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Sea to Summit Spark 30 Sleeping Bag vs Therm-a-Rest Vesper 20 Sleeping Bag

Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.

Sea to Summit Spark 30 Sleeping Bag is the lighter option — 68 g lighter than the Therm-a-Rest Vesper 20 Sleeping Bag (12% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec Sea to Summit Spark 30 Sleeping Bag Therm-a-Rest Vesper 20 Sleeping Bag
Weight 482 g · 0.482 kg · 1.06 lb 550 g · 0.550 kg · 1.21 lb
Brand Sea to Summit Therm-a-Rest
Category Sleep System Sleep System
Sea to Summit Spark 30 Sleeping Bag
482 g

Ultralight 30°F mummy bag filled with 850+ loft down. Differential cut and ripstop shell deliver excellent warmth-to-weight ratio.

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Therm-a-Rest Vesper 20 Sleeping Bag
550 g

900-fill hydrophobic goose down sleeping bag rated to 20°F/-6°C. Ultralight and highly compressible for three-season backpacking.

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Sea to Summit Spark 30 Sleeping Bag vs Therm-a-Rest Vesper 20 Sleeping Bag: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Sea to Summit Spark 30 Sleeping Bag wins — at 482 g it is 68 g (12%) lighter than the Therm-a-Rest Vesper 20 Sleeping Bag (550 g). That said, the heavier option may justify the extra grams with more capacity, durability or comfort, so weigh the trade-off against how you'll use it.

See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest sleep system page, or browse the full gear weight database.

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