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Wild Earth stocks The North Face in men's, women's and kids' sizing, with free shipping Australia-wide and 80 days to send something back, sale items included.
Which North Face Jacket?
The The North Face McMurdo Mens Waterproof Parka Jacket is the longest men's coat in the range. It runs 600-fill recycled down inside a waterproof DryVent 2L shell, with a three-piece hood and a removable faux-fur ruff. It is built for standing still in cold and wet, not for moving fast. If the trip is Hokkaido, Banff, Whistler or northern Europe for a winter season, this is the jacket. If you are hiking in it you will overheat in twenty minutes.
The Arctic Parka is the equivalent people search for on the women's side. Same idea: DryVent shell, down fill, cut long, and roomy enough to layer a fleece underneath rather than trim to the body. Both are overkill for an Australian winter at sea level and both are the right call for a northern-winter trip.
The The North Face ThermoBall™ Eco Womens Insulated Jacket and its men's equivalent use synthetic insulation rather than down. That matters here. Down is warmer per gram, but it collapses when it gets wet and takes a day to dry. ThermoBall keeps working damp. For a Blue Mountains winter, a Tassie shoulder season, or as the mid-layer under a shell, ThermoBall is the more sensible buy and it packs down to about the size of a scrunched jumper.
The The North Face Antora Print Mens Hooded Rain Jacket is the everyday rain shell - waterproof, breathable, seam-sealed DryVent 2L, no insulation. The The North Face Valley View Mens Waterproof Jacket sits above it. Neither will keep you warm on its own, and that is the point: a shell keeps the rain out, insulation keeps the heat in. If it is cold as well as wet, you want one of each.
The The North Face 100 Glacier Mens Full-Zip Fleece Jacket is zip-in compatible, which means it fits inside a Quest or Lightning shell to make a three-in-one. Shell alone for a Queensland downpour, fleece alone for a cold office, both together on a ridgeline in July. If you want one purchase to cover a wide range of conditions, buy the shell and fleece as a pair rather than buying a single heavier jacket.
Almost everyone searching for a North Face backpack wants a Borealis, and there are four of them.
For overnight and multi-day, step up to Terra. The The North Face Terra 55L Womens Hiking Backpack runs an OPTIFIT adjustable harness, aluminium stays and a full-length two-way U-zip so you can reach the bottom of the pack without unpacking the top. At 1,616g it is not an ultralight pack and it does not pretend to be - it is a comfortable, adjustable, forgiving first multi-day pack, which is exactly what most people buying their first 55L should be after.
The Base Camp is 1000D recycled polyester with a PVC coating, a D-zip opening and removable alpine-cut shoulder straps so it carries as a pack. It has been in the line since 1986 and it is the bag that gets thrown off a bus roof in Nepal and does not care.
The The North Face Thermoball Traction Mens Insulated Booties are the ones. ThermoBall Eco insulation, a recycled ripstop upper with a water-repellent finish, and a proper rubber outsole with grip. That last part is why they are worth the money over a slipper: you can wear them out to the car, across a wet campsite or down a snow-covered path to the lodge without changing shoes. About 240g a pair.
North Face sits across most of the store rather than in one place, so the fastest way in is by category.
Clothing: jackets, hoodies & sweatshirts, vests, thermals, pants, beanies, socks.
Bags: daypacks, hiking packs, duffel bags, travel packs.
Footwear: hiking shoes, hiking boots, slippers.
Snow: snow, snow gloves.
Are you buying for a winter season in Japan, Canada, the US or Europe? Two things worth knowing. First, a jacket that is plenty for a day at Perisher in Australia is not the same jacket as one for a week at -20°C in Hokkaido, Japan - for that, you want the down parka, not the ThermoBall.
Free shipping Australia-wide with no minimum spend, bulky items excluded. 80 days to return, and that includes sale items. Full detail on shipping and returns. You can also see the range in person at our stores at Burleigh Heads and Brisbane.
US. Clothing letter sizes line up closely enough with Australian ones that most people take their usual size, but check the chest measurement on the product page because fits differ across the range. Shoes are listed in US sizing which is the same as AU. Our North Face size guides are available here.
Fill and purpose. The McMurdo is a long down parka with a waterproof shell, made for cold and wet weather where you are not moving much. ThermoBall is synthetic, lighter, packable, and keeps insulating when it is damp. McMurdo for a northern winter, ThermoBall for an Australian one and for hiking.
For a day walk, yes - 28L carries lunch, layers, water and a first aid kit comfortably. For overnight and up, no. That is Terra territory, starting at 55L. If you want a Borealis that is happier on trail, the Borealis Trail is the same size with a lighter, more trail-focused build.
Warranty cover varies by product line rather than being one blanket policy, so read the guarantee on the specific product page. Separately, Australian Consumer Law guarantees apply to everything we sell and are not affected by the manufacturer's terms. If you have a problem, contact us and we will handle it with the Australian distributor.
A down parka rather than a synthetic one. The McMurdo on the men's side or the Arctic Parka on the women's side both handle the cold and the wet, and both are cut long enough to be useful off the mountain as well as on it. Layer a fleece underneath rather than buying a heavier shell.
Yes, that is the whole point of the ThermoBall Traction. It has a real rubber outsole with grip, so it works as an après-ski or after-hike shoe rather than only indoors.
Founded in San Francisco in 1966 and named for the coldest, hardest side of a mountain, The North Face started as a climbing shop and still builds most of its range around cold-weather insulation, waterproof shells and load-carrying packs. The Base Camp duffel has been in the line since 1986 and the Borealis for more than twenty-five years, which is a reasonable proxy for how well those two designs work.
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