Rain is rarely the problem; your own moisture usually is · review
The listing in this hub that publishes both numbers: a 10,000 mm water column and a 3,000 MVP breathability figure — with no test named for the second.
The bottom line The most completely specified cover in the hub, and the clearest illustration of the niche's central problem: a breathability number with no test to read it against.
An olive sleeping-bag cover stated at 230 × 90 cm, in PVC-free polyamide described as a Diamond Ripstop weave, with a 10,000 mm water column, welded seams, a right-hand zip and a published weight of 397 g. A drawcord mesh bag is supplied.
10,000 mm. A hydrostatic head is a standardised measurement and this one is high. It is also, as the hub intro says, rarely the problem.
3,000 MVP. This is the number that decides whether you wake up damp, and the maker publishes it bare. No standard, no test conditions, no period. Two covers quoting different scales cannot be lined up, and the scale is what the listing omits.
The fabric is named and the seams are stated as welded. What is missing is a denier, which is the figure that predicts abrasion on a gravel pitch, and a packed size, which decides whether the cover fits alongside the bag it protects.
The zip is stated as right-hand. On a cover that is not a cosmetic detail — it decides which side you get in from.
Selling at about 40 € on the German Amazon store when this page was checked.
Catalogued on the British, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores with nobody selling it: the reference is there, the offer is not.
Nothing came back from the American Amazon store, so the buy link there opens a local search instead of a page that is not there.
Every figure in this section is what Keepa returned on the day this page was last updated. Prices and offers change without notice.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 6 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Fabric | Polyamide, described as a tear-resistant Diamond Ripstop weave and PVC-free — stated |
|---|---|
| Denier | Not published on the listing |
| Hydrostatic head | 10,000 mm water column — stated |
| Breathability figure | 3,000 MVP — stated in the title |
| Breathability test named | Not published on the listing — the figure is given as MVP with no standard, unit period or test conditions |
| Seam taping | Welded seams — stated |
| Construction | Flat sleeping-bag cover, 230 × 90 cm, stated to take a down or synthetic bag; the listing gives 230 × 90 × 60 cm as the overall dimensions, and no pole |
| Entry and closure | Right-hand zip — stated in the title; no zip length or storm flap is described |
| Packed size | Not published on the listing — described as compact, and supplied with a drawcord mesh bag |
| Weight | 397 g — stated; the listing does not say whether that figure includes the mesh bag |
| Amazon reference | B0H8D2K1FX (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces) |
| EAN | 4061783528514 |
The maker publishes the number and nothing else — no standard, no test conditions, and no unit period. Moisture vapour figures are quoted on several scales that do not convert into one another, so a number without its test can be compared with itself and with nothing else. That is the finding, and it is why this hub carries a separate column for the test name.
The maker states the seams are welded, which is a different process from taping a stitched seam and, on a cover, is the difference between a rated fabric and a waterproof item. What the listing does not do is state whether every seam is treated that way.
Emergency bag · sold as a pair · PE film with aluminium-coated inner · 213 × 91 cm · 115 g stated · 120 dB whistle
An emergency survival bag sold in twos with a whistle sewn in — it names its film and gives a weight, and publishes nothing about breathability or closure.
Best for: A kit where a named material and a published weight are wanted from an emergency bag.
≈ 17 €
Sleeping-bag cover · 3-layer Gore-Tex · polyamide face and lining, PTFE membrane · 243 cm long, 98 cm shoulder · central zip · no weight or packed size
A 3-layer Gore-Tex cover that names every layer of its construction and publishes neither a waterproof figure, a breathability figure, a weight nor a packed size.
Best for: A winter sleeping bag that needs a long, wide cover and where the membrane name is the specification being bought.
≈ 535 €
One-person bivy shelter · two aluminium poles · PU 5000 mm flysheet · sealed and double-stitched seams · 215 × 75 × 61 cm · 1.3 kg complete, stated
A poled one-person shelter sold as a bivy, publishing a flysheet water column, sealed seams and a complete-set weight — with no fabric named and no breathability figure.
Best for: A solo pitch where head room and a sealed floor matter more than packing small.
≈ 83 €
