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Buyers' Guide - Insulated Clothing
By Jon on 02/11/2006 16:31:33
When the going gets gnarly, the gnarly get insulated, but should you be going for down or synthetic fillings and what other features should you be looking at come buying time?
fabric insulator.But with so many options to choose from and with everything havingdifferent pros and cons, how do you choose? Our Buyers' Guide toinsulated clothing willl give you the basic information you need toseparate your Primaloft from your 900
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Mont Bell Insulated Jackets Tested
By Jon on 04/04/2007 17:24:55
The lightest insulated jackets we've used in down and synthetic versions from Japan. Bonkers light...
Mont Bell Insulation - QuickTestUL Down Inner Jacket Price: £99.99 Weight: 203 grammes (men's medium) Features Ultraminimalist down-filled jacket using 800
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Which Winter Insulation?
By Jon on 21/10/2011 12:04:35
Down, fleece and synthetic fills and more compared to help you decide on your ideal insulation station...
Which Winter Insulation?On The Insulation StationInsulation is a battlefield, as Pat Benatar might have said if she wasn't preoccupied with all that more emotional stuff. Fact is that there's a lot of choice out there - down, fleece, synthetic fills
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Buyers' Guide - Lightweight Insulation
By Jon on 28/10/2008 14:12:28
Lightweight fleece, shelled fleece, synthetic fibre or down? Your guide to the insulation shopping jungle...
different pros and cons, so here's a run through to helpyou choose from the serried ranks of lightweight insulation things...The BasicsInsulation all works in thesame basic way - it traps air which has been warmed by your body closeto your skin and minimises
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Gearblog - Insulation Variations...
By Jon on 09/12/2008 12:13:14
Ever thought UK hills feel colder? There's a good reason and it's all to do with moisture...
Out on the hill the other day with AndyDavidson from FurTech- that's him perched precariously on a gritstone outcrop - and in themiddle of the Peak's white crusted snowiness, we got talking aboutinsulation and humidity.Insulation
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New Insulated Footbeds From SOLE
By Jon on 29/11/2012 13:37:35
3M Thinsulate insulation increases warmth for winter mountaineers.
A quick heads up that aftermarket mouldable footbed specialist, SOLE, has a new range of three insulated aftermarket footbeds developed in conjunction with top mountaineer Ed Viesturs and using 3M's Thinsulate synthetic insulation.In our recent
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Finisterre Gets Insulated For Winter
By Jon on 25/08/2011 14:03:46
New range of synthetically-filled PrimaLoft Eco cold weather jackets and vests from Cornish surf and outdoor brand.
Cornish-based surf come outdoors brand Finisterre is quietly building a reputation for making sassy but functional kit with an eye on environmental responsibility and this winter, it's launching a range of insulated tops filled with PrimaLoft Eco
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Monday Tip - Spare Insulation
By Jon on 08/10/2012 10:56:05
Fleece or synthetic fill - what's the best stand-by in your pack this winter?
This week's Monday Tip is a spare clothing special for winter - what's best to carry in your pack as back-up insulation, conventional fleece or a down or synthetically filled jacket or something else?Why Carry Spare Insulation?Daft question? Maybe
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Montane's New Insulation For Winter 2011
By Jon on 05/10/2011 17:15:40
We check out what new in down, PrimaLoft and fleece from the guys at Montane this autumn/winter.
We're just back from Staveley in the Lakes where we've had a guided tour of Montane's impressively plush new show room, drunk some very nice coffee and had a quick look at what's new from the brand on the insulation and gloves front for this winter
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Mountain Equipment Autumn 2011 Insulation
By Jon on 25/08/2011 15:20:26
New down and synthetic clothing from ME including probably the world's warmest technical synthetic jacket.
Following on from part one of our Mountain Equipment autumn 2011 preview, where we focussed on shell clothing, here's a quick look at ME's new insulation options and there's a lot going on from a new, lightweight high mountain down jacket through
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