Gear Review: Lippi’s Selk’bag 2
Bill Brown November 11, 2008
As long as I can remember, I’ve been active. It’s kind of an inside joke that I can’t even sit still when I sleep-I roll around, toss, turn, and bludgeon anyone who’s unfortunate enough to be within kicking distance.
So imagine my claustrophobic nightmare when I experienced the traditional mummy bag-arms at my sides, legs squeezed together, forced to lie flat on my back, a nice preview of death in my nylon coffin. After years of fighting it, I grudgingly accepted mummy bags as a necessary evil if I wanted to play outside.
Enter Lippi’s Selk’bag. This bag was designed specifically with sleepers like me in mind. With external sleeves for your arms and legs, the Selk’bag makes it possible to roll around, cross your arms, kick one leg out to the side, whatever. Their tag-line is “Sleep like you would in a bed” and they aren’t kidding. I have used many a sleeping bag as a necessary evil, but I’ve never enjoyed using one until I met the Selk’bag.
I tested the Selk’bag 2, which retails for about $228.95 at Altrec.com. It’s comprised of a breathable nylon shell with microfiber lining that sleeps in comfort down to about 48 degrees Fahrenheit, will keep you alive in temps down to 15 degrees Fahrenheit, and it weighs in at about 4 pounds. The good people at Lippi also paid attention to detail with vent zips in the legs and torso for when you get toasty, zipper openings in the mitts so that you can access your digits when you need them, reinforced soles so you can walk around the campsite in comfort, and handy little tabs on the zippers so that you can zip/unzip with your Selk’bag mitts on.
One of the complaints about the Selk’bag is that it’s not as warm as traditional bags, and according to the mittens vs. gloves debate, that’s a fact, but what you lose in heat is minimal compared to what you gain in comfort. So if you’re on Everest, rock the extreme sub-zero mummy bag, but on a weekend climbing trip, lounging around the campsite, or scaring the hell out of your cats, you can’t beat the Selk’bag for comfort.
Heck, you can even wear it while you write a gear review.
For more information, check out all the Selk’bags at www.lippioutdoor.com
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