Just in case insulation ... help me decide.

[Bearbonesnorm]

If you had around £50 to spend on some 'just in case' insulation to keep in your bag, would you? ...

A/ Buy either of these
Haglofs Barrier 2 jacket - http://www.trekitt.co.uk/haglofs-barrie ... ds-haglofs
Marmot Baffin - http://www.theoutdoorshop.com/showPart.asp?part=PN20189

B/ Which one

C/ Buy something different

Down's a non starter due the intended purpose, pack size is actually more important than weight and the Marmot's at the top end of the price scale.

Ta

[slackman99]

I've just got one of these:

http://www.thistribe.com/keela-belay-ad ... acket.html

It uses 100gsm Primaloft 1.

Not used it in anger, but did keep me warm in the snow with just a t-shirt underneath for 30mins the other week. Also pretty windproof.

Not from one of the big names, but I challenge you to find another Primaloft 1 jacket for similar money.

Worth having a look at (although may not be any better than the ones you've linked to)

[Bearbonesnorm]

Cheers Slackman ... what sort of size does it pack down to?

[griffdowg]

what weight of Primaloft does the Marmot have?

80g in the hags is good. I have a Berghaus Ignite (60g) which is great and packs small. I think you want to be looking at 60-80g fill weight of PL.

There are loads of these around.

Patagonia nanopuff?
Outdoor Research?

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[Stevemorg]

what about this?

http://www.upandunder.co.uk/Outdoor/Clo ... er---8870/

Ignore me - just saw the £50 bit!

[Dan_K]

Shame about the 50 quid part. My Montane Fireball is lovely...

[slackman99]

I haven't tried to pack it down yet to see how small it goes. It would easily go in my 5ltr dry bag, and reckon I could get it into a 3ltr bag without too much struggle (not really sure how else to 'measure' how it packs)!

[didnothingfatal]

No brainier, Haglofs.

[griffdowg]

http://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/index.cf ... 23/level/2

incase you wanted vest only.

60g of PL

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