2016 Marmot Gear Overview
Marmot is a great brand that we have always been able to trust in providing good quality gear at a reasonable price. In this post, I wanted to share with you all some of the things that we covered in our employee gear training clinic that our Marmot Rep put on for us. They covered a lot of things including the new 2016 Sleeping Bags and Tents, the Universal Temp Rating System that they use for testing Sleeping Bags, Goose Down Specs, and Lifetime Warranty.
To briefly go over who they are, Marmot began as a sleeping bag company, but have evolved into a company that covers a lot of essential camping gear. They continue to pioneer new concepts in camping gear, and have a great role in building value and insulation standards in the outdoor industry.
Marmot Down & Synthetic Hybrid Sleeping Bags (Quark & Ion)
Marmot has added a new insulation concept to their 2016 lineup. They have created a new set of down/synthetic composite bags, including the Quark and Ion. This combines the lightweight warming and insulating power of goose down, and combining it with the durable and moisture wicking ability of a synthetic insulation. It's a great new concept and may very well become a new standard in sleeping bag insulation.
Marmot Goose Down Sleeping Bags
Down is the cornerstone of Marmot as a company. Down sleeping bags were the first Marmot products produced. No synthetic surpasses the lightweight, compactability and longevity of down. Marmot has cornered the market in Eastern Europe on some really high quality geese. These geese are much older than the geese normally raised for market. Older geese produce mature down with larger, stronger and longer lasting down clusters and this is the down they use in their 800, 850 & 875 fill power bags.
Fill power: The number of cubic inches an ounce of down occupies. Down rated 800 fill power is loftier, which means warmer per ounce, than 600 fill power down.
Quality Testing: All down is independently certified and undergoes a second test when it arrives at Marmot to assure the quality and fill power of every sleeping bag they make. Due to their rigorous testing Marmot is confident that they are supplying the finest quality down available from anyone, anywhere!
Marmot Sleeping Bag Feature Overviews:
875 FP GOOSE DOWN PLASMA SERIES (Plasma 30 & Plasma 15)
Flow™ Vertical Baffles - Unique flow-optimized insulation system that delivers uniform heat distribution and natural body contouring through its revolutionary baffle design that naturally contours to your body limiting excess bulk and allow the down to be held closer to your body.
Flow Gate Construction - Flow Gates are strategically placed to eliminate cold spots by minimizing the lateral movement of the down.
875 Fill Power Down - With the largest down clusters, 875 FP down has the highest loft, and highest weight-to-warmth ratio available in the industry.
Down Defender Water resistant down with increased durability & quicker drying
Wrap Around Footbox Vaults the foot area to prevent the compression of the down, extending the comfort range and increasing the thermal efficiency over a full night’s sleep.
Pertex Quantum Shell and Lining Fabrics - Super lightweight micro denier fabric is extremely durable and packable. A “super” Durable Water Repellency helps to shed water.
850 FP GOOSE DOWN SERIES (Atom, Hydrogen, Helium, Wm’s Xenon & Lithium)
Here are the New 2016 Features:
- NEW Fold Down Second Zipper for added comfort and ease of use (similar to Trestles)
- NEW Anti-Snag Zipper Guard eliminates the dreaded zipper snags!
- NEW Smooth Curve Baffles increases warmth efficiency thereby making a lighter bag.
- NEW Anatomically Designed Foot Box – wrap-around construction increases warmth & comfort.
- NEW Anti-Snag Zipper Guard eliminates the dreaded zipper snags!
- NEW Smooth Curve Baffles increases warmth efficiency thereby making a lighter bag.
- NEW Anatomically Designed Foot Box – wrap-around construction increases warmth & comfort.