Down Jackets

Hi

i love my primaloft gear but i am now looking for a down jacket for low intensity activity and in the evening while camping as it get a bit chilly on a clear night.

Can anyone recommend any womens jackets?

Thanks

Torchwood, this may (or may not) help.  I have a Montane Extreme smock.  If you read the blurb it is recommended that you wear it without any base layers.  I wore one in early February with just a (Montane) Bionic T-Shirt underneath.  It was minus 1 degree and I was absolutely roasting! I cannot believe just how warm it is.

This will certainly keep you warm and fit your purpose: you just have to make your own cost verses weight decsion.

I find down perfect for chilly nights whilst camping.

What size are you, torchwood? PHD designs have a couple of XS down jackets in their bargain box. I'm a 12/14 and fit into the PHD Small, so if you're a 10 the XS might do.

As usual, try on if you can.  A lot of thermal efficiency is down to fit, which you want snug but not compressing the filling.  A downie in super-duper 900 fillpower down that doesn't fit too well probably won't be much (if any) better than a 600 fp coat that fits properly.

Rohan have a fairly nice looking one in their bargain bin until Sunday: might be worth a look.

Pete.

Salmon Shirted Panther wrote (see)

Torchwood, this may (or may not) help.  I have a Montane Extreme smock.  If you read the blurb it is recommended that you wear it without any base layers.  I wore one in early February with just a (Montane) Bionic T-Shirt underneath.  It was minus 1 degree and I was absolutely roasting! I cannot believe just how warm it is.

This will certainly keep you warm and fit your purpose: you just have to make your own cost verses weight decsion.

You'd also need an extra 35lt capacity to carry it.

Great at what it does though. 

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Some Alpkit Filos left, for £95.  Okay if you like black.

It's quite a warm jacket, so it depends how 'low intensity' you want, how cold you get, and what temperatures you want to use it in.

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Miko