[pct-l] Jacket questions?

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning, all,

Piper mentioned a “disadvantage” of fleece jackets that I’ve come to greatly
appreciate: They are not wind proof.  I carry a fleece jacket or pull-over
sweater plus a 3-5 ounce windshirt.  Wearing both is warm and windproof for
periods in the morning before I’ve walked to warm up; and for the short time
in the evening before I crawl in the sack.



Other times I need less warmth so I can peel off the windshirt and allow
perspiration to out-ventilate.  Other times – such as when I arrive all
sweaty at a pass – I can quickly pull on only the windshirt to avoid cooling
too quickly.



All that is less easy to do with a down jacket/sweater having two built-in
windbreaker layers.



Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09


On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 7:36 PM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <
diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

>
> On Nov 9, 2010, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> > For the entire trail, I carried a Montbell Ex.Light Down Jacket
> > that weighed 6.4oz in size L.
>
> At the last minute, I bought a Patagonia Down Sweater. Cost a pretty
> penny. It has turned out to be my favorite piece of gear. I wear it
> every day, even now. Probably the best money I ever spent.
>
> I used it to extend the warmth of my sleeping bag. It was handy in
> trail towns hanging around in the evenings. A few times it was cold
> enough to wear for a little while on the trail. The nice thing about
> the thin down jackets is that they dry quickly. You can put them in
> the drier or you can line dry them and they'll be dry very quickly.
> Since I never needed to wear it in the rain, I felt that it provided
> worry-free warmth.
>
> I don't care for fleece jackets. Wind blows through them too easily.
> They tend to get static cling and my long hair tends to collect all
> over them.
>
> _______________________________________________
> Pct-L mailing list
> Pct-L at backcountry.net
> To unsubcribe, or change options visit:
> http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l
>
> List Archives:
> http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/
>