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<blockquote data-quote="Wedgy" data-source="post: 1355052" data-attributes="member: 64108"><p>A couple weeks ago I took a quick climb to the summit of Mount Whitney (14,505') to scatter some ashes on the summit. I summitted about 9pm and spent an hour on top with temps in the high teens, all my water inside my pack was frozen. I wore a Sitka Kelvin Down Hoody with only a lightweight long sleeve sun shirt underneath and was warm. Had I sat around for an extended period as one would if hunting in a blind I may have gotten cold. I have plenty of other down jackets for mountaineering but I prefer this one for a few reasons one being the pockets are big enough to fit my hands in with gloves on, and the hood fits good and doesn't block my vision or keep falling off. The wind was 20mph+ on the summit and if I didn't have a place to shelter I would have probably had to put my shell on, which for this trip I packed a very lightweight Cabela's set. Water and wind proof but very lightweight, not very resistant to abrasion but that wasn't a concern so much as weight. If it's really cold you don't have to worry about rain, just snow. Staying dry is key to staying warm. Down is the warmest, lightest weight, and packs the smallest but if it gets wet it is useless so decide if you want down or a synthetic. There are lots of good options.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_blrs=spell_check&_sop=16&_mPrRngCbx=1&_udlo&_udhi=400&_nkw=sitka%20kelvin%20down%20hoody&rt=nc" target="_blank">https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_blrs=spell_check&_sop=16&_mPrRngCbx=1&_udlo&_udhi=400&_nkw=sitka kelvin down hoody&rt=nc</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Mens-Space-Rain-Full-Zip-Jacket-with-MOST-DRY-PLUS/1618370.uts?slotId=1" target="_blank">http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Mens-Space-Rain-Full-Zip-Jacket-with-MOST-DRY-PLUS/1618370.uts?slotId=1</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wedgy, post: 1355052, member: 64108"] A couple weeks ago I took a quick climb to the summit of Mount Whitney (14,505') to scatter some ashes on the summit. I summitted about 9pm and spent an hour on top with temps in the high teens, all my water inside my pack was frozen. I wore a Sitka Kelvin Down Hoody with only a lightweight long sleeve sun shirt underneath and was warm. Had I sat around for an extended period as one would if hunting in a blind I may have gotten cold. I have plenty of other down jackets for mountaineering but I prefer this one for a few reasons one being the pockets are big enough to fit my hands in with gloves on, and the hood fits good and doesn't block my vision or keep falling off. The wind was 20mph+ on the summit and if I didn't have a place to shelter I would have probably had to put my shell on, which for this trip I packed a very lightweight Cabela's set. Water and wind proof but very lightweight, not very resistant to abrasion but that wasn't a concern so much as weight. If it's really cold you don't have to worry about rain, just snow. Staying dry is key to staying warm. Down is the warmest, lightest weight, and packs the smallest but if it gets wet it is useless so decide if you want down or a synthetic. There are lots of good options. [URL]https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_blrs=spell_check&_sop=16&_mPrRngCbx=1&_udlo&_udhi=400&_nkw=sitka%20kelvin%20down%20hoody&rt=nc[/URL] [URL]http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Mens-Space-Rain-Full-Zip-Jacket-with-MOST-DRY-PLUS/1618370.uts?slotId=1[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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