The Mountain Hardwear Ghoul 20F is a down bag rated to a standardized comfort of 31°F, weighing 22.3 oz. It uses 950-fill-power down, and packs to 5.0 L, starts at $775.
GearScore breakdown
How this bag earns its 89 on the default algorithm, factor by factor
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Temperature & provenance
The maker publishes a single self-assigned rating (no EN/ISO lab test). Maker ratings follow the survival-oriented "limit" convention and run optimistic, so for scoring we standardize it to a comfort-equivalent of 31°F (a documented, uniform adjustment). This is how a lab-verified bag out-ranks an optimistic marketing number.
| Style: | Bag |
|---|---|
| Shape: | Mummy |
| Fill: | Down |
| Insulation: | 950-fill RDS-certified down with ExpeDRY |
| Fill power: | 950 FP |
| Fill weight: | 13.8 oz391 g |
| Weight: | 22.3 oz632 g |
| Packed volume: | 5.0 L |
| Warmth-to-weight: | 6.2 /100g |
| Price per warmth: | $20 /warm |
Sizes
| Size | Weight | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Short | 20.7 oz587 g | $765 |
| Regular default | 22.3 oz632 g | $775 |
| Long | 24.6 oz697 g | $795 |
How scoring works
The same GearScore engine the comparison pages use. This is the default weighting; open the full comparison to re-weight it around your trip.
GearScore blends published specs into one 0 to 100 number. Warmth (a standardized comfort rating) is a "good enough" gate; weight and packed size score on a sliding scale. Price and fill power are levers presets turn on.
Customize on the full comparison →- Sufficiency
- Only needs to be good enough. Warmth works this way: clear your target temperature and you're set, extra warmth adds no points.
- Monotonic
- More (or less) is always better. Lighter beats heavier and smaller packs beat bigger, so they score on a sliding scale.
- Preference
- Style, fill, and shape are personal preference, never scored. They only filter the list.