How to Choose Sleeping Bags for Backpacking
The North Face Snow Leopard Sleeping Bag
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The North Face Snow Leopard sleeping bag offers the optimal balance of weight and warmth for cold-weather backpacking and mountaineering.
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Fill
Climashield polyester fibers
Temperature Rating (F)
0 degrees (F)
- Solid layer of Climashield Apex insulation is placed over the core of body to reflect radiant heat back to you; synthetic insulation is a small-diameter, continuous-filiment
- Wrapping all around is Climashield™ Prism synthetic insulation, a high-lofting, warm and light insulation that even works exceptionally well when compressed
- Overlapping shingle construction prevents insulation from moving around, creating consistent warmth
- Top shell features extremely lightweight nylon fabric; nylon bottom shell defends against grit/abrasion
- Adjustable insulated draft collar with microfleece cord tunnel is comfortable against skin
- Oversize top draft tube backing snag-free zipper prevents heat loss
- Internal draft tube pocket stores small items to keep them warm (headlamp batteries) and within easy reach
- Color-coded, 1-handed hood drawcords and glow-in-the-dark zipper pulls make adjustments easy at night
- Features a roomy, vaulted footbox that has a tricot lining for added warmth and comfort
- Includes lightweight compression stuff sack
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 Backpacking 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 | Backpacking |
|---|---|
| Tested Lower Limit | 12 degrees (F) - EN |
| Tested Comfort | Unavailable degrees Fahrenheit degrees (F) - EN |
| Temperature Rating (F) | 0 degrees (F) |
| Temperature Rating (C) | -18 degrees Celsius |
| Shell | Nylon |
| Insulation Type | Synthetic |
| Fill | Climashield polyester fibers |
| Lining | Polyester |
| Sleeping Bag Shape | Mummy |
| Stuff Sack Size | 11 x 23 inches |
| Stuff Sack Volume | 36 liter |
| Gender | Unisex |
