Winter Jacket

“I need to get a good winter hiking jacket.

any suggestions that won't leave me broke?

Thanks”

“take treebeards jacket...free :)”

“Take Bubble Boy jacket?

No way! that thing is soooo big.”

“One of the Lowe Alpine w'proof/brthable parkas are very reasonable and functional and pair it with a non windblock fleece. IMO.”

“any link?”

“Oh yes, Cabela's have a 300 weight, hooded fleece parka for US 49,95$. This combo would be hard to beat in terms of warmth and value for money - and if the fleece is too long for the parka, you can have it sortened for very little.

I hope this helps.

P.s. Don't forget the 'Super Special Deals' at Campmor and the deals at Sierra Trading Post.”

“Hey, Maple, completely off topic, but I managed to meet quite a few of Calmwater's multiple personalities this weekend! Backpacking John, Band/Musician John, Drunk John, and Hangover John!

Oh, and I'm in love with this jacket.....



It's a North Face and I will have it by Christmas. I think it runs about 250 and it's a down jacket.”

“LOL glad you all had a good time on the trail instead of coming into NY.
:D~

that is a nice jacket, but gotta watch my $$...(tree is watching)”

“Hey maple,

I asked every one this weekend that question about 6.5 times. Rich B said Cabelas has a good deal on a jacket for 80. Pennsy had this awsome mountain hardware jacket for I don't know how much.

But I am probably going to buy the Campmor brand high peaks down parka. Its like 60 bucks, 600 down. Looks like a good deal.”

“I meant.... um.... yea, it's 2.50 or so. Quick, go buy it while Tree isn't looking”

“Go take your midterm, Tea”

“Down parkas are nice for North Dakota/Manitoba, or for the outdoor equivalent of a couch potato - IMHO - stick to layering if you want it for Active duty.”

“Down parkas are awesome to sit around camp with... I wouldn't hike with it on or I'd sweat to death.”

“you can try the www.mgear.com sale stuff”

“What a bahh-gain!

YO BB, did you get the email I sent you this weekend?”

“Land's End has some good deals.”

“Sierra Trading Post has some good prices on Columbia parkas with zip-out liners. they always have limited sizes there, though!”

“I got your email. I'm not sure what I want to do yet. Since I have no training on glacial traversing yet, and after speaking to LtWtBkpkr, I'm thinking of going through the guide service at the moment. This will be something that I plan on doing next year, so there is plenty of time to think/plan for it.”

“Good deal, BB. Keep me in mind if your plans solidify.

and now we return you to your regularly scheduled thread....”

“Maple, Northern Mountain has a Golite Six month Night Polarguard 3D Parka on sale for $79. I just bought one and it's a nice coat for $79. Double layer with no sewn through seams and weigh 2 pounds.”

“No, it's called the Golite six month night and has double the insulation of the Golite coal. Mgear.com has it too, but it's $99 over there.”

“hmmm cant find any of them....

:(”

“The Golite Six Month Night Doodad

Of course, the Arc'teryx Fission SV Jacket is on sale for $80 off at Altrec.com... so now it's only $320...”

“Maple, I'll try to make a link. ”

“thank you”

“Sorry, my link didn't work. Thanks Tilt.”

“A search at Cabela's on "300" turned up a number of things.... (including 4 or 5 jackets).”

“Nothin' to it, <G>”

“Are you looking for a down jacket for in camp or something for on the trail use.

If you want a down jacket go for the overstocks at Lands End. They have down jackets for $39.50. A ton of us on here have them and like them quite a bit. Beats the hell out of over $100 for the same thing.

Lands End down jackets in the overstock section”

“umm and how will these keep me warm?
tilt, are you bacpac??


....”

“stupid question here, but can you get something that is for both?”

“Hmmm... a good winter hiking jacket. Well, as for me and my household, I'm a proponent of using the layering system. I would make sure I had a good waterproof/breathable shell and then have varying layers of fleece or a down jacket. You start gettin' warm, simply shed a layer or two, if you are freezing cold, put on a big poofy down jacket, all fully protected from the elements underneath your super duper flipper dipper shell. I have spoken.”

“Dam it Buck! That’s what I was going to say.”

“Mapie - I bought the Moostone Cirrus jacket. They have a hooded version. I have no idea how it's going to work for this winter, however, I've been in low temps with worse equipment. I have the Cirrus vest also, so I'll be using it as a layer. I also bought a 200 weight Fleece REI something or other at a REI garage sale for 3.00. It's wind stopper, so maybe a combo of all of these would work. The fleece is a little heavy, but the Moonstone stuff is real light weight! Layering is the key iffin you want some thing to hike in.

I see that at REI-outlet, they have a couple of sweet Moonstone jackets:

Moonstone Minimalist Down Jacket:

http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?storeId=8001&catalogId=40000008001&productId=47671670&parent_category_rn=22039783

The one I have - Moonstone Cirrus Jacket:

http://www.rei.com/online/store/Search?stat=8265&langId=-1&storeId=8001&textQuery=moonstone

The whole listing:

http://www.rei.com/online/store/Search?stat=8265&langId=-1&storeId=8001&textQuery=moonstone

I hate to be a Moonstone homey, but that shayt just ROCKS!!”

“Goretex XCR is awesome. I highly recommend a jacket made from it, if you can find it. I'm amazed at how well mine breathes. It can get very pricey though, keep an eye out for deals.”

“Maple it's just a question of when you wear it. When I'm in camp I wear everything. Thermals, fleece, down jacket, rain shell, gloves, hat.

On the trail I shed layers untill I don't sweat. (but I always sweat no matter what, I'm an inferno)

If I have to wear all of my layers on the trail to keep me warm then I'll be in trouble in camp.”

“I don't think that one is XCR, but little matter, the standard Gore-Tex does the trick as well, from what I've heard. I can only really speak for the Gore-Tex XCR though, since that's the only one I own. Good luck! :-)”

“"umm and how will these keep me warm?
tilt, are you bacpac??"

mapleleaf


Who? What? ..... HEY, I've been called worse things by better people (but I can't remember when).”

“LOL


because your link lead me to bullets....


just teasing ya.

hey, im a better people!”

“.... now if you could only get everyone to send you a "donation" for your new jacket?”

“whta's the difference between regular gore-tex and the gore-tex XCR? (yeah, I am also looking for a jacket)”

“good question!”

“I’m just guessing on this but, I think the gore-tex XCR is the new gore-tex that is suppose to be more flexible and less prone to cracking.”

“Who doesn't want a Polartec 300 jacket with matching bullets???

(or the occasional crossbow?)”

“

should I wear this to go with the bullets?”

“eXtra-Crotch-Relief?”