Exped
Exped Ultra -5 °C Down Sleeping Bag (M)
Best use
- Made for
- Backpacking and wild camping
- Not for
- Winter mountain
Why these labels
- Backpacking and wild camping: The maker states this use, and the published specs do not rule it out.
- Winter mountain: Comfort rating 1 °C: too cold for winter nights
From the maker's stated use and the published specs.
- Summer wild camp: 5/10 UK, roughly May to September, nights above about 8 °C, sheltered pitches.
- Three-season hills: 4/10 UK hills in spring and autumn. Wind, rain, and nights near freezing. Capped at 4: needs warmth 7+ (comfort 0 °C or colder).
- 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: 7/10 How much it adds to your pack, compared with the whole market.
Comfort 1 °C, limit -4 °C (ISO 23537).
Lowest price we found
£314.99 at Ultralight Outdoor Gear
Go to Ultralight Outdoor Gear Compare 2 shopsWeight-conscious three-season camps in the UK, from spring to well into autumn
- Zip side
- Left
- Comfort
- 1 °C
- Limit
- -4 °C
- Fill
- 850 fill down
- Weight
- 870 g (M)
Packed size 8.2 L, 22 x 22 x 17 cm Compare with a 2-litre bottle
Shorter than a 2-litre bottle and about twice as wide. Drawn to scale.
Where to buy
Ultralight Outdoor Gear £314.99 In stock. Free delivery. Listed as Regular (the M, 8.2 L, 17 x 22 x 22 cm). Shop lists RRP £349.99 and 840 g without storage bags.
View at shop: Ultralight Outdoor GearExped £350 In stock. Free delivery. Sizes M and L both sold out on 20 Oct 2026. Free shipping over £75, else £6 by DPD.
View at shop: ExpedPrices checked 8 Nov 2026 on each shop's own page; shops can change them. We earn no commission on these links; shops are listed by price. More
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 6/10How cold a night you can sleep comfortably through. 6: A bit better than average.
Exped says its sleeping bags are tested in a certified lab to ISO 23537-1 (FAQ on the Ultra -5C 20F page of its global site; the UK page gives the figures but not the standard). The comfort figure of 1 °C sits in the 0.1 to 5 °C band; the limit is -4 °C and the extreme figure -21 °C.
Room inside
Estimate from maker's specs: maker's shoulder girth (fewer than 3 reviews about room) 3/10How much room to move, bend your knees and sleep on your side. Roomier is comfier. 3: Below average. Fine for some trips, not others.
No review we found says how roomy it is, so this is an estimate from the maker's shoulder girth.
Weight
From maker's figures 7/10How much it adds to your pack. 7: Better than most.
870 g (size M, Exped figure) sits in the 700–999 g band. One UK shop lists 840 g; the Exped figure is used.
Packed size
From maker's figures 5/10How much room it takes in your rucksack. 5: Does the job. Average for wild-camping gear.
Exped's own packed volume for size M is 8.2 L (17 x 22 x 22 cm), in the 6–8.9 L band.
In short
Good for
- Weight-conscious three-season camps in the UK, from spring to well into autumn
- Backpackers who want a mummy bag with a roomy 3D footbox and a draft collar
- Anyone who wants a light down bag with a roomy footbox for three-season camping
Strengths
- 870 g and 8.2 L packed in size M, with an ISO 23537-1 comfort figure of 1 °C and limit of -4 °C
- 850+ cuin RDS-certified musk duck down, 500 g of fill in size M
- Adjustable elliptical thermal collar, 3D footbox and a cover strip along the zip to cut cold bridges
- Anti-snag zip with a large zip garage, inside pocket and a roll-top drybag included
- Made in five sizes (S, M, MW, L, LW), so the fit can be matched to the sleeper
Weaknesses
- Comfort 1 °C and limit -4 °C are warmer than the -5 in the name suggests, so treat it as a limit-rated bag
- New for 2026, so no independent hands-on test of this exact bag found: the damp, comfort and durability scores are 'Not enough evidence'
- Exped's global page says it is available in Switzerland, Germany and Austria from 2027, while Exped UK and one UK retailer already list it
- Size M fits users up to 180 cm only
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.