Comments about TheNorthFace HYPER KAZOO:

The lightness of this bag was a great improvement on my backpacking experience. We set out 9 mi to our destination and I had no ache. I am a 5'3" female 33yo @ 128# and fairly fit. We arrived at the camp site (pratt lake) around 1pm, set up tent, and set out on a day hike. By 8pm the temperature had begun to drop, air kept rising up through my back my sides and my feet! As a result, I tossed and turned the entire night. My feet were the coldest they've ever been and at this point I realized having that much leg room was a really bad idea. By 11pm - 31F. Slept with 850 down jacket, wool pullover, long sleeve, and tank top, 2 double walled socks, with tights under my trousers. My upper back, chest, feet and hands were coldest.

Saturday, warmer @ 36F low . I returned to my bag after a day hike to a slight odour. It was hard to place. It smelled slightly musky like that of a male animal. I thought little of it. I decided to improvise and pull the bag up my leg so I had less foot room which lead to more head room. I thought this might be a positive but I experienced the same discomfort I had experienced on Friday but worse since my bag had flipped through my movements throughout the night that my zipper had ended up close to my left across my chest. It was a mess of a bag Sunday morning and to make matters worse the stench had heightened. Very upsetting.

When I got home, I contemplated reaching out to the Northface store. I painfully took it back since my apt was beginning to smell this way and it would be any warmer even if I paid to have it cleaned. The folks at the downtown store were kind and accepted my return. I would like to look into some of the hybrid models such as the summit series, inferno 850 -40F but I don't want to experience this a second time. The clerks commented on how underfilled or less lofty the bag looked and felt and were equally baffled at the stench.

This was my first and possibly last experience with a down sleeping bag.

Comments about TheNorthFace HYPER KAZOO:

I purchased the Hyper Kazoo as I need a very lightweight, functional sleeping bag for a fly-fishing float trip down the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado. The trip is scheduled for late June but the temperatures there at night can get down to or below freezing. The bag needed to be lightweight and easily stow-able on a raft without taking up space. The Hyper Kazoo fits all the requirements. I was so happy with my purchase that I bought my brother one for his birthday in May. Extremely satisfied with the bag on camping trips I've taken thus far.

Comments about TheNorthFace HYPER KAZOO:

This work well in 30 degrees