I recently had a post about late-season gloves on here and received so much great help (thanks to all who posted) I thought I’d solicit a bit more information on insulation/puffy jackets. I’m the guy headed to northern Canada last week in November for moose so it’s going to be a cold hunt.
I’d like to get a new puff jacket and have been reading all the old posts. Recommendations I have reviewed are for the following:
Patagonia Nanopuff
LL Bean Ultralight Down
Marmot
Montbell
Barney’s
Mountain Hardware
First Lite Uncomphahgre
GoLite
KUIU, Kryptek, Stika.
I’m leaning towards at least 800 fill down but synthetic (primaloft) would be okay for me to. I just don’t want something too light for a late-season cold weather hunt. I’m not too concerned with having it as light weight and as packable as possible as I would be on a sheep hunt, but I’m more concerned with something that will keep me warm in 0 to below zero weather.
What do you guys with a lot more experience recommend? I have a lot of KUIU and First Lite gear and like their gear, but don’t know if their insulation options are the best for my needs right now.
Any feedback to consider would be greatly welcomed. Thank you!
Also: Here’s a silly question… for your puff layer jacket do you typically put it on over your outter shell when glassing for long periods or do you put it on under the shell so you remove your shell to put it on and take it off? Assume its dry conditions and not raining.
Thanks!!
I’d like to get a new puff jacket and have been reading all the old posts. Recommendations I have reviewed are for the following:
Patagonia Nanopuff
LL Bean Ultralight Down
Marmot
Montbell
Barney’s
Mountain Hardware
First Lite Uncomphahgre
GoLite
KUIU, Kryptek, Stika.
I’m leaning towards at least 800 fill down but synthetic (primaloft) would be okay for me to. I just don’t want something too light for a late-season cold weather hunt. I’m not too concerned with having it as light weight and as packable as possible as I would be on a sheep hunt, but I’m more concerned with something that will keep me warm in 0 to below zero weather.
What do you guys with a lot more experience recommend? I have a lot of KUIU and First Lite gear and like their gear, but don’t know if their insulation options are the best for my needs right now.
Any feedback to consider would be greatly welcomed. Thank you!
Also: Here’s a silly question… for your puff layer jacket do you typically put it on over your outter shell when glassing for long periods or do you put it on under the shell so you remove your shell to put it on and take it off? Assume its dry conditions and not raining.
Thanks!!