The North Face Hightail 15 Sleeping Bag Long

While the North Face Hightail bag normally has a pretty high price tag on it, it's definitely worth the money. Normally I'm a big fan of Mountain Hardwear gear. I have 2 MH synthetic bags, but I have really wanted a down bag. Synthetic bags don't last as long even when they're well-maintained so for this reason I decided to look outside of MH for a down bag. The hightail is by far the best bag I've owned so far, hands down. It is extremely warm, lightweight, durable, and compact, just about everything you could ask for in a sleeping bag. I really like the zippered footbox that allows you to vent excess heat when you need to, it makes the bag much more versatile for various climates. The bag itself is very plush and comfortable, it seems like the down is equally dispersed throughout the bag so as to eliminate cold spots in one particular area, and for once, the hood fits my head perfectly. With a good quality stuff sack like an OR Drycomp or a Sea to Summitt event, the hightail compresses very nicely, I would adivse getting a different comp sack though as the one the bag comes with is a pretty cheap stuff sack. The only thing I wish NF had done differently with this bag is installing a 2 way zipper because the zipper on the outside makes it difficult sometimes to zip the bag, I would have preferred one on the inside. but with that being the only complaint, this bag is money well spent.

Reviewing the long.
Will burn you up over 50f.
Half zip needs to be at least a 3/4 zip, too short.
Hip a little narrow.
If you're a big person, 200-220lb, 6'. It will not do for anything above 50f.
If it's cold, this bag is awesome at 2lbs. Use a good pad, I think the down on the backside is a little thin. At a minimum, fluff it nightly to prevent bare spots on the back. The 80 fill fluffs incredibly well, but don't neglect it.

North Face beat marmot with the Hightail. The hightail is as light and small as the marmot helium but the hightail includes a foot zipper which allows a ton of ventilation in warm weather. I have only slept in this bag in the low 40s but it seems as warm as any 15 degree bag I have used. The bag has good dimensions and was not constricting as I slept.

This is a great bag. It is incredibly light weight and the loft of the fill is unbelievable. A 2 way full zip would give better functionality, but I have learned to live with the 3/4. No problem using this down to 15 degree's.