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The North Face Blue Kazoo Sleeping Bag: 15 Degree Down
April 15, 2007
Am returning The North Face BK for Marmot Sawtootha close contest. Both bags seem well-made, durable, same fill, same rating. Both shells fairly h20-resist. Both same price, so I could make rare feature-based value judgment. My assessment of TNF BK: PROS: Less fiddly zip (longer pull tabs, stiffer backing); nice elastic hood draw; wide shoulders; less vol to warm; stash pocket. CONS: Less vol to toss/turn. Dealbreaker: no drawable neck bafflemight mean 5-10 degrees? UNTESTED VALUE: Neat Polarguard 3D strips, fancy foot box, pillow pocket, TNF logo. In end, TNF may have cut some basic design quality for frills; would post Marmot review, but--
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Close call, no dice. if the price were righter,...
The North Face Blue Kazoo Sleeping Bag: 15 Degree Down
April 15, 2007
Am returning The North Face BK for Marmot Sawtootha close contest. Both bags seem well-made, durable, same fill, same rating. Both shells fairly h20-resist. Both same price, so I could make rare feature-based value judgment. My assessment of TNF BK: PROS: Less fiddly zip (longer pull tabs, stiffer backing); nice elastic hood draw; wide shoulders; less vol to warm; stash pocket. CONS: Less vol to toss/turn. Dealbreaker: no drawable neck bafflemight mean 5-10 degrees? UNTESTED VALUE: Neat Polarguard 3D strips, fancy foot box, pillow pocket, TNF logo. In end, TNF may have cut some basic design quality for frills; would post Marmot review, but--
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