Treat yourself to the world's warmest sleeping bags - rent or buy down insulated Valandre Thor sleeping bags. Expedition Kit Hire also offer Valandre Bloody Mary goose down sleeping bag hire and Valandre Swing duck down sleeping bag hire within the UK. Complement your down sleeping bag hire with lightweight Big Agnes air mattress hire or Therm-a-Rest foam mattress hire.

Winner of the outdoor industry gold award in 2009 for their Bloody Mary Sleeping bag this manufacturer is at the cutting edge of down sleeping bag and clothing technology. Fabric is formed into shapes that surround every part of your body, minimizing excess weight while keeping consistent levels of insulation at every point of your body. This is the foundation of Tubular Bell construction which is used to produce Valandre sleeping bags.

Starting with a cylindrical form that follows the human form perfectly, we cover that shape with a second, larger cylinder. This is where the Tubular Bells start to ring! Connect the smaller and larger cylinders with precisely cut baffles, or ribs, that follow the contour of the inner and outer cylinder. Now we have a construction technique that is miles/kilometers ahead of everyone else. We save weight by being precise, and we increase the temperature/weight ratio to unheard-of levels.

Why isn’t everyone doing this? Frankly, it is too labor intensive for most bag manufacturers. Valandré is the only specialist in the world willing to elevate down gear production to a technologically influenced art form. Down products that contain as many as 91 individually cut pieces deliver the ultimate fit – more insulation around the torso and foot box, and full insulation around the head and forehead. In short, nothing performs as well in terms of weight and packability as a Valandré product.