North Face Dark Star

There’s cold, and then there’s frigid. If your game is serious arctic, glacial or high mountain peak backpacking, the North Face Dark Star is for you with -40 degree PolarGuard Delta Synthetic stuffing and a Polyester/Nylon overlapping-shingle shell. The Dark Star keeps the freezing, wet cold out of your bag on chilly expeditions and is overstuffed to keep you warm and dry. A draft collar and draft tube work together to whisk wind away from you and back into the wilderness where it belongs, while hood and chest adjustments are a breeze with color-coded pull cords that you can see on dark, damp nights. North Face even included an easily-accessible chest pocket and mesh storage bag for the ultimate in convenience.

Serious backpackers know that the only way to avoid frostbite and hypothermia is to have a consistently warm, dry bag to tucker down in at night. They love the Dark Star because it does both reliably. They say it’s a bit bulky to carry and a little on the heavy side; but that those are small concessions to surrender when the Dark Star makes braving the night time elements so easy and comfortable. Whether you’re out on a Polar Bear or just backpacking dangerously, the Dark Star will keep you warm and dry.