"For me the half bag and pullover was perfect, probably the best bit of kit I bought. To be wearing the top half as a jacket in the evening, then slip into the lower half was simplicity itself. It was plenty warm enough, even on the colder nights, and the hood served well as a cushion so I could just lay my head on my pack and to muffle my ears against the inevitable night noises."
Dain Jensen (Marathon des Sables competitor).
"The Desert Race Halfbag and Desert Race Pullover both held out well overall. They are very comfortable, amazingly light, and for me, having a separate half bag and pullover provided great flexibility in the evenings. It was very windy and there was always debris and detritus all over the tent no matter how careful we were. My PHD kit suffered no tears or rips and after washing it (carefully and in accordance with your instructions!) on my return, it is as good as new.”
James Wilkinson, MdS competitor
"I loved the PHD half bag and pullover combination. It worked brilliantly and I'd recommend it to others in a heartbeat."
Thomas Meakin (Marathon des Sables competitor).
"I have never used a sleeping system like it, a completely superb bit of kit.
The conditions this year were tricky ranging from around 2 degrees to 15 (at night) the bag kept me comfortable at the lower end (with silk liner) and also comfortable with no jacket at the higher end (no soggy interior). How it did this I have no idea, but it did. Effectively I was comfortable in the bag every night regardless of temp.
The shell material was completely faultless despite my best efforts to destroy it (I used a lightweight matt with loads of holes) - the bag is completely unblemished. The lightweight upper section provided a high level of protection from sand/wind ingress and did keep me warm down to around 7 degrees C. The jacket worked very well as a wind smock during the evening and was very comfy to sleep in, once again the material was tough and remained unblemished.
The entire system was easy to pack into one stuff sack and worked well as part of my overall kit inventory. It was as small as it could be.
All in all I cannot speak highly enough of the race bag - it completely exceeded my expectations. It performed faultlessly, it is a cracking bit of kit and I would have no hesitation recommending it.
I can't think of a better sleeping system. The equipment was faultless. I would have no hesitation recommending this item I was truly amazed at the performance."
Jamie Hancox (Marathon des Sables competitor)
"The bag and jacket were both very good...overall I’d recommend this to anyone wanting a warm jacket for the MDS"
James Gillies (Marathon des Sables competitor).
"Overall, your desert combo product performed well and met my (high) expectations. Best piece of kit I brought. We had a mix of warm and cold evenings, with a couple blowing sand storms. Combo kept me in comfortable range throughout"
Scott Fischel (Marathon des Sables competitor).
"I thought it was a great product"
Jon-Paul Brett (Marathon des Sables competitor).
"It worked exactly as described. I consider the temperature ratings accurate. We had a couple of nights when the wind picked up and the sand blew. When this happened I was grateful for being able to pull the sand sheet on the half bag up over my head and use the drawstring to keep the sand out"
Gareth Scobie (Marathon des Sables competitor).
