Customer Reviews The North Face THERMOBALL™ Jacket

I love north face jackets and have been wearing their larges for years (6' 195lbs, lean and athletic). Bought a thermoball in large and it is huge in the body, I could fit a another person in there with me, I look like I'm a sack of potatoes. I went to a store to exchange for a medium but that fits like it's painted onto me. Did their sizing change? I understand I could sinch the waist but it still looks ill fitting. Bummed, it's a nice jacket otherwise. I fear north face is just a brand not cut for my body type anymore?

I have another Northface jacket that's a 2X and it fits and zips perfect. I love the material on this one but its too small to be able to zip it. Very disappointing.

Don't get this jacket for temperatures below 50.

Very Warm and light , but poor breathability

This jacket is leaking feathers on a daily basis.

Received this jacket as a gift. I was looking for a synthetic insulation layer and this seemed perfect. Unfortunately, there are major issues. First, I actually like that the wind can cut through the jacket. If I wanted windproof, I'd pop a shell over this jacket. Very breathable jacket. Dries quickly when wet. It comes in a ton of colors so it feels personal, even when I see this jacket everywhere. Now, the negatives. This jacket has the typical TNF boxy fit. This is cut for tourists (you know the ones) shopping in a mall. Far too much extra material in the stomach area. Additionally, there's something about this jacket that makes it look shabby. Something about the way the material stretches at the baffle stitching and pools at the bottom of each baffle, the jacket looks perpetually soggy. So, it doesn't make the cut as a functional piece in my gear rotation nor does it work as a fashion piece. The concept of this jacket and thermoball excites me. Maybe future updates to the jacket will solve my issues, or maybe I'm just an outlier and everybody else loves it (seems to be that everybody else loves it reading the reviews, but review systems on a first-party website with user provided feedback have their own issues with self-selection, biases, and such). So, high hopes for the future versions but definitely not feeling this jacket right now.

Really wanted my boyfriend to have a nice stylish yet warm jacket for Christmas. Unfortunately, it was too small. He needed a 3XL and they are not available in the stores to try on. So I had to return it.

The jacket is warm, feels soft and light but the sleeve width for the jacket is completely wrong for the fit of the jacket. It needs to be narrower and not so big at the bicep.

Went out searching for a jacket for the winter at Sports Authority and stumbled across this jacket. I was immediately impressed with the texture and warmth and good look of the jacket, bought it on the spot. After I had worn the jacket for no more than 6 hours across 3 days, I noticed the stitching had already started to snag and become loose. Looks nice, feels great, unfortunately poor quality for at least my jacket, hopefully just a fluke.

I so want to like this product. North face has done a fantastic job on the insulation material. Wore just this on a chilly 10F NYC night and I was super warm. But the outer shell is very very poorly built. It started ripping just after 3-4 days. A 15D-1.16OZ shell is no good for a day to day jacket. It just can not sustain day to day wear. I really wish North Face works on the shell.

I had been looking at getting the Patagonia Nano Puff, but then this jacket came out and I decided to go with the Thermoball because it sounded like it would be even better. Not so much. The front zipper was busted and would only unzip half way. The right pocket zipper wouldn't unzip at all. I was able to get the jacket on and the length and arms were a good fit, but the shoulders were a bit wide and large. Overall, it looks nice, but the quality is sub-par. Not what I expected from The North Face. Severely disappointed. I will definitely be taking this back and going with the Nano Puff.

I love North Face Products for my family. Normally my son wears a medium (based on his build). I originally purchased a medium and had to return it because my son's arm length required additional length for his arms. Suggestion: Create a product that accomodates extra long arms -Medium size with longer arm length would be ideal for someone like him. Just a thought. Thank you.

The old thermoball jackets fit great. The new one like the one I purchased are too tight around the middle and the shoulders.

Bought for my Xmas guft

I really wanted to love the jacket it's my first north face product. I really like the fit it fits me perfectly. The only issue I have is the quality of the stitching is very poor I expected a higher standard from them. I own jackets from patigonia and arcteryx I should have just went with a Nano puff or atom lt. It was on sale so I guess you get what you pay for.

The product came dirty from the collar. It looks like it's like dried up sweat or something. Like if someone wore it a lot and then returned it. Very disappointing to be honest.

This item fits too tight to put anything under it and way too light for cooler days! So go up in a size.

The item I received was tagged as slim fit.

I've taken this product camping, hiking, travelling, in harsh conditions. On it's own this jacket is terrible at staying warm and dry, must he used as a mid layer i guess, and at that point I'd rather just use a warm fleece which would he more comfortable anyways. 1 star for style - nothing for functionality. I'm glad I got this on sale for like 80$, otherwise I would have been terribly dissapointed in the tech at full price.

item was damaged

They should've stuck with the previous generation of this jacket, the one with the hour-glass shaped pattern. The sleeves were long enough and had a better over all fit. Thankfully I purchased three jackets in different colors of the previous gen... North face if something isn't broken don't fix it!

I think it is time to stop buying The North Face products. I have always been a medium and have several Thermoball jackets and a couple 3 in ones. I bought a light down jacket and had to return it as the medium was too tight. I reordered a large and kept it, but the sleeves were too long and I have to fold them. I just received a medium Thermoball Eco Jacket and it too is being sent back for being too tight. If I had not gotten a credits for a shell 3 in one covered by the lifetime warranty, I would not be buying any more from TNF, but it seems that it is getting hard to use the credit so that I can kiss TNF goodbye.

My wife purchased this from a retail store. I wore it maybe 15 times. The outer layer is super thin and rips very easily. I was just moving stuff around the house and looked down and there were multiple rips in the fabric. The material is soft, but doesn't trap heat very well. Its good to wear when it's about 55-60 degrees out. Any colder and it doesn't really provide much warmth. Can't believe how fragile this thing is. The north face is a brand known for rugged hiking but this thing wouldn't last an afternoon in the outdoors. A small branch would tear right through this thing like plastic.

Dislike the fit of the cuffs. Athletic fit is not flexible when moving arms if full range motin.

I have owned four of these jackets over the years, and they've always been my favorite everyday jacket. I went to the Northface store to buy a new one, an the XL doesn't fit anymore in the armholes and chest, but it did fit in the body. I could barely lift my arms in the revised style. When I tried the XXL, it fit great in the chest, but the body was to big and sloppy. Why did the NF designers ruin this classic? It's a JACKET, not a running shirt. Open up the armholes and make it relaxed again!!