Has Sitka mentioned if they will switch the down in this jacket to match the Hyperdown bag once the down becomes more readily available? Seems strange to have the same name with different down insulation long term.
As the title indicates I am looking to buy a Feathered Friends or Western Mountaineering bag rated for 0/-10f. Would need a Long (6’6”) and would really like GWS or Pertex.
Looking at:
-WM KODIAK GWS
-WM LYNX GWS
-FF SNOWBUNTING EX
-FF WIDGEON EX
-FF IBIS EX
I have all ethics hardware with HIT/D6 in my GT Pierce Platinums (.166) and have had nothing but great results. Let’s be honest we would still be interested in the components nonsense even if we shoot .204/.224/etc.
What is the ferrule of that head you share made out of? Their website isn’t the...
I always use the “make a diamond” trick and frame an image between the “L” made by the indexes and thumbs overlapping from two outstretched hands. I guess that’s the same as the thumb tactic
I’m using a similar system:
GT Pierce Platinum 300 (4mm)
Ethics SS Collar
Easton SS HIT insert (D6)
All components except heads are epoxied in
Gives me a nice FOC and some serious front end stability. The HIT sits in the shaft where the collar ends which moves the “fulcrum” of arrow bending...