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[pct-l] Down Sweater



I can't say much to nunatuk, though I hear they are good, but I can tell 
you my experience with a patagonia down sweater that I carried in '05.

First and foremost, know that you won't want to use it under a rain 
jacket unless the jacket is absolutely bombproof. I had the marmot 
precip, a pretty waterproof jacket, and I quickly learned that it gets 
too damp on the inside to wear down under it. Plus, the other thing is, 
for me, wearing the down jacket ever while hiking was a bad call because 
I quickly overheated and stunk it up - something I strove not to do 
during the whole trip.

That said, I would not hike without a down jacket. Once you get to camp, 
there's nothing warmer per weight to put on, and no matter how cold you 
are, it just feels great to be big and fluffy. On warm nights, nothing 
makes a better pillow.

As for worries about it getting wet while in the pack, I kept it inside 
a silnylon stuff sack inside a silnylon pack. I kept the seams of the 
stuff sack pointed downwards, and it never got wet remotely wet, even 
with weeks of water in washington, and pack submersions in the sierras.

And there you have it.

-patch



Hiker97@aol.com wrote:

>I am thinking of ordering a down sweater from Nunatak only in a tall  size.  
>May be about 6 inches longer in a XXL size.  Should come in  around 14 ounces. 
> See the site below.
> 
>_http://www.nunatakusa.com/down_sweater_skaha_hoodie.html_ 
>(http://www.nunatakusa.com/down_sweater_skaha_hoodie.html) 
> 
>Does anyone have an opinion about this company and my idea to get this  
>product?  I would use it for layering under my rain jacket, sleeping  sweater, and 
>sitting around camp harassing other campers in the cool  evening.
> 
>Thanks.
> 
>Your hiking buddy, Switchback
>Trail Meanie & Camp Fashion Plate
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