User Review: The North Face Wasatch

The North Face Wasatch
Above: The current Wasatch, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed May 28, 2009 by Christopher

Rating:
Design: Mummy
Fill: Synthetic.
Temperature Rating: 40 deg F
Weight: three pounds.
Price Paid: $70

I bought mine about a year ago to use while bicycle touring/backpacking/canoeing. Light weight, smallish packing size and synthetic fill for moisture issues were my priorities in a new bag for spring summer and fall. Chose North Face because of good luck with the Goliath bag that has lasted ten years and lots of nights out.

The Wasatch is put together well, and with a silk liner, socks and a fleece I have lived through some 25 degree nights on mountain tops, though it was not fun.

One drawback is the stupid single pull tab that flips to the inside or the outside. When in the bag, with the zipper all done up, and the hood drawn closed a bit, you have to reach up past your chest with one hand to hold the top of the zipper while you draw the pull tab down with the other hand,carefully maintaining the perfect angle. Otherwise, the zipper binds up.

That may be a bit worse for me, because even though I have the large size, my chest and shoulders are a bit bigger than average, but not abnormally so. So it's hard for me to get my arms up to the top. For this I reduce it by one star.

I have used this bag about thirty nights. I am rough on things, mostly because I simply use them more than most manufacturers expect. But I rather expect that this bag will last at least five years barring mishap. which kind of stinks cause I really don't like the zipper.

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