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A good down jacket?

Post by maxman » Tue Dec 12, 2017 8:35 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2017 8:26 pm
obewan wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2017 8:16 pm I bought a TOG24 one last year - very light and still warm with just a tee-shirt on
Side story was that while looking at them my wife said:
'this one must be really warm'
'How come' I asked
'cos it's twice the tog rating of our duvet'

At which stage I pointed out all the signs in the shop
Priceless :rofl:
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Post by TitanTim » Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:14 pm

Thanks for the replies guys :thumbsup:

Been having a look at some of the suggestions online and found this North Face Jacket that looks to tick all the boxes :)
so will try one out and hope it has normal pockets :roll:

https://www.surfmountain.com/en/gb/The- ... lYQAvD_BwE

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Post by mmm-five » Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:40 pm

mcbeee wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:42 pm :D You must be an Inuit ... because I worked in -32C far too many times , and no-one is comfortable at that temp. I think somebody was slipping you wrong info , maybe "wind chill" and you weren't in the wind ? Fess up, you just went from one shop to the next, that's what I do in Banff, then stop at the sweetshop and drool. :lol:
Sorry, I was wrong. It was -31c - although it rose to a balmy -10c at its warmest.

Only stopped at one coffee shop, and it was an independent with a Kent girl working there - so I went in every day :oops:

Don't find I get too cold when I'm moving, and there's no wind. It was sunny, so obviously felt much warmer than the mercury showed.

Monday had a high of -19c, low of -25c; Tuesday had a high of -17c low of -30c; Wednesday had the biggest swing of -10c to -31c.
It warmed up considerably after that, and was only -5c for our 4 our canyon/glacier walk.

But that's why I took some really warm stuff with me - and ended up not using anything.

Skiing was just in a cotton shirt underneath my normal ski wear (Tog24 ski jacket trousers, plus boots, gloves, socks, helmet).

I like going to the US or Canada, as the runs are not what you'd call 'busy'...
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...so you can get plenty of skiing in...
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Post by Rob_benton » Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:51 pm

I’ve got a couple of down jackets and waterproof jacket from mountain warehouse. I’ve been really impressed with the quality for the price. There’s discount codes normally available too.
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Post by Wondermike » Tue Dec 12, 2017 11:20 pm

mmm-five wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:40 pm ...so you can get plenty of skiing in...
Was that top speed on the slopes or the bus? Pretty impressive if it was on skis :bow:

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Post by mmm-five » Tue Dec 12, 2017 11:43 pm

Wondermike wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2017 11:20 pm
mmm-five wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:40 pm ...so you can get plenty of skiing in...
Was that top speed on the slopes or the bus? Pretty impressive if it was on skis :bow:
The bus was much slower :headbang:

It was on an empty Men's World Cup Downhill run at Lake Louise that had just opened after a morning training session. About 1km long with a couple of crests/humps, but mainly just high speed carving. Obviously that was peak speed and not average :|
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Post by mcbeee » Wed Dec 13, 2017 12:08 am

mmm-five wrote: Tue Dec 12, 2017 11:43 pm
headbang:It was on an empty Men's World Cup Downhill run at Lake Louise that had just opened after a morning training session. About 1km long with a couple of crests/humps, but mainly just high speed carving. Obviously that was peak speed and not average :|
LOL. My first run ever was on the Ladies Downhill at Lk Louise, on borrowed wooden skis......following my expert skier friends. It did not end well :roll: “what are these weird little hills , bang crash, splat”. I stuck a ski into a mogul, snapped it off and then learned how to ski on one and a half skis. Then rented real skis for the rest of the day. After that I x countried and telemarked there for years. A great place.

Hope you enjoyed your trip.

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Post by mmm-five » Thu Dec 14, 2017 9:47 am

mcbeee wrote: Wed Dec 13, 2017 12:08 am LOL. My first run ever was on the Ladies Downhill at Lk Louise, on borrowed wooden skis......following my expert skier friends. It did not end well :roll: “what are these weird little hills , bang crash, splat”. I stuck a ski into a mogul, snapped it off and then learned how to ski on one and a half skis. Then rented real skis for the rest of the day. After that I x countried and telemarked there for years. A great place.

Hope you enjoyed your trip.

Cheers, Mike
More or less how I taught myself to ski...by watching & following other skiers.

Still can’t stand moguls, but am comfortable of piste or through trees. Only once been in a situation where I thought I’d be stuck, but found a way down the frozen waterfall in the end.

I’m planning on going’s back in Feb :thumbsup:
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Post by MrPT » Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:41 am

They are pricey, but I’d go Rab too.

Also consider synthetic (e.g. hi loft, primaloft etc) if you’re on a budget and dont want to take a separate waterproof shell to get through the odd drizzle.
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Post by TitanTim » Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:34 pm

MrPT wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:41 am They are pricey, but I’d go Rab too.

Also consider synthetic (e.g. hi loft, primaloft etc) if you’re on a budget and dont want to take a separate waterproof shell to get through the odd drizzle.
Many thanks, I've ordered this one, fingers crossed it will do the job :)

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/rab-altus-jacket-p393359

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Post by extrablatt » Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:50 pm

You can get some good deals with Helly Hansen as well. Their website usually has decent deals and I find slightly cheaper than North Face.
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