Alpkit
Alpkit Cloud Peak 300
Best use
- Made for
- Backpacking and wild camping
- Not for
- Bikepacking, Winter mountain
Why these labels
- Backpacking and wild camping: The maker states this use, and the published specs do not rule it out.
- Bikepacking: Bulky for bike bags: packs to 26.9 litres
- Winter mountain: Comfort rating 0 °C: too cold for winter nights
From the maker's stated use and the published specs.
- Summer wild camp: 4/10 UK, roughly May to September, nights above about 8 °C, sheltered pitches.
- Three-season hills: 5/10 UK hills in spring and autumn. Wind, rain, and nights near freezing.
- Winter camp: 4/10 UK winter or high ground. Below freezing, strong wind, possibly snow. Capped at 4: needs warmth 9+ (comfort -5 °C or colder).
- Weight: 3/10 How much it adds to your pack, compared with the whole market.
Comfort 0 °C, limit -6 °C (EN 13537).
Spring-to-autumn camps in wet UK weather where a washable synthetic bag is preferred to down
- Comfort
- 0 °C
- Limit
- -6 °C
- Fill
- synthetic
- Weight
- 1.57 kg (Regular)
Packed size 26.9 L, 37 cm long and 25 cm across Compare with a 2-litre bottle
A bit longer than a 2-litre bottle and about two and a half times as wide. Drawn to scale.
Where to buy
Alpkit £129.99 In stock. Free delivery. Regular, left or right zip; free UK delivery over £60. No other UK shop found.
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Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Warmth
From maker's figures 7/10How cold a night you can sleep comfortably through. 7: Better than most.
Maker's EN 13537 comfort 0 °C (limit -6 °C) sits in the -4.9 to 0 °C band: spring to autumn with light frost, not a winter bag.
Room inside
Estimate: only 1 review about room inside (fewer than the 3 we need, so never above 8) 8/10How much room to move, bend your knees and sleep on your side. Roomier is comfier. 8: Clearly better than most.
The one review lists roomy width and length as a plus point. We found no second source.
Weight
From maker's figures 3/10How much it adds to your pack. 3: Below average. Fine for some trips, not others.
1,574 g (without the 141 g stuff sack) is in the 1,300–1,699 g band. The Great Outdoors weighed 1,405 g in 2024, so the figure may have changed since; we band the maker's current one.
Packed size
From maker's figures 1/10How much room it takes in your rucksack. 1: A real weak point.
Maker gives ⌀37 x 25 cm, so a stuff sack: 3.1416 x 18.5 x 18.5 x 25 = 26,879 cm³, so 26.9 L, in the 13 L+ band. That is the size as stuffed; the compression straps shrink it, but the maker gives no compressed figure.
In short
Good for
- Spring-to-autumn camps in wet UK weather where a washable synthetic bag is preferred to down
- Budget three-season bag for car-supported or short carry-in camps
Strengths
- Synthetic Thermolite Ecomade fill (35% recycled) keeps loft when damp, according to the maker and two reviewers
- Machine washable, with a tough nylon outer and a PFC-free water repellent
- Roomy cut, large hood and a thick full-length zip baffle
- Left or right zip, and a 3-year Alpine Bond guarantee
Weaknesses
- Heavy at 1,574 g and very bulky: 26.9 L as stuffed, so it takes a big share of a rucksack
- Alpkit's own 'sleep limit' of -8 °C is far colder than the EN 13537 comfort figure of 0 °C: plan on 0 °C
- Hood is too small to use an inflatable pillow inside, according to Countryfile
- Only two independent reviews, so comfort, damp and durability are estimates, not reviewed scores
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.