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Crazy_Al
02-28-2006, 08:34
What is a ultralight weight pullover or jacket for wearing around camp on cold nights ????
peter_pan
02-28-2006, 08:42
no Sniveller... 0 extra oz... add sleeves for 5 oz.
Pan
The Marmont windshirt is one of my favorite layering pieces. Does it qualify as lightweight?
Also, I have an EMS polartech 100 vest that sees a lot of use.
Two Speed
02-28-2006, 09:55
MEC Northern Lite, pullover or jacket. I got the jacket; on reflection the pullover's probably a better deal.
bulldog49
02-28-2006, 09:59
Patagonia Puffball pullover.
It depends on what you mean by "cold" and "ultralight". For cold down to around the lower 20s, I use a Feathered Friends Hyperion down jacket. Weighs about a pound, quite warm. For spring, summer, and early fall hikes on something like the AT, I'd have just my thermal top, which weighs about 7 oz. With a windshell on top, hat, and gloves, this is more than enough.
northern lite pullover 13oz. and packs down small.most of the time i wear a lite wt. windshirt
lucky luke
02-28-2006, 11:23
high,
i wear a feathered friends downjacket in size s (normally i need l), plus a windstopper on top.
greets
lucky luke
longshank
02-28-2006, 11:51
I have an arcteryx polartech pullover, and if I think it's going to get really cold, I'll bring my moonstone 800 fill down liner.
Kerosene
02-28-2006, 12:02
Bozeman Mountain Works Cocoon Pullover (http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/cocoon_pullover.html?id=IzLqdZTY&mv_pc=2544) (8.5 oz)
Montbell U.L. Down Inner Jacket (https://www2.montbell.com/america/asp/products/Spg_shosai.asp?cat=2001&hinban=2301243) (7.4 oz)
Western Mountaineering Flight Jacket (http://www.westernmountaineering.com/index.cfm?section=Products&page=Jackets%20%26%20Vests&viewpost=2&ContentId=55) (10.5 oz)
Patagonia Micro Puff Pullover (http://www.patagonia.com/za/PDC?OPTION=PRODUCT&merchant_rn=7385&cgrfnbr=500396&sku=83981&ws=false&promo_cat=&promo_cat_id=) (12.0 oz)
Kinsman Insulated Pullover Kit (http://www.thru-hiker.com/MaterialDetail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=MG154&subcat=Kits) (6.9 oz, size Small)
All weights are for men's size medium, except for the Kinsman kit.
Just Jeff
02-28-2006, 13:02
I just use normal non-windstopper fleece inside my rain jacket when I'm hiking. I've never needed more than a thin one.
Then at camp I wear the No Sniveller if it's nice weather. If it's ugly, I'll put the NS under my rain jacket. If it's ugly enough that I'm worried my NS will get wet, I'm probably under my tarp anyway.
On snow trips I have an REI Generator down jacket. I'm sure there are better ones, but at $55 for a $150 jacket that's decently light, it was the best option at the time.
Crazy_Al
02-28-2006, 15:23
It depends on what you mean by "cold" and "ultralight". For cold down to around the lower 20s, I use a Feathered Friends Hyperion down jacket. Weighs about a pound, quite warm. For spring, summer, and early fall hikes on something like the AT, I'd have just my thermal top, which weighs about 7 oz. With a windshell on top, hat, and gloves, this is more than enough.
What is "thermal top, which weighs about 7 oz" ????
I need warmer clothes for AT in GSMNP for March 27th.
dstenberg1
02-28-2006, 15:26
Bozeman Mountain Works Cocoon jacket (9 ounces)
www.backpackinglight.com
Patagonia Micropuff Jacket or Vest (12 ounces, 6.5 ounces)
On sale!!!!
www.patagonia.com
Montbell Thermawrap Jacket (10 ounces)
www.montbell.com
These are all synthetic jackets that are warm and light!
dstenberg1
02-28-2006, 15:27
Sorry for the repeated info!!
hopefulhiker
02-28-2006, 17:47
patagonia puffball pullover
Kerosene,
You advise some appreciation for (familiarity with): Bozeman Mountain Works Cocoon Pullover; Montbell U.L. Down Inner Jacket; Western Mountaineering Flight Jacket; Patagonia Micro Puff Pullover, and; the Kinsman Insulated Pullover Kit.
I presume you bought one top then encountered condition(s) where you wished you had a better top, prompting you to buy the second top, then the third, the fourth and fifth. [I share your pain - a phrase one famous American made silly - I have the same disorder.]
What circumstances do you encounter, with a top you chose to wear, where you come to wish you had chosen another of your tops? Rank ordering the tops in some manner would be great if you can distinguish their usefulness that way.
betic4lyf
02-28-2006, 19:22
EMS myth. 12.7 oz 1.8oz primaloft. just got it from ems, on sale for 20 bucks. havent had much chance to use it, but it is warmer than it felt at first, and it stud up to some pretty heavy duty tumbles skiing, and is super cool.
sleepwalker
02-28-2006, 19:54
I'm a huge fan of anything Schoeller. I have an Arc'Teryx Skaha shirt(one of my favorite's)made of Schoeller Dynamic. The benefits are extreme wind resistance, wicking and water repellency. I work outside all day here in upstate NY and if the temp drops to 0* or below, it put on the skaha and it makes a big difference. The downside is price. $200
Whistler
02-28-2006, 20:38
I'd go with a Montbell Thermawrap jacket, my medium is 8.something ounces, I think. Layer it with a decent high-necked midweight layer in the colder temps. Utilize the full-zip when it's getting warmer.
-Mark
What is "thermal top, which weighs about 7 oz" ????
I need warmer clothes for AT in GSMNP for March 27th.
Just a mid or expedition weight shirt. You know, like draws for your upper body. For the AT through the Smokys, I'd bring the down instead.
Kerosene
02-28-2006, 23:19
Vi+, nope, I actually do not have direct field experience with these products. I have been looking at lightweight down sweaters for awhile now, and had these links stored as Favorites. The Montbell offering seems to be a fav of a number of WhiteBlaze members.
Here is a link to down sweater gear reviews (http://www.backpackgeartest.org/reviews/Clothing/Jackets/) at backpackgeartest.org.
I have the Patagonia Micro Puff Pullover (M 11.4 oz) and the Bozeman Mountain Works Cocoon Pullover (L 9.2 oz) and a Montebell Thermawrap Parka includes hood (L 13.6 oz).
The Cocoon is my favorite. It's the lightest and as warm or warmer than the Micro Puff. The Thermawrap is the warmest with the hood.
If I had to buy just one it would be the Cocoon. Light, warm, comfortable and pretty good looking to boot.
The Thermawrap Parka gets the nod on really cold days.
A lot of good jackets that use either down or a synthetic material as insulating fill material inside some kind of lightweight shell have been suggested so far. I don't have advice about any particular one of them, except to say that a number of them also can do valuable double duty as a pillow. I stuff my Micropuff inside the stuff sack my sleeping bag came in and it's very comfy. Fleece, on the other hand, I find to be a bit lumpy for this purpose.
But fleece does have the advantage of breathing better than these other jackets with shells in case you're in weather so cold that the jacket needs to do double duty as something to wear while hiking, and not just something to wear around camp. For some in these circumstances fleece can be worth the extra weight.