Reviews by User: SlingsDojo.com (2)

Let me say upfront I haven't had a chance to test this bag at near zero temps yet and that I haven't slept in it wet, so I can't speak to how realistic its claims of 3 degree rating is. But the bag is WARM, crazy warm and I doubt montbell would lie and say their bag held 80% heat even when wet if it didn't. The key to this bag is that it stretches with you so you never feel confined. Hood is burly and u can fit a tiny pillow into it and still have the hood snug over your head just fine. Bag seems durable, and is extremely, extremely comfortable. If you hate the confined feel of some other mummy bags, but don't want to get a bigger bag and heat up all that empty space this is the ideal solution.

I bought these pants, and got to wear them for exactly 1 night before one of the studs holding the top corner of a back pocket simply fell off. Cloth wasn't ripped, stitching was intact, pants are still good except now there's a weird white dot of adhesive where the stud was. Otherwise the pant is good, oddly warm actually. It's a very soft and plush kind of canvas that.... feels much nicer AND much warmer than canvas. I think it's important to remember with North Face that their good stuff is in the A5 Summit series etc and that the rest of their stuff is more yuppy fodder.