User Review: The North Face Tundra 3D (Long)

Reviewed March 12, 2002 by Aaron

Rating:
Design: Mummy
Fill: Polarguard 3D
Temperature Rating: -20 F
Weight: 4-5 lbs?
Price Paid: $195

Great bag. I have had mine for over 3 years now and it still works beautifully. I read a few other reviews about the Dark Star being too cold at 15 degrees; they obviously mislabeled their review because I almost bought the Dark Star since it was the only TNF bag that was warmer than this one. Thank God I did not. This bag is too hot for most of my winter camping. The few times I have gotten it into its rated range it has been ideal. Once in the High Uintas in January where my watch said the temp dipped at least to its max lower end of the thermometer (-10 F) and this bag never had a cold spot or draft.

This bag, while not to roomiest shoulder cut, turned out to be flexible enough for me to sit in while I thawed the zipper on the front door of my tent after waking up frozen in. The loft in the bag is still near factory condition, but it wasn't easy keeping it that way. Basically you had best hang this bag uncompressed when not used if you want the insulation to retain its loft. I am very happy with this bag and it has served me well. This bag has now been updated to use the new Polarguard Delta insulation that is basically the same thing only the filament is larger in diameter lending to more “dead air” in the bag which results in a better insulating bag.

I can’t see how you can go wrong with the latest revision of the Tundra. Were I to buy another artificial insulation bag, I would have a hard time not buying anything but a North Face bag. Fortunately my next bag will be a Marmot down bag (since TNF just want too much for their down) to replace my ailing summer bag that just doesn't fit me anymore.

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