Water-resistant down finds its way into sleeping bags
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The new Brooks-Range Cloak is a lightweight DownTek sleeping quilt that weighs as little as 13 oz. (369 g)
The Cloak sleeping bag has no back side or zippers
DownTek water-resistant down will be used in both sleeping bags and jackets starting this fall
Traditional down loses much of its insulation value when wet, but DownTek is designed to stand up to water
The Big Agnes Bellyache Mountain SL will be one of the first DownTek bags to market
The Cloak is designed to be used in conjunction with a sleeping pad
The Brooks-Range Cloak's tubed borders are designed to keep the quilt anchored on top of you
Article Summary
Water-resistant down appears to be one of the next great materials of the outdoors. Last year and earlier this year, a handful of outdoor apparel manufacturers announced garments built around the material. More recently, the number of manufacturers has multiplied and plans to release a variety of water-resistant-down sleeping bags have surfaced.
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