Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

So my last budget sleeping bag purchase didn't perform to standards at all, so despite researching many bags before settling on this one, I was nervous. I bought the 0f bag figuring it can cover what my old bag wouldn't. My old bag was a 20f, but it was incapable of keeping me warm at 40f, I had to use a fleece liner and down blanket to keep warm. So first of all, incase you are unfamiliar, sleeping bags in this price range are not rated for comfort temperature, they are rated for survival temperature. You should expect to be comfortable at about 20f above the rating if you dress in cold weather sleeping attire and insulate yourself from the ground. So for reference, I am 6'2" 220lb and wear large shirts and pants, size 13 feet. I found the dimensions of the bag to be perfect for me. It is 2" larger in every dimension from my old bag, and the footbox is adequate. For my test, I slept out in a lean-to tarp shelter with an overnight low of 22f. I laid out a space blanket and a 4.4R inflatable pad for ground insulation. I'm not really a back sleeper, so I had some concerns about the "body mapping" insulation not being there on the bottom. My concerns were alleviated, I turned half the night like a convenience store hotdog like I usually do, and found no cold spots. Getting back in after a late night pee is always chilly, but lift the insulation and blow down to your feet a few times, your hot breath warms the bag back up in seconds. The zipper is about on par with everything else I have. It's strong and not prone to getting off track, but has a tendency to snag when zipping up from the inside. I have yet to see a bag that doesn't... The Velcro flap at the top stops it from coming open under tension, but I found I liked having the top few inches of zipper undone so I could move my arms. Lastly, the materials. The outer shell does a good job of blocking wind and moisture, and seems pretty durable compared to other bags I've had. The inner fabric is soft, but doesn't snag like flannel. It feels like microfiber bedsheets, which I use at home. And the insulation, the loft is impressive. For the first time, I was actually amazed I got a bag back into it's stuff sack. I put the footbox in the sack, and it's full... Yet, you can actually keep stuffing and get the whole thing in there. Now a note on the sack, I'd give it 3 stars if I could rate it separately. It does it's job fine so far, but for some reason they felt compelled to sew a band around the lower part of the sack about 3" above the bottom seam. This is the point the compression straps are sewn to, rather than looping under the bottom. This concerns me that it may burst that seam over time. It doesn't even look like they saved any material in the process, it's just plain stupid. Overall, extremely pleased with my purchase.