FOR DETAILED EXPLANATIONS PLEASE SEE Criterion Sleeping Bag FEATURES
A Breakdown of Materials, Specifications and Features in Criterion Sleeping Bags
Criterion Down Quality :
- Criterion Prime, Criterion Expedition & Criterion Quantum – ‘diamond grade’, white, super Polish goose down
- Criterion Ultralight, Criterion Lady & Criterion Traveller – high quality, Polish ‘grey’ goose down
Criterion Fabric Type – Japanese Pertex Fabric :
- Criterion Quantum models – Pertex Ripstop Quantum with DWR+ treatment, 35 gms/m2
- Criterion Expedition models –
- outer shell plus critical sections of the inner (hood and feet) – Pertex Ripstop Endurance with DWR+ treatment plus a PU waterproof membrane, 52 gms/m2; main inner sections – Pertex Ripstop Microlight with DWR+ treatment, 52 gms/m2
- All other models (Lady, Prime, Traveller and Ultralight) – Pertex Ripstop Microlight with DWR+ treatment, 52 gms/m2
Sleeping Bag Colours :
- Criterion Lady, Criterion Prime & Criterion Traveller – coloured outer (colours – see table below); black inner
- Criterion Expedition –
outer shell plus critical sections of the inner (hood and feet) – black; main inner sections – crimson - Criterion Quantum – black outer; silver inner
- Criterion Ultralight 350 – black outer; crimson inner
- Criterion Ultralight 200 – black outer; electric blue inner
all models – base colour is the same as the top
Features Common to Criterion Sleeping Bags:
- full length YKK two-way zip and anti-snagging, insulated zip baffle
- choice of left or right sided zips
- zip together compatibility – can even mix different models (except the new 2017 Expedition models)
- one-handed drawcords, durable, metal-sprung toggles, and velcro fasteners
- cowl hood and trapezium shape box foot
- differential fill and differential cut
- inside pocket and hanging loops
- small fully-featured stuff sack
- mesh storage bag
Max User heights
- Criterion Lady, 175 cm (5’9″)
- Criterion Quantum & Ultralight, 185 cm (6’1″)
- others, 190 cm (6’3″).
Neck Baffles
The Expedition range and all Microlight models (except Criterion Ultralight) have insulated neck baffles. Neck baffle drawcords are elasticated. Quantum models have neck warmers (a simplified type of neck baffle).
Criterion Lady Differences
Criterion Lady models are shorter than the corresponding Criterion Traveller models but contain the same amount of down, which has been redistributed to provide additional filling in the base and the feet area. There is a polar fleece insert in the foot area to provide extra warmth and comfort.
Most of our models have been independently tested for temperature performance – please see bottom of this page.
(* see footnotes)
|
construction*
(top side) |
down weight
|
down
purity and fill power (loft)* |
fill volume*
|
comfort
temp.* |
total
weight |
stuff sack size
|
length |
width
shoulders /foot |
colour of outer
|
|
|
gms
|
purity FP
|
cubic inch
|
°C
|
gms
|
cm/gms
|
cm
|
cm
|
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| Criterion Quantum | ||||||||||
| 200 |
Boxwall
|
200
|
96:4 870 |
5800
|
0
|
530
|
11x11x25cm/14gms |
217
|
75/50
|
black
|
| 350 |
Trapezoid
|
350
|
96:4 870 |
10150
|
-6
|
695
|
12x12x27cm/16gms |
217
|
75/50
|
black
|
| 450 |
Trapezoid
|
450
|
96:4 870 |
13050
|
-10
|
800
|
15x15x30cm/20gms |
217
|
75/50
|
black
|
| Criterion Prime | ||||||||||
| 400 |
Trapezoid
|
400
|
96:4 870 |
11600
|
-7
|
905
|
15x15x30cm/20gms |
225
|
80/52
|
electric blue
|
| 550 |
Trapezoid
|
550
|
96:4 870 |
15950
|
-12
|
1055
|
15x15x33cm/20gms |
225
|
80/52
|
crimson
|
| 700 |
Trapezoid
|
700
|
96:4 870 |
20300
|
-18
|
1210
|
17x17x36cm/23gms |
225
|
80/52
|
graphite
|
| Criterion Expedition | ||||||||||
| 900 |
brick
|
900
|
96:4 870 |
26100
|
-30
|
1550
|
23x23x42cm/38gms
|
225
|
80/52
|
black
|
| 1100 |
brick
|
1100
|
96:4 870 |
31900
|
-40
|
1770
|
23x23x48cm/40gms
|
225
|
80/52
|
black
|
| Criterion Traveller | ||||||||||
| 500 |
Trapezoid
|
500
|
92:8 680+ |
>11333
|
-7
|
1005
|
15x15x30cm/20gms |
225
|
80/52
|
electric blue
|
| 650 |
Trapezoid
|
650
|
92:8 680+ |
>14733
|
-12
|
1155
|
15x15x33cm/20gms |
225
|
80/52
|
crimson
|
| 750 |
Trapezoid
|
750
|
92:8 680+ |
>17000
|
-16
|
1260
|
17x17x36cm/23gms |
225
|
80/52
|
graphite
|
| Criterion Lady |
||||||||||
| 350 | Trapezoid |
350
|
92:8 680+ |
>7933 |
0
|
965
|
12x12x27cm/16gms |
207
|
80/52
|
graphite
|
| 500 | Trapezoid |
500
|
92:8 680+ |
>11333 |
-7
|
1100
|
15x15x30cm/20gms |
207
|
80/52
|
graphite
|
| 650 | Trapezoid |
650
|
92:8 680+ |
>14733 |
-12
|
1265
|
15x15x33cm/20gms |
207
|
80/52
|
graphite
|
| Criterion Ultralight | ||||||||||
| 200 |
Boxwall
|
220
|
92:8 680+ |
>4987
|
+3
|
620
|
11x11x25cm/14gms |
217
|
75/50
|
black
|
| 350 |
Trapezoid
|
350
|
92:8 680+ |
>7933
|
-3
|
765
|
12x12x27cm/16gms |
217
|
75/50
|
black
|
*Footnotes – please follow the links below
*CONSTRUCTION (in all models the base construction is boxwall)
Trapezoid
Boxwall
Brick (offset, double boxwall)
Base Construction
*DOWN
Fill Power (Loft) (Fill Power is the volume in cubic inches to which 30 gms of down will expand when it lofts)
Fill Volume (Fill volume is the volume to which the TOTAL of all the down in the sleeping bag will expand when lofted. The greater the FILL VOLUME, the warmer the sleeping bag – all other things being equal.
FOR DETAILED EXPLANATIONS PLEASE SEE Criterion Sleeping Bag FEATURES
Sleeping Bag Sizes and Dimensions
Expedition Range
Sleeping Bag Dimensions
Internal Dimensions
Max User Height: 190cm
Shoulder Width: 82cm
Footbox Width: 54cm
General Range
Sleeping Bag Dimensions
Internal Dimensions
Max User Height: 190cm
Shoulder Width: 85cm
Footbox Width: 52cm
Ultralight/Race Range
Sleeping Bag Dimensions
Internal Dimensions
Max User Height: 185cm
Shoulder Width: 75cm
Footbox Width: 50cm
Lady Range
Sleeping Bag Dimensions
Internal Dimensions
Max User Height: 175cm
Shoulder Width: 80cm
Footbox Width: 52cm