Gearnalysis

The North Face Trail Lite Down 20

64GearScore

The The North Face Trail Lite Down 20 is a down bag rated to a standardized comfort of 30°F, weighing 2 lb 4.2 oz. It uses 600-fill-power down.

DownFill
BagStyle
MummyShape
GearScore64/ 100Overall, on the default algorithm
MSRPn/sRegular · list price
Value Scoren/sBang for buck: price per GearScore point
Comfort rating30°FStandardized comfort temperature
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GearScore breakdown

How this bag earns its 64 on the default algorithm, factor by factor

64Warmth100Weight77Packedn/sPricen/sFill power17
Each axis is that raw metric scored 0 to 100 against the field.
Warmth30°F
100/100 29% of score · standardized comfort rating
Weight2 lb 4.2 oz1.03 kg
77/100 45% of score · lighter scores higher
Packed sizen/s
not scored, spec unpublished
Pricen/s
not scored, spec unpublished
Fill power600 FP
17/100 off by default · loft-quality signal

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Specifications

Temperature & provenance

30°Fstandardized comfort · Maker rating
Maker rating20°F

The maker publishes a single self-assigned rating (no EN/ISO lab test). Maker ratings follow the survival-oriented "limit" convention and run optimistic, so for scoring we standardize it to a comfort-equivalent of 30°F (a documented, uniform adjustment). This is how a lab-verified bag out-ranks an optimistic marketing number.

Style: Bag
Shape: Mummy
Fill: Down
Insulation: 600-fill-power down (recycled content)
Fill power: 600 FP
Fill weight: n/s
Weight: 2 lb 4.2 oz1.03 kg
Packed volume: n/s
Warmth-to-weight: 3.9 /100g
Price per warmth: n/s

Sizes

SizeWeightPrice
Short2 lb 1.6 oz953 g$280
Regular default2 lb 4.2 oz1.03 kgn/s
Long2 lb 7.0 oz1.11 kgn/s
X-Long2 lb 9.8 oz1.19 kg$310

How scoring works

The same GearScore engine the comparison pages use. This is the default weighting; open the full comparison to re-weight it around your trip.

GearScore blends published specs into one 0 to 100 number. Warmth (a standardized comfort rating) is a "good enough" gate; weight and packed size score on a sliding scale. Price and fill power are levers presets turn on.

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Warmth29%
Weight45%
Packed size26%
Price0% · lever
Fill power0% · lever
Sufficiency
Only needs to be good enough. Warmth works this way: clear your target temperature and you're set, extra warmth adds no points.
Monotonic
More (or less) is always better. Lighter beats heavier and smaller packs beat bigger, so they score on a sliding scale.
Preference
Style, fill, and shape are personal preference, never scored. They only filter the list.