The quintessential synthetic, 20° bag for 3-season backpacking, the Cat's Meow 22 sleeping bag has an efficient design that maximizes warmth and compressibility while reducing weight.
Fill
Heatseeker Pro
Temperature Rating (F)
20 degrees (F)
- Cyclone construction wraps a blend of continuous-filament and cut-staple insulation around the bag in efficient, compressible vertical baffles
- Heatseeker™ Pro synthetic insulation is warm, light and compressible; synthetic insulation continues to insulate well even when damp
- Shaped hood fits snugly about your head and face for more warmth and comfort
- Draft collar blocks out cold air and prevents trapped heat from escaping
- Pad loops give you a way to attach the sleeping bag to your sleeping pad (sleeping pad and attachment hardware sold separately)
- Compression sack and storage sack included
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 | 22 degrees (F) - EN |
| Tested Comfort | 33 degrees (F) - EN |
| Temperature Rating (F) | 20 degrees (F) |
| Temperature Rating (C) | -7 degrees (C) |
| Shell | Body: 20D ripstop nylon; hood/footbox: 30D nylon/polyester taffeta |
| Zipper Location | Left |
| Insulation Type | Synthetic |
| Fill | Heatseeker Pro |
| Lining | 30D nylon taffeta |
| Sleeping Bag Shape | Mummy |
| Stuff Sack Size | 9 x 16 inches |
| Stuff Sack Volume | 16.6 liters |
| Compressed Volume | Unavailable |
| Gender | Unisex |