Vango
Vango Microlite 150 synthetic sleeping bag
Best use
- Made for
- Backpacking and wild camping
- Also works for
- Bikepacking
- 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.
- Bikepacking: Small enough for bike bags: packs to 5.4 litres
- Winter mountain: Comfort rating 7 °C: too cold for winter nights
From the maker's stated use and the published specs.
- Summer wild camp: 6/10 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. Below this trip's minimum: needs warmth 9+ (comfort -5 °C or colder).
- Weight: 7/10 How much it adds to your pack, compared with the whole market.
Comfort 7 °C, limit 3 °C (ISO 23537).
Summer camping and warm early-autumn nights down to about 7 °C
- Zip
- Full
- Comfort
- 7 °C
- Limit
- 3 °C
- Fill
- synthetic
- Weight
- 920 g (Regular)
Packed size 5.4 L, 24 cm long and 17 cm across Compare with a 2-litre bottle
Shorter than a 2-litre bottle and about one and a half times as wide. Drawn to scale.
Where to buy
Cotswold Outdoor £59.95 In stock. Delivery £6.95. Paprika/Excaliber, 40% off the shop's £100 RRP. Free next-day delivery over £125; free Click & Collect.
View at shop: Cotswold OutdoorSnow+Rock £59.95 In stock. Delivery £6.95. Free delivery over £125, taken from Cotswold Outdoor's rule (same company); this page doesn't show it.
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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 4/10How cold a night you can sleep comfortably through. 4: A bit below average.
Vango's archive page gives comfort 7 °C, limit 3 °C and extreme -8 °C, and Cotswold shows the same figures. Comfort 7 °C is in the 5.1 to 10 °C band. Vango's page words the standard as 'EN 23537:2016', which we read as the ISO 23537 test.
Room inside
Estimate from maker's specs: bag shape (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 bag shape.
Weight
From maker's figures 7/10How much it adds to your pack. 7: Better than most.
920 g (Vango lists 0.92 kg) is in the 700 to 999 g band.
Packed size
From maker's figures 7/10How much room it takes in your rucksack. 7: Better than most.
Cotswold gives a pack size of 24 x 17 cm and Vango gives no litres. Worked as a roll, 3.1416 x 8.5 x 8.5 x 24 = 5,447 cm³, about 5.4 L, in the 4 to 5.9 L band.
In short
Good for
- Summer camping and warm early-autumn nights down to about 7 °C
- Duke of Edinburgh and group trips on a tight budget
- A light, small synthetic bag for hot weather, or as an inner bag for a colder one
Strengths
- Light for a synthetic bag at 920 g, and packs to about 5.4 L
- Omega-shaped footbox, full-length two-way zip with a guard, and a draught baffle along the zip
- Made from recycled fabric and fill (Vango's Earth Collection) and comes with a four-strap compression sack
Weaknesses
- Comfort 7 °C and limit 3 °C: summer only, and too cold for most UK nights from September
- The standard is worded 'EN 23537:2016' on Vango's page, which does not match any current test name, so check the label on the bag
- No independent tests found, so damp performance, comfort and durability are estimates, not reviewed scores
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.