Technology Overview

Climashield® Neo

Climashield® HL: High-loft Climashield® HL is an ideal insulation for sleeping bags. Offering high thermal efficiency, durability, and water resistance in a high-loft material, continuous filament Climashield™ HL provides unparalleled warmth and comfort.

Climashield® Neo: Setting a new benchmark for the outdoor industry, this revolutionary synthetic insulator is the first of its kind commercially available. Utilizing two deniers of fiber in one continuous filament; larger fibers maintain loft and offer greater resiliency, while smaller fibers provide a soft feel and feature the best heat-trapping qualities. Lab-tested with over 100,000 compression cycles, results showed Climashield® Neo regained 78 percent of its original loft – substantially more than any previous synthetic fill. Tests show that Climashield® Neo also outperforms other synthetic fills in moisture categories. Each fiber is coated with a heat-activated finish that is exceptionally water repellent. As indicated by a low evaporative resistance rating, Climashield® Neo filament is less inclined to absorb water and actually facilitates vapor transportation away from the sleeper and out through the shell fabric.

Climashield® HL Green: This continuous filament synthetic insulation is made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled plastic, generally in the form of beverage containers.

Climashield® Prism:Neo’s genetic cousin, Climashield™ Prism exhibits many of the same ultra-high performance qualities that make it the new top choice of synthetic fill for our bags. In rigorous tests against other synthetic fills such as Polarguard® Delta, fills were wetted and then the wattage necessary to maintain temperature was measured. Results showed that Prism required less wattage (i.e., energy) than any other fill, meaning that bags with Prism will maintain their temperature more easily when wet. Overall, Prism loses 15 percent less heat when wet. Further, deflection tests proved Prism to be softer to the touch, and pack-and-unpack tests showed it to be significantly more resilient.