O.K. this one's for those with loads of dosh. At £299 for a fleece it's expensive. It's obviously made from Polartec Power Pro with a highloft lining for extra warmth. The reviews I have seen (American) say it's very good. One says 'having an inner surface which is like the pelt of a baby polar bear'!
No-one else does a jacket with the lofted lining and before I consider it I thought I'd ask around to see if anyone had tried it on, or even seen it.
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No I hadn't and it looks promising. Many thanks.
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Here's the Eider on a uk website......
www.zalando.co.uk/eider-power-pro-jackets-blue-ei142b00n-502.html
The picture of the lining makes it look so comfy, but I have heard stories of problems with the taping.
The Rab Baltoro can be bought for £160 so nearly half the price.
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I'd guess that the Speed Ascent with an R2 lining will be the coolest of the three but that's offset by a completely windproof shell, unlike the Polartec Powershield Pro fabric which is used on the other two. I need to see at least one of these to make up my mind.
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 Ummm, powershield pro not all that air permeable. Much less so than straight powershield say - but of course also a lot more waterproof. CFM around 2, and HH ~3k. Certainly not a fleece technology. (windshirts @~5, powershield standard some huge range, iirc ~5-10?!) Don't know but the speed ascents outer fabric is almost certainly going to be a little bit more air permeable. Pati do also have a high loft PPro thing now, although its scary expensive.(350).
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 300 quid for a fleece for UK bimbling. Wanders off, chortling.
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  Where did anyone say it's for UK bimbling?
Wanders off, tutting. 
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ner ner ner  edit to add disingenuous smiley face
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Some of us are at an age when we feel the cold a little more and are prepared to pay top dollar (whilst we can) if the goods deliver the performance required.
Martin thanks for the input. I trust I've got it the right way round and that Patagonia's R rated stuff gos from R1 - R4 with R4 being the warmest? When I see their stuff I know, but from memory?
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Basically yes - R1 is thickish gridded powerdry, R2 lightish thermal pro (a little thinner than most do it I think?), R3 warm thermal pro and R4 some sort of membrane based windproof thermal pro thing. Although they do of course have a tendency to vary them a bit over time
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