Linkage to an article about the price of down skyrocketing shortly.
It's not the first time I've heard about this in the past couple of months so if your thinking about getting a new sleeping bag, pull your finger out and splash the cash.
I dread to think what PHD prices will be like.
http://www.andyhowell.info/trek-blog/20 ... -buy-soon/

Mabey this will force manufacturers to develop synthetic insulators more as viable alternative to down?
I certainly hope so because whilst i love my skyhigh, i don't like having to be mega careful about keeping it dry, but with my softie, i abuse it and it constantly performs :D

And hopefully it wont turn manufacturers to cheaper sources of down from producers that engage in some pretty unsavoury practices, such as live plucking. Horrific thing to do to an animal.

Just ordered a Rab Down jacket today. Great timing!

flatfishy wrote:Linkage to an article about the price of down skyrocketing shortly.
It's not the first time I've heard about this in the past couple of months

It's not the first time I've heard about this in the past couple of decades. It seems to be a recurring threat.