Alpkit - PipeDream 600

I have a pipedream 600 in long which I bought 2nd hand. It’s a good bag with good warmth to weight and packs down small enough in a dry sack with the air squished out. I’ve used it down to below minus 10 Celsius paired with a thermarest xtherm in a 4 season tent and was cold. Full merino base layers, hat, gloves, dry merino socks and down jacket on and still cold. Your mileage may vary but I would consider its temp rating very optimistic and would use a liner and layers extensively anything below minus 5

I have this bag. Got it in 2021 for around 250. Not sure what it sits at normally in 2025 though. But may give you a rough idea as most things will have went up since then.

Alpkit Pipedream 400 (or 600 for a solid 4 season). And they are on sale right now!

I'm currently in my tent in Wales on a blustery, wet night in a pipedream 600. And I'm very much toasty warm.

Hi,if you can afford the pipe dream 600 then go for it,I have it and it wasn’t too warm for me at 0 degrees but then if you want to go colder it will be capable.i like to spend big on a cold weather bag and cheap to mid on a bag for rest of the year.i have a cheap Oex(£50)4 season synthetic bag that gets me all the way down to 5 degree comfortably and I don’t have to worry about it getting wrecked and it only weighs just over a kilo.

Is this a last minute buy?bad idea in my opinion.IF you can wait and afford a little more money you would be better off waiting for an alpkit sale,I got the pipedream 600 for £208 down from £349.you just can’t rely on Oex in my experience

I got mine for that in a sale about 18 months ago,I will quickly check my emails to make sure if that but I remember jumping on it at the time and I couldn’t even afford it lol

you get what you pay for with sleeping bags really. two good options would be the rab ascent 700 or the alpkit pipedream 600. both decent bags, especially if combined with a liner. they're not exactly cheap, but pack down well and are lightish.

I have the 600 and am very pleased with it. I take it out in all temperatures and use in my hammock and bivvy without issue. Packs down relatively small and haven’t felt cold in it at -8C wearing a base layer. If you can stretch the budget to go for it I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.

Great bag. Love mine.

I have the artic sleeping bag and it is fa-hook-ing massive mate. It takes up far too much space in my bag and was the main reason I bought a better more compact bag. I went with the Pipedream 600 and have zero complaints.

I’ve got an alp kit pipedream and that’s great for most of the year. I use it zipped up and wear base layers in winter, then in summer I open it up and use it as a duvet. I’d much rather be too hot that too cold

Alpkit down sleeping bag. Best bet for down bags, used mine 3 years and has been perfect