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$The North Face Cat\'s Meow Sleeping Bag$

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The North Face Cat's Meow Sleeping Bag

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The North Face Cat's Meow sleeping bag meets the needs of 3-season backpackers looking to save a little weight and gain a cozy night's sleep.

Climashield® Prism synthetic insulation is warm, light and compressible
Top shell features extremely lightweight, wind- and water-resistant Firestorm™ fabric; taffeta bottom shell defends against grit/abrasion
Forehead comfort tube, insulated chest-level Heat Trap baffle and oversized draft tube backing the snag-free zipper minimize heat loss
Welded, shoulder-level zip pocket keeps watch, glasses or other necessities within easy reach
Vaulted footbox offers ergonomic comfort and warmth for your feet
Hood features 1-hand-adjustable, color-coded drawcords; glow-in-the-dark zipper pulls make adjustments easy at night
The North Face Cat's Meow sleeping bag comes with a compression stuff sack and nylon/mesh storage bag

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The North Face Cat's Meow Sleeping Bag Customer Reviews

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The North Face Cat's Meow Sleeping Bag

3.9

(based on 54 reviews)

75%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Comfortable (41)
Lightweight (40)
Warm (30)
Packs small (27)
Adjustable hood (22)

Cons

Zipper snags easily (25)
Inaccurate temp rating (12)
Too small / tight (8)
Packs too large (7)
Heavy / bulky (5)

Best Uses

Backpacking (38)
3 season use (37)
Car camping (30)
Cold conditions (10)
Climbing (4)

- Reviewer Profile:
- Avid adventurer (25), Casual/ recreational (23), Outdoor professional (3)
- What Is Your Gear Style:
- Comfort driven (26), Survivalist / minimalist (25)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (45), Yes (8)

Reviewed by 54 customers

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May

2013

5.0

Love this warm and light weight!

By Julie the skier

from San Jose, CA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

Adjustable Hood
Comfortable
Durable
Lightweight
Packs Small
Roomy
Warm

Cons

Zipper Snags Easily

Best Uses

3 Season Camping
Car Camping
Cold Conditions

Comments about The North Face Cat's Meow Sleeping Bag:

I bought this by friend referral too. And I bought male version since review is better with long feature. the level is 20 degree but I took it to Pinnacle and Yosemite where 30-40 degree and felt so warm at night that I simply wear t-shirt and shorts to sleep. It is very light comparing my friends' sleep bags and easy to fold and pack to go. I also love the hood to cover head warm. I normally just fold the fleece into the hood as pillow and had great sleep. The only disadvantage was that zipper easily stuck when you tried to open it from inside.

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Mar

2013

4.0

I love this bag

By Mantawolf

from Teller, TX

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

Comfortable
Lightweight
Packs Small
Warm

Cons

Best Uses

4 Season In Texas At Leas
Backpacking

Comments about The North Face Cat's Meow Sleeping Bag:

I use this for backpacking with the BoyScouts. I am 5' 10" and 215 pounds. The bag is a little tighter than a cheaper bag but this one by far weighs less and packs down smaller. While just snug around my arms with them at the side, it is still comfortable and I continue to use it. The hood has a single draw string while my last bag had one for the neck area and one for the hood opening.

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Feb

2013

(1 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

Cats Meow 'cause they're cold!!

By CarpeDM

from San Francisco, CA

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Adjustable Hood
Roomy

Cons

Heavy / Bulky
Inaccurate Temp Rating
Packs Too Large

Best Uses

3 Season Camping
Car Camping

Comments about The North Face Cat's Meow Sleeping Bag:

This bag is NOT best used for backpacking. It packs much too large, so large that it wouldn't even fit in the sleeping bag compartment of my Futura Pro 42 backpack. Though, the compartment is on the smaller end, it has plenty of room for a down bag and my air pad. Worst of all with this bag... the temp rating is WAY off. I think I am a pretty average sleeper, as far as temp goes. At 25*F with Long Johns, pants, wool socks, t-shirt, long sleeve wool shirt, mid-layer and a ski jacket on while sleeping, I WAS STILL TOO COLD TO SLEEP! This bag is too heavy, get a down bag instead and learn to care for it.

All in all, avoid this bag for if you intend on backpacking or light to go light. I am not thrilled with much of TNF's products at the moment!

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Nov

2012

5.0

Couldnt be happier

By RickD

from North Ga.

About Me Avid Adventurer

See all my reviews

Pros

Adjustable Hood
Comfortable
Durable
Lightweight
Packs Small
Warm

Cons

Too Short

Best Uses

3 Season Camping
Backpacking
Car Camping
Climbing
Cold Conditions

Comments about The North Face Cat's Meow Sleeping Bag:

Finally found the perfect sleeping bag for me...I've used this bag in temps as low as mid20s and stayed toasty warm..I'm a side sleeper and had little problems rolling on my side in the bag..The bag is a tad short but did'nt cause me any problems...Cant say enough good things about the bag...

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Sep

2012

4.0

Good bag with small issues.

By Theosus

from Columbia, sc

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

Comfortable
Durable
Lightweight
Warm

Cons

Packs Too Large
Zipper Snags Easily

Best Uses

3 Season Camping
Backpacking

Comments about The North Face Cat's Meow Sleeping Bag:

I like my Cats Meow... It feels great to sleep in, stuffs pretty well into its sack, and fluffs up pretty quickly. It has a few cons, however.
The zipper snags on the liner pretty easily. You have to get in and out rather carefully to avoid it. North face seems to have this issue with a lot of their stuff lately.
This thing packs huge. Even compressed in its sack it's the size of a basketball. Not a problem as I have a larger pack, but I have seen others with down bags that look to be half the size. The weight is very comparable to other twenty degree bags, this thing just doesn't squash to a reasonable size.
That being said, I spent a Very wet night on Mount Tennent in NC last month. Temps in the fifties and rain and mist all night. I sweated to death in my cats meow on top of a thermarest pad, I didn't even zip it up. In the morning everything was soaked, my rainfly, my hammock, even the foot of my bag, but inside was dry and warm.

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Sep

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Kept Me Warm While Soaked

By taxworep

from Somerville, MA

About Me Avid Adventurer

See all my reviews

Pros

Adjustable Hood
Comfortable
Durable
Lightweight
Warm

Cons

Packs Too Large
Too Small / Tight

Best Uses

3 Season Camping
Backpacking
Car Camping
Cold Conditions

Comments about The North Face Cat's Meow Sleeping Bag:

I've had this bag for two years and it's never let me down. I finally feel compelled to write a review though because I recently spent a rough night on Mt. Garfield (NH) in a 25-degree F, 65mph summer storm. Because I was on a tent platform and could not sufficiently get my tent planted, the inside got totally soaked with freezing rain. The outside of this bag was literally sopping wet, but the inside didn't get more than moist and it managed to keep me warm enough to even get some sleep. This bag was basically the difference between an uncomfortable night and a living hell.

Since I purchased this bag a few years ago, I've gradually shifted from casual camping to more strenuous and rugged backpacking trips. That should speak to it's versatility.

It could pack smaller, maybe be a bit lighter, and definitely have more room to roll around in, but all in all, it has met my every need.

I would definitely recommend this bag.

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Jul

2012

5.0

Great sleeping bag

By ToyoTunder

from Mesa, AZ

About Me Casual/ Recreational

See all my reviews

Pros

Comfortable
Lightweight
Packs Small
Warm

Cons

Best Uses

3 Season Camping
Backpacking

Comments about The North Face Cat's Meow Sleeping Bag:

Awesome sleeping bag. It's a classic one made by North Face. Very comfortable. I'm 6'0, so I bought the tall version. There's still plenty of room for me. It kept me warm while camping at Yellowstone this summer, and hope it'll continue to be great!

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Jul

2012

4.0

Solid bag

By Intrepid_one

from Knoxville, TN

About Me Avid Adventurer

See all my reviews

Pros

Comfortable
Lightweight
Packs Small

Cons

Zipper Snags Easily

Best Uses

3 Season Camping
Backpacking
Car Camping

Comments about The North Face Cat's Meow Sleeping Bag:

I am a hammock camper and I have used this bag down to 22F. I use an under-quilt and I stayed very warm. I do not use the stuff sack that came with the bag because it does not compress it well enough,I have a drysack that compresses it down so that it fits in the bottom compartment of my pack. Overall I'm pleased with the value of this bag.

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Jun

2012

4.0

Comfortable and lightweight

By beccagr

from Henderson, NV

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Comfortable
Lightweight
Roomy

Cons

Bulky

Best Uses

3 Season Camping
Backpacking

Comments about The North Face Cat's Meow Sleeping Bag:

This bag is comfortable. I especially like how the hood feels. It is one of the only hoods that I feel comfortable completely zipping up, with my head inside without getting claustrophobic.
I also appreciate the weight of this bag. I am a 5' 10" female, but bought the men's tall bag, to avoid the claustrophobia and to increase the comfort level. I like being able to move a bit more than some of the other bags allow.
I do find this bag to be a bit too bulky. Ideally, I wish that it would pack to a smaller size.
I also have gotten cold almost every time I use this bag. This may be a "user error" as I get cold in almost every bag that I have used. I have decided to keep the bag and to purchase a liner.

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Jun

2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Doesn't seem that great...

By Jack the Zipper

from Seattle, WA

About Me Avid Adventurer

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Pros

Adjustable Hood
Comfortable

Cons

Heavy / Bulky
Zipper Snags Easily

Best Uses

Comments about The North Face Cat's Meow Sleeping Bag:

First of all, most of the reviews of this bag have "Zipper Snags Easily" in the con section. For the people who put that and gave it 5 stars... ??? There are bags out there that t=the zippers don't snag easily, don't give it five stars if it has a design flaw.

This zipper snags WAY too easily and that is a huge problem. The first time I got in this bag was at home. When I got into it and zipped it up just to check it out, it felt great getting in... getting out was impossible! I am not too big for this bag, but the zipper has to be carefully slowly unzipped or else... YEP It snagged, so bad, in fact, that it TORE the inside fabric when I finally got it unstuck (i had to just to get out of it). Now I have to return it! Thank the rainforest gods that REI has a good return policy, although I'm pretty sure I could return this anywhere I bought it because that is ridiculous. Anyway... its going back and I have had terrible luck with recent North Face purchases, I will be looking at other brands more carefully from now on, and not listening to sales reps when they point me to a North Face item.