User Review: Marmot Atom
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Design: Mummy
Fill: 850 +
Temperature Rating: 40 degree
Weight: 1 lbs 4 oz
Price Paid: $150
So far as I am concerned Marmot is the Technical gear leader these days. Before I would have told you this was The North Face, but everything Marmot builds or creates is just better. This bag is no different.
I have been using the Marmot Helium bag but wanted a summer bag as well. I thought long and hard about getting a down summer bag. The Helium I use in below freezing temps, so not too much to worry about with water soaking the down. The Atom will be used in rain storms so you better have a good tent that’s going to stay dry if you use this bag.
This bag is everything as advertised. It's as roomy as the Helium (I'm 6’1" and 240 lbs) and I am very comfortable in the long version Atom. This thing packs down to nothingness so much so I have been able to downsize my backpack. The room that is normally reserved for sleeping bags of the past is now used for other stuff. As a result I just don’t need as much room. Temperature rating is again understated if anything. A pair of long johns, a cap, and I think I'd be happy down to 25 degress.
The reason that this bag is better then the Helium is because Marmot somehow found a way to drop the price of the bag compared to in the past. The reason it's worse is for some reason Marmot can no longer guarantee 900 fill down.
Where to Buy
Buy Online We found the Atom at 6 online stores:
| Store | Product Description | Price |
Moosejaw | Atom Sleeping Bag (Spring 2008) - Backpacker 2008 Editor's Choice | $249.00 | Buy Now |
Backcountry.com | Atom Sleeping Bag: 40 Degree Down | $248.95 | Buy Now |
Altrec Outdoors | Atom 40 Degree Sleeping Bag | $248.95 | Buy Now |
CampSaver.com | Marmot Atom 40 Sleeping Bag 850 + Down | $248.95 | Buy Now |
RockCreek 2 purchase options: | Atom 40 F Sleeping Bag (Regular) | $248.95 | Buy Now |
| Atom 40 F Sleeping Bag (Long) | $268.95 | Buy Now |
Oregon Mountain Community | Atom Sleeping Bag | $248.95 | Buy Now |
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