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Re: winter jacket
the problem i have is, i require lightweight & good quality, as i say when the temperatures drop below 0 on top of a mountain and you arent moving around you NEED the right stuff, but carrying it up there is the other problem
i often have people saying to me, "oh i have this sleeping bag, you want to see it its lovely and warm", but then it weighs 5 kg and rolls up the same size as my full pack, i have a 45 litre pack and that fits my tent, sleeping bag, cooker, food, spare clothes,socks,first aid kit , water bladder, head torch, torch, dslr, lens, tripod i have the weight down to about 13-15kg and even that at 3000ft is a chore, plus mine own body weight (wich should be less than it is)
thats why the down jacket was a bargain, i have a down sleeping bag too, because of the weight to warmth ratio.
but it does pay to shop around, thats why i spend my time flitting around, go outdoors is cheap but so are the products, winfields do sometimes have good offers on kit, so does the one on king st in blackburn, but the higher end stuff even with 20% discount is still expensive
thats why i thought i would let you all know about the down jacket, my son wants one now just for normal wear to travel to Myerscough
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