Polartec 300 w/ wind blocker

“I am looking for a Polartec 300 equivalent worth of warmth with the wind stopping capability of either Polartec's WINDBLOC/POWER SHIELD or Gore's WINDSTOPPER...”

“That'd be one badass jacket if anyone made such a thing. Not the kind of thing you'd want to hike with, but definitly something comfy to sit around in.”

“What about this Windstopper Polartec 1000 ?

Hmmm...would that be overkill?”

“Skully, YOU DA MAN...err, uhh...well, you know what I mean...”

“in my experience, the Gore windstopper is much better then the polartech windblocker. If they do make such a beast, it would be insanely warm. I was comfortable in 20 degree weather with a thin windstopper vest and marmot midweight base layer. Add my 200 weight jacket and I'm good for a whole lot colder. Where you going? The arctic?”

“Windstopper is good for a fleece jacket, but impedes the breathbility of a w/pf-brthable jacket; just too many laminates.”

“youre asking too much in a jacket”

“I just picked up some polartec windPRO fleece pants (REI-Outlet sale $70). On the tag, they do a comparison between windpro and windproof. here are the findings:

30 mph wind - Windpro - 95% blockage
Windproof - 100% blockage

Relative breathablity at 10 mph - Windpro - 17 RET*
Windblock - 3 RET*

* RET value (10 cubed mbar/W/m squared) is the industry standard for fabric breathablity.

I plan on using them without shell in 10 - 40 degree conditions, and with shell in 10 below conditions. With the breathablity factor, these should keep you warm, and dry, while blocking out most of the wind.”

“Those sound nize, BB.”

“on sale rosey!”