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In Gear Swap » FS: Neoair Xtherm Small
April 21, 7:42pm
I had good service, at least
I got a BCA Float 22 from them that they had listed for 20% off. It arrived quickly. I think the problem is that they list items as "in stock" and "available". I think most who ...

In GEAR » 123mountain.com CAUTION
April 20, 7:42am
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In Gear Swap » WTT: Xtherm Small for a Medium
April 18, 6:41am
Trail Zeros
They aren't very durable, and they aren't stiff enough to climb incredibly well, but I use the New Balance MT00 as an approach shoe. I used them successfully approaching the Diamond on Long...

In GEAR » Minimal approach shoes?
April 15, 8:40am
UL fabric
In all honesty, I've personally never had much of a problem using lighter materials for heavy insulation. I've destroyed a few shells while flailing up chimneys and aiding up Long's, bu...

In GEAR » NEW Patagonia Encapsil ("Dry Down") Parka
March 12, 12:12pm
Discussion on overfill
http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=68798 For my application, climbing, bulk matters. This has all made me really interested in ha...

In GEAR » NEW Patagonia Encapsil ("Dry Down") Parka
March 12, 8:06am
Thanks
This does indeed help a lot. It seems that Patagonia significantly overfilled the jacket. 3 or 3.5 inches of double sided loft is comparable to a lot of other jackets. According to Richard, the tot...

In GEAR » NEW Patagonia Encapsil ("Dry Down") Parka
March 11, 7:00pm
Loft?
Babak, Could you tell me the measured loft in the body of the Encapsil? I understand Richard thinks it has 8.7 ounces of 1000 fill, but I'm just curious how densely it's packed.

In GEAR » NEW Patagonia Encapsil ("Dry Down") Parka
March 11, 5:05pm
Sold out
So the jacket is sold out. Some of the arguing at this point might be a bit misplaced. Can someone like Goose Feet make basically a 900fp standard down clone at a similar or reduced weight? Maybe w...

In GEAR » "The Finest Down Parka Ever" (Patagonia)
March 04, 5:18pm
Mtn Speed...
http://www.sunnysports.com/Prod/CategoryID_2165/Context_2144/Sort_Brand/DescSort_0/Page_3/MHWBMSRL.html

In Gear Swap » WTB: WM Highlite
February 20, 10:18pm

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