Description Mummy shape fits close to you to
provide the most efficient
warmth-to-weight ratio. Contoured
adjustable hood, adjustable, insulated
draft collar and insulated, oversized top
draft...
Summary: Good sleeping bag if don't use it much... After one winter of use, mine looked like a blanket. In fact, it loose a lot of loft after beiing compressed repeatedly. Good price, of course, but does not last for a long time. Now, I opted for high quality down bag wich is so much more expensive but will last forever!
Customer Service: ?
Similar Products Used: integral designs xpd3 (awesome), western mountaineering bison sdl, TNF snowshoe (sucks too)
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Reviewed by: paul hayes(Unregistered User)
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Backpacker
, from petoskey, mi
Price Paid:
$239.00
at rei
Summary: Damn good sleeping bag for the price. The best part was its versitility... Stayed warm in well below zero storms and wasn't soaking in sweat in 40-50 degree weather like many other winter bags would lead to. Comfy and colorfull, what else could you ask for? I could ask for who ever broke into my car and stole it to give it back, but they are probably enjoying it as much as I had. Oh well. Anyway, good overall bag, for anyone who sleeps out in 50 to -20 degree weather!
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Summary: Normally I am a quite cold sleeper and i had previously used cheap ($70) sleeping bags and this was my first decent sleeping bag from a decent manufacturer, I had heard great things about The North Face, and having just purchased a Tent from them which was good untill recently I thought i would buy again from them for the quality and customer service. I had to chose between the Tundra (-20) or the Darkstar (-40) but i had to go for the tundra for the money.
It took quite alot to pack it into the stuff sack originally however recently it has lost alot of its size and has become alot thinner after use.
Last weekend i was hiking through the New Forest and didn't bring either a tent, ground mat, or bivy bag so i was forced to sleep on the ground without cover, just my luck it started raining really heavily, I stayed dry till until 5 am when i felt the zip leaking, (could TNF not use one of their brilliant water-proof zippers to finish off this product)
I'm never hot, always comfortable and it doesn't let the weather/cold through and as i dont use it for real snow blizzard expeditions it suits me fine.
I probably could have got a better price if i had looked but i was only in the states for 3 weeks.
But overall it hasn't let me down.
Customer Service: None so far, but i am going to ask for some Water-Proof zippers if they will do it for me.
Similar Products Used: Coleman, other cheap bags. bit naff really
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Reviewed by: Patrick Brunsvold(Unregistered User)
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Mountaineer
, from Billings, Montana, USA
Price Paid:
$310.00
Summary: This bag is an excellent when keeping you warm. The only draw back of this bag is that it is hart to stuff into my backpack and the back is on the heavyier side. But if a resonable price grabs your attention and the weight and stuffing problems don't bother you, this is the bag for you.
Similar Products Used: None
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Reviewed by: tony corgliano(Unregistered User)
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Backpacker
, from lincoln il usa
Price Paid:
$400.00
at mountain gear
Summary: The Mountain Hardwear 5th dimension sleeping bag is extremely warm. Although it does not pack real well. It offers almost to much room inside.sleeping in the fetal position is not a problem. On my last winter backpacking trip in the upper peninsula of Michigan in mid December the temperature was -10.I used a Northface Soloist bivy sack and did quite well. I had a lot of ice in my bivy sack head area. but I slept very warm all night.This is a great sleeping bag. The only real complaint I have is the huge hood. It is entirely to large. The quality of the sleeping bag is excellent,and it holds heat like a portable oven. I have a Marmot Col DL, A TNF Solar Flare DL, Both bags are excellent, The MH is the only Extreme cold synthetic I have ever owned, It works well and I highly recommemd it.
Customer Service: I have not had to use the customer service.
Similar Products Used: Marmot Col DL, TNF Solar Flare, Western Mountaineering Puma SDL.
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