The North Face Hightail 3S Down Sleeping Bag - REVIEW

With 850 Down fill and a lower limit temperature rating of -9 the specifications are (what I believe) to be right on the money for a 3 season bag that is ideal for hut based winter backcountry skiing use. If you are looking to actually winter camp then I would recommend a much warmer sleeping bag, that is if your intentions are to actually get a good night's sleep. However if you are hut based during winter and there is no heat source you should be adequately warm with the Hightail 3S. Likewise in spring, summer and fall the -9 rating of The North Face Hightail 3S sleeping bag will keep you warm in alpine environments where night time temperatures typically approach 0°C. This is where our testing took place in the months of May and June at 7,000 ft where there's typically still almost a meter of snow on the ground and the lakes are still frozen. To find out how the Hightail 3S performed in our tests and also how it compared to several other similar sleeping bags we reviewed this spring be sure to read the verdict at the bottom of the review.

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