews

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Marmot Helium +15 Sleeping Bag - Regular
 
5.0

(based on 7 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Lightweight (7)
  • Stows easily (7)
  • Adjustable hood (6)
  • Warm (6)
  • Great zipper system (4)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Backpacking (7)
    • 3 season camping (5)
    • Cold conditions (4)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Avid adventurer (6)
    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist (7)

    Reviewed by 7 customers

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    Apr

    29

    2008

    (12 of 12 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Best 3-season bag available

    By Max Power

    from Olympia, WA

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Adjustable Hood
    • Great Zipper System
    • Lightweight
    • Stows Easily
    • Warm

    Cons

    • Expensive

    Best Uses

    • 3 Season Camping
    • Backpacking
    • Climbing

    Comments about Marmot Helium +15 Sleeping Bag - Regular:

    This is definitely the best 3 season sleeping bag on the market. Compared to the Mountain Hardwear Phantom 15 and the North Face Hightail, it simply offers better warmth, more space, and lighter weight.

    Super bomber zipper does not snag on accident. The shell fabric is lightweight and durable.

    One should consider buying the Helium "EQ" version which has a waterproof/breatheable shell fabric. It costs a bit more, but is worth it in the long run.

    The only downside, IMHO, is that the Helium is only available in Left Hand Zip.

    • What Is Your Gear Style:
    • Minimalist

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (12 of 12 customers found this review helpful)

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    Feb

    1

    2009

    (7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Quality Preformer

    By akajut

    from Oklahoma City, OK

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Lightweight
    • Stows Easily

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Backpacking

      Comments about Marmot Helium +15 Sleeping Bag - Regular:

      I purchased this bag in an effort to decrease weight and volume on my backpacking trips. This bag replaced a 0 degree synthetic bag so the difference is like night and day. The bag has plenty of room, but tight fitting enough that it doesn't have a lot of empty air to warm. I was hesitant to get down, but am very happy I went with it. The only thing I would change about the bag is to make it a 3/4 or half zip to save on zipper and baffle weight.

      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Minimalist

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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      (7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

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      Feb

      7

      2008

      (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      GREAT BAG

      By I

      from HOUSTON, TX

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Pros

      • Adjustable Hood
      • Great Zipper System
      • Lightweight
      • Stows Easily
      • Warm
      • Water Resistant

      Cons

      • NONE I'VE FOUND

      Best Uses

      • 3 Season Camping
      • Backpacking
      • Cold Conditions
      • ULTRALIGHT PACKING

      Comments about Marmot Helium +15 Sleeping Bag - Regular:

      IT'S THE BEST BAG I'VE EVER USED AND SUPRISINGLY WATER RESISTANT.

      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Minimalist

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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      Mar

      20

      2008

      (2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Fantastic !

      By Nw_Adventure

      from Seattle, WA.

      About Me Avid Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Adjustable Hood
      • Great Zipper System
      • Lightweight
      • Stows Easily
      • Warm
      • Water Resistant

      Cons

      • Compression Sack Needed

      Best Uses

      • 3 Season Camping
      • Backpacking
      • Car Camping
      • Cold Conditions

      Comments about Marmot Helium +15 Sleeping Bag - Regular:

      This is the one bag that has really met and exceeded my expectations. It lives up to its 15 degree rating and its uber comfortable with a generous amount of room for us side sleepers. After a couple years in sub-par overated bags I have finally found the one ! It comes with a small stuff sack that seems pretty flimsy, it could use a nice REI style compression sack to reduce pack size and protect the bag but thats just a small issue. This bag rocks. :)

      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Minimalist

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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      Sep

      8

      2009

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Excellent, well made, comfortable

      By Camping Squirrel

      from Anaheim, CA

      About Me Casual Adventurer

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Adjustable Hood
      • Comfortable
      • Lightweight
      • Roomy
      • Smooth operating zipper
      • Stows Easily
      • Warm

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • 3 Season Camping
        • Backpacking
        • Cold Conditions

        Comments about Marmot Helium +15 Sleeping Bag - Regular:

        I've own a 30 year old North Face "Cat's Meow", owned, and returned to REI, a North Face "Hightail", and recently acquired a Marmot Helium, to supplant the "Hightail".This Helium, for me is perfect for the non-hostile environments I expect to encounter while backpacking. After purchasing this, I spent a week,this past June, at the 8-10,000 ft. level of Bishop's Pass, and the high country of Yosemite. While I don't know the night time temperatures, my partner was cold in a +40 bag that he brought, no doubt wearing thermals. I was comfortable, in every way, temperature wise, and bag fitment wise.The zipper on this bag did not snag...unlike the "Hightail", which did too often, in "at home" living room floor, testing. The zipper on the Helium, is a full length, and it is perfect!I can only say good things about the Marmot Helium, and the small stuff sack that comes with it, leaves no extra room, as the bag compresses itself perfectly, with in it. Another reason I bought this, and returned the "Hightail", besides the "Hightail's" 1/3 length zipper, is that the Helium has a DWR coating on the shell...the "Hightail", does not....and I hate the 1/3rd length zipper of the "Hightail"!!!One last thing...especially for the REI administrators who will read this. This Marmot Helium...DID NOT win the Editor's Choice Award from Backpacker magazine in the April 2008 issue!It was the Marmot Helium EQ that won the award.[...]

        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Minimalist

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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        Feb

        17

        2009

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        Worth Every Penny

        By Cjag

        from Atlanta,Ga

        About Me Avid Adventurer

        Pros

        • Adjustable Hood
        • Great Zipper System
        • Lightweight
        • Stows Easily
        • Warm

        Cons

        • Compression Sack Needed

        Best Uses

        • Backpacking

        Comments about Marmot Helium +15 Sleeping Bag - Regular:

        Love the Marmot brand, very well made, durable products. Packs small, lofts right back up. Very confident in temp rating. Been in 22deg no cold spots. Stuff sack upgrade would be nice for a bag in "super premium" category. Otherwise no complaints.

        • Gift:
        • No
        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Minimalist

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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        Nov

        2

        2009

         
        5.0

        My Most Important Piece of Gear

        By PeteB

        from Boston, MA

        About Me Avid Adventurer

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Adjustable Hood
        • Comfortable
        • Lightweight
        • Roomy
        • Stows Easily
        • Warm

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • 3 Season Camping
          • 4 Season camping
          • Backpacking
          • Car Camping
          • Cold Conditions
          • Lightweight backpacking

          Comments about Marmot Helium +15 Sleeping Bag - Regular:

          Hands down, Marmot's Helium +15 sleeping bag is the best bag I have ever used and it has quickly become one of my most prized and critical pieces of gear.

          Notes on my intended use:
          - 3-season backpacking
          - Emergency gear (plus a bivy) on all of my winter day hikes
          - Possible 4-season backpacking with a liner + a winter bivy (will probably test this out car camping a few times as overnight winter temps here typically call for a minimum of a 0-degree bag if not a -10 or -20)
          - I do not typically use this bag for car camping, opting instead to use one of my cheaper bags to minimize the wear and tear of my Helium

          PROS:
          - Excellent weight to warmth to loft ratio
          - Almost perfect fit (5'10" with broad shoulders) -- roomy enough to be comfortable, but snug enough to efficiently trap and retain heat
          - The hood is perfect! Normally I find the hood on a mummy bag to be quite uncomfortable. On really cold nights I like to cinch everything down really tight, leaving only a small hole for my mouth and nose to poke out. In most bags the cinch cords bite into my head and face, and the hood has an inadequate amount of loft and cushioning. The Helium's hood has excellent loft and cushioning, keeps my noggin, and by extension my body, nice and toasty, and has the most comfortable casing/padding for the two cinch cords.
          - Excellent torso draft tube!
          - Packs down very, very small with minimal compression.
          - Mostly snag-less zipper

          CONS:
          - If I had to pick one, it would be that the zipper could be shortened to shave a bit of weight and gain a slight improvement in temperature rating. That said, it is a minor gripe, and not significant enough for me to lower the rating at all.

          Overall: Excellent, excellent, excellent bag! 5 out of 5 stars.

          • What Is Your Gear Style:
          • Minimalist

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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