Moutain Hardwear Phantom 32 Review

Likes
The Mountain Hardwear Phantom 32 is the lightest of the company’s Phantom series. The bag has the same 800-fill down, ultralight shell material, and a similar cut as the other bags. We love the very comfortable hood and the perfectly sized stuff sack that allow the bag to pack down super small (other companies send their bags with stuff sacks that don’t compress the bags as much as they could.) Overall, the Phantom 32 is a high quality, comfortable summer bag.

Dislikes
Quilt style sleeping bags offer a tremendous performance advantage over summer weight traditional style sleeping bags (those with hoods and zippers). We urge to you to consider a quilt.

Other traditional style summer bags have high quality down and lighter and stronger shell materials that make them warmer for the weight, more compressible, and more durable. The difference is significant, but not worth upgrading if you already own a Phantom 32 that’s in good condition. Many other bags are much warmer for their weight than this one. If saving weiht is a top concern consider of the models found in the Ultralight Sleeping Bag Review.

Value
The Phantom 32 is a good bag that’s priced competitively.