User Review: The North Face Foxfire

This bag has been average in performance. There are several design features which bother me, and which I set forth here. The zippers snags. This could be avoided by adding tape along the edges as does Western Mountaineering. The bag is very snug. I am not a big guy- 5'8" 165, and the bag is ok if I am lying down at "attention" ohterwise there is little wiggle room. I am aware of trade offs for insulation and weight.

The problem is the bag is not comfortable when you must be zipped in it, and thus sleep suffers. Another problem is due to the close design, when you sleep in different positions, the insulation may become pulled to the point that there is no insulating effect, for example at your hips and knees. I feel that the rating is optimistic as well, having used it in warmer weather (20 F) in a tent, and still feeling a bit chilly. Good points are lofting and liner fabric, dark color (helps drying in the sun, as does the micro fiber- a mixed blessing as it allows moisture to exit as easily as it enters as opposed to Gore Dry loft which is a superior shedder of moisture, but, also retards disapation of internal moisture. North Face disapoints with it value for cost, but its products are dependable, but not cutting edge in design. there are better bags for the price. I have a Western Mountaineering bag which outperforms my TNF bags handsdown.