[pct-l] Warm Jacket

[CWillett at pierce.ctc.edu (Chris Willett)]

I use, and like, the Feathered Friends Hyperion Down Jacket.  Very warm, light, compressible, blah, blah, blah.  The biggest advantage is that unlike my fleece friends, when I pull it out at the end of the day, I know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that I'll be toasty.  With a midweight top on, I've comfy down to below freezing.  Certainly enough for the PCT.  The WM jacket will be about equivalent, but you have more shell options on the FF jacket (standard, EPIC, eVENT, etc)

Don't worry so much about wearing it under something. You won't want to hike in it anyways, and if you're in camp you'll have a tarp to keep the rain off of you.  Bring a midweight thermal top or light pullover fleece with you into the Sierra and you'll be fine.

Suge
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Christopher Willett
cwillett@pierce.ctc.edu
www.pierce.ctc.edu/faculty/cwillett
Pierce College
9401 Farwest Drive SW.
Lakewood, WA. 98498-1999

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> From: 	pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net on behalf of margarete hochhut
> Sent: 	Thursday, December 1, 2005 6:38 AM
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> Subject: 	[pct-l] Warm Jacket
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> Dear All,
> 
> Uff, I need a new warm jacket. I mean WARM Jacket. 
> Plan to order the famous DriClime Windshirt. That won' t be warm enough in the camp, I am afraid.
> What do the experts recommend to carry together with the mentioned Windshirt :
> 
> The Western Mountaineering Flight Jacket ?  Oooh, looks very bulky. It doesn' t look as if it can be worn underneath the Windshirt.
> or
> The Ultra Ligth Down Inner Jacket ? I' m not sure if that one is warm enough but nearly half the weight of the mentioned Flight Jacket.
> 
> Sorry for this question - I know everybody has another "Temperaturrange" for feeling comfortable. Nevertheless, I appreciate 
> if somebody would share her/his experience with me.
> 
> Thanks for help
> rita
> Frankfurt, Germany
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