Sleeping Bag Buying Guide: How to Choose the Right One for Camping
The North Face Blue Kazoo Sleeping Bag
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Thanks to its premium, recycled shell and 700-fill-power down insulation, the Blue Kazoo sleeping bag from The North Face helps keep you warm in temps as low as about 20°F without weighing you down.
Key Details
Fill
700-fill-power recycled down
Weight
X-Long: 2 lbs. 0.8 oz.
Temperature Rating (F)
20 degrees (F)
- Highly compressible, recycled 700-fill-power down retains loft and warmth season after season
- Fully insulated hood with an insulated cinch collar is designed to seal out chilly breezes to help keep your head warm
- Trapezoidal side-chamber baffles reduce cold spots and retain loft
- Durable YKK 2/3 side zipper makes it easy to get in and out of the bag and saves weight
- Shockcords on the back of the bag attach to a sleeping pad (not included) so the pad will stay in place while you sleep
- Compression stuff sack included
Imported.
Temperature ratings are intended as a guideline to help you compare products, rather than a guarantee of warmth, since many different factors contribute to your comfort while you sleep. Backpacking bags are typically rated for temperature according to an independent testing protocol—currently International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 23537, though some older items followed European Norm (EN) 13537. Testing is based on a person wearing one base layer and a pair of socks, sleeping on an insulated surface with a minimum R-value of 5.38.
Each bag then gets 2 ratings: the Comfort rating is the lowest temperature at which the bag will keep the average "cold sleeper" comfortable, and the Lower Limit rating is the lowest temperature at which the bag will keep the average "warm sleeper" comfortable. Some brands determine their own temperature rating by aligning to the Comfort rating for women’s bags, to the Lower Limit rating for men’s bags, or somewhere in the middle for nongendered bags.
View all The North Face Camping Sleeping BagsEach bag then gets 2 ratings: the Comfort rating is the lowest temperature at which the bag will keep the average "cold sleeper" comfortable, and the Lower Limit rating is the lowest temperature at which the bag will keep the average "warm sleeper" comfortable. Some brands determine their own temperature rating by aligning to the Comfort rating for women’s bags, to the Lower Limit rating for men’s bags, or somewhere in the middle for nongendered bags.
| Best Use | Camping |
|---|---|
| Tested Lower Limit | 21 degrees (F) - ISO |
| Tested Comfort | 32 degrees (F) - ISO |
| Temperature Rating (F) | 20 degrees (F) |
| Temperature Rating (C) | -7 degrees (C) |
| Weight | X-Long: 2 lbs. 0.8 oz. |
| Shell | 20-denier recycled nylon with non-PFC durable water repellent (DWR) finish |
| Zipper Location | Left |
| Insulation Type | Down |
| Fill | 700-fill-power recycled down |
| Fill Weight | Unavailable |
| Sleeping Capacity | 1-person |
| Lining | Unavailable |
| Sleeping Bag Shape | Mummy |
| Fits Up To (in.) | X-Long: 84 inches |
| Shoulder Girth (in.) | X-Long: 66 inches |
| Hip Girth (in.) | X-Long: 61 inches |
| Stuff Sack Size | 9 x 15.5 inches |
| Stuff Sack Volume | 9 x 14 inches |
| Gender | Unisex |
| Sustainability | Contains recycled materials |
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Z
Canada
Great bag for the ultralight minded
1 year ago
I am surprised of the multiple one-star reviews complaining about the lack of down in certain areas of the bag. This is actually the strength of this bag, as in have more insulation in the top where it is needed and less in the bottom where it is not (but it's not empty in the bottom neither), similar to quilts. This is how they made a -7C bag at 816 grams (on my scale), unless they make it very restrictive or use very expensive 900+ down. So know what the bag is about, and it will work great if you don't move too much at night or if you can turn inside the bag without turning the bag. I spent 2 nights in -5 to 0C conditions on a glacier with no issue with the bag.
Yes , I recommend this product
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AndrewH
BC - Canada
Terrible bag - froze
2 years ago
I had a Blue Kazoo from years back and was very happy with it. This new design is absolutely terrible. There is literally zero down on the bottom of the bag meaning if you roll over in the night for whatever reason, you will have no insulation on the top of you thus causing you to freeze. I have never seen a bag with down chambers set like this on only the top of the bag. True it might cut down on a minuscule amount of weight and better compression but at a MAJOR cost to the user. I got into trouble with the bag as I used the bag for the first time on a Northern BC trip in Sept with temps around 0*C (well above rating). Uploaded picture shows the missing down on the bottom of the bag, held up to light you can see through the nylon and this is the same on the entire bottom section.
No, I do not recommend this product
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Archer
Luxembourg,Europe
Blue kazoo sleeping bag
2 years ago
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Really good and really warm no problems sleeping outside it kept me very confortable with snow conditions and wind,no leaks and full of warm stuff inside,its a good quality sleeping bag for the mountain or the beach!!!!
Yes , I recommend this product
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Pete
Reno, NV
Defective
2 years ago
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] There must be something wrong with this run of Blue Kazoos. That's the only way I can explain the giant gaps in insulation in the bag. I got in the bag at home to try it out and instantly noticed the amount of light streaming through to the inside. The reviewer below took a great photo, the entire bag looks like that. Not sure what happened with the quality control but until North Face fixes it, I'd avoid this bag. Its too bad since otherwise the bag was the dimensions and temp rating I was looking for. I returned it.
No, I do not recommend this product
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Peter
Orange County, CA
I would NOT buy this bag again.
2 years ago
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I used a brand new Blue Kazoo, long size for car camping (slept in a tent) in the Sierra Nevada last fall at 7,000 feet and froze in it Only slept in it for a few hours - luckily my camping party had an extra much older Blue Kazoo bag and I slipped into it and slept warm for the rest of the night. A close inspection of the new bag next morning revealed very little goose down in the channels and the draft tube. Daylight was clearly visible through the shell of the bag in all channels. The bag was defective, Obviously the bag was not providing insulation according to its rating/specification of 15 degrees Fahrenheit in 50 degrees weather. Now I am faced with the challenge of trying to return the bag (practically brand new) to the North Face, but I had bought it over one year before I used it for the first time, and I am not sure I have the sales receipt. Do not buy this model - very bad craftmanship.
No, I do not recommend this product
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Matthew
Undisclosed
Quality and comfort
2 years ago
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Took this sleeping bag with me to Big Sur for the weekend. It can run a bit hot if you're not within the 20-30 degree threshold, but it's held up well and given me a good nights sleep. Exactly what I was looking for in a light weight sleeping bag. I wish it packed down smaller but I still have plenty of room for other gear.
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Rooster
Santa Cruz, CA
North Face Gone To the Dogs....
1 year ago
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] North Face is fashion, gone is the rugged quality. White sleeping bags w/ few selections, no, full length zipper for venting foot box. This is not a 20 degree bag. You have to not use it for a return.
No, I do not recommend this product
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Justin
Lake Tahoe, CA
Worst Outdoor Purchase I've Ever Made
1 year ago
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] As people in the reviews before said, this bag is terrible. I was cold at 40F. It has huge gaps, and there's no way it's 700 fill down. Packs light, but has no warmth and made cheaply. Disappointed.
No, I do not recommend this product
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Aaron
Undisclosed
Disappointing
7 months ago
Cheaply made. Poor design. Overpriced. TNF used to lead the industry. Sad. Drafty bag with low quality down.
No, I do not recommend this product
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Steve
Undisclosed
Warm and Light
1 year ago
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great Product! Living in Colorado at high elevations this product is key for camping!
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