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The North Face redesigns sleeping for women Result Performance
The only thing worse than getting a bad night’s sleep maintain a constant baffle volume and La Femme Cesse Semi-Micro Fleece Hoody – SRP £25
because you are cold is getting a bad night’s sleep because prevent cold spots, the Women’s Blue This micro-fleece hoody boasts:
your sleeping bag is shaped and insulated to accommodate Kazoo is a three-season down sleeping • 300gsm Semi-Micro Active Fleece by RESULT™
a man. For too long, women have been suffering as their bag stuffed with plush 600-fill • 100% Polyester
man snores away happily in the Land of Nod. Not any Eastern European goose down. • Anti pilling
more! The redesign of the women’s versions of both the Again featuring a unique women’s • Lightweight
Cat’s Meow and the Blue Kazoo have ensured that the bags fit in the shoulder, hip and length • Shaped front panels with fitted styling
are cut to better fit the female form and designed for a and with extra insulation in specific • Stretchy fit
woman’s temperature distinctions. areas, the bag is toasty down to -10ºC, • Set-in hood
The Women’s Cat’s Meow is a synthetic highly and features a seven chamber sculpted • Full front zip fastening
compressible sleeping bag designed for three season winter hood, a down-filled draft tube and face • 2 side pockets with stitch feature
mountaineering. Featuring an overlapping shingle comfort tube with enhanced internal • 10cm side zip adjuster
construction for efficiency and filled with heat trap. Climashield Prism pads in • RESULT metallic pullers to front and side zips
Climashield Prism synthetic insulation, the bag is compression zones such as the head, Colours: Black, Iris Blue
lined with a silken interior for softness and torso and feet provide up to 13 per For more information on the La Femme Cesse Semi-
breathability. The zipper column features a cent greater thermal efficiency by creating an Micro Fleece Hoody Gilet or any outerwear from the
welded no-snag stiffener and boasts a full- insulating buffer between the sleeper and the ground. Result Performance range, you can find further
length draft protection tube. For temperature The Blue Kazoo earns extra Brownie Points for the information on the website: www.resultperformance.com.
control, there is an adjustable, synthetic fill draft vaulted ergonomic footbox which ensures no more
collar with a soft microfleece cord tunnel, as well cramped and tangled toes, sleeping pad retention
as a welded, reinforced Velcro flap to keep you loops, glow-in-the-dark zipper pull, no-snag bonded
snug down to minus 7ºC. Night time fine-tuning is stiffener in the zipper column and bonded watch
no problem with a one-hand pull cord for hood pocket with water resistant zipper.
adjustments, glow-in-the-dark zipper pull, and Eadaoin Hutchinson, Marketing Controller for The
chest level watch pocket. Specifically for women, the North Face commented: “Women specific footwear and
bag has a narrower cut in the shoulders, is shorter in clothing has been very much the norm in the outdoor
length and wider at the hips and offers increased industry for many years now, but we are very excited to be
insulation in the hood, handwarmer pocket and footbox. able to offer such a well-tailored and thermally efficient
Featuring a unique trapezoidal baffle system, to sleeping partner for the fairer sex!”
Vango gears up for
bag is a must! Vango’s Wilderness range makes for an ideal
sleep partner with a two way zips, highly durable shells
festival season
and Polair lining for warmth. The Wilderness 300
Square (SRP £20.00) has a weight of 1,600g
Festival season is upon us and before you prepare for meaning it won’t weigh you down yet still keeps
muddy fields, portaloos and questionable burger vans, you warm.
don’t forget to prepare for the campsite with quality kit To carry all your camping
from Vango. treasures, you will need a sturdy
For a comfortable and convenient and comfortable back pack.
campsite experience, Vango offer a full The Explorer (SRP £35.00)
range of camping equipment and rucsac features a size tolerant
accessories to ensure you get the best from size system that allows for extreme
the fest. versatility.
New for 2008, the Dart 200 (SRP £35.00) is The 60 +10 model comes Serious brightness
an easy to pitch and easy packed with features including
to pack pop-up tent a daisy chain attachment on
from Vango
perfect for festivals. Ready front and fixed volume side
for use in seconds, the Dart pockets, making it the For camping this summer Vango have created
literally pops up out of its perfect festival partner a light wand with 60 (£30.00) or 160 (£40.00)
carry case and simply requires with handy pockets for LED's which offers some serious white light
pegging down before its pitch all your bits and pieces. output.
perfect. For maximum comfort It can be hung from the top of a tent via
For extra convenience, the the pack features a shaped, the attached hook and comes with
tent packs into a shoulder bag adjustable shoulder harness, a magnetized attachments so it can be attached
to make life easy on the move. size tolerant back system, ergonomic hip belt and air to pretty much anything else.
Sleeping two, the Dart is mesh on body contact points to keep you cool and dry Fully rechargeable, it comes with both a
camping made easy for whilst making your way to camp. mains charger and a car charger so it really
everyone. All Vango rucksacks and sleeping bags come with a can go anywhere, and the use of LED's means
For some restful lifetime guarantee. To find out more about Vango that the battery life is brilliant.
recuperation after partying products visit www.vango.co.uk or call Vango on 01475 Interested? Call 09018 140 020 or visit
hard, a comfortable sleeping 746000. www.vango.co.uk
16 JUNE 2008
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