Carinthia Defence 6 Sleeping Bag

Materials

• Shellproof outer shell - a lightweight, hard-wearing, ripstop reinforced and specially treated polyamide which is both wind and waterproof (1000 mm), yet breathable.
• Shelltrans lining - a soft to the skin ripstop reinforced polyamide with excellent moisture-wicking capabilities keeps you comfortable through the night.
• Thermoflect, a very thin, very lightweight aluminum material that reflects body heat. Thermoflect raises the sleeping bags heat-retaining capacity by about 11 %.
• G-Loft filling - Carinthias own, in-house "hollow-fibre", made in Austria. Highly compressible, excellent weight-insulation ratio and also moisture resistant, meaning that it will work even under long term use in damp conditions.
• Defence 6 uses triple-layered G-Loft filling. Three G-LOFT Plus insulation layers are arranged in such a way that the quilting is offset. The shell is attached afterwards, creating a further layer of air between the quilted insulation and the shell. With no stitch perforations in the shell, it is fairly water-resistant and free of unintended ventilation.

Carinthia sleeping bags are not entirely PFC-free, but do have the Oeko-Tex certificate, Standard 100.

Measurements

Temperature specification

Tested according to ISO 23537 / EN 13537, where "Comfort" represents a standard female sleeping comfortably in a relaxed position, and "Lower Limit" is where a standard male can sleep for eight hours without waking in a curled position. "Extreme" is not relevant to the common user: it's the temperature where a standard female can survive for six hours without dying of hypothermia.

• Comfort: N/A
• Lower Limit: -18 °C / -0.4 °F
• Extreme: -40 °C / -40 °F

The values are comparable between manufacturers who conform to the standard. Note that some manufacturers label the Comfort as "Female Comfort," and the Lower Limit value may be presented as "Comfort Limit."

If you're a "warm sleeper," look at the Lower Limit figure when choosing a suitable sleeping bag. If you get cold easily, look at the Comfort rating instead. Quite simple.

Size and weight

• Recommended height: 200 cm / 6' 7"
• Length of the bag: 230 cm / 7' 6.5"
• Width at shoulder: 87 cm / 34.5"
• Weight: 2600 g / 5.75 lb
• Compressed size: 25 x 45 cm / 10" x 17.5"

Storage and use

Sleeping bags should not be stored in any sort of compression sack but with as much room as possible. This way the filling will stays nice and loose and retains its properties the best. 

The same goes, when you are outdoors. You should remove it from the compression sack and let your sleeping bag "rest" on your sleeping mat, hammock etc. so the filling as a chance to get back to its normal form.

Also airing these during and after periods of use will help keep them nice and fresh. If you want to minimize the buildup of human bacteria and mucus on the inner walls of your bag, you can also use a sleeping bag liner.