Destination: Rainier/Baker perhaps Aconcagua
Candidates: Pata Das,
Pata Fitz Roy (800 fill, baffled)
Marmot Greenland (baffled 800 fill)
by jthomas » Mon Nov 08, 2010 4:08 pm
by JHH60 » Mon Nov 08, 2010 4:33 pm
by ScottyP » Mon Nov 08, 2010 4:49 pm
by SKI » Tue Nov 09, 2010 2:13 pm
by jthomas » Tue Nov 09, 2010 3:16 pm
AlpineAffinity wrote:A better choice:
Redpoint Optimus. Compresses smaller than your current choices. Excellent for the Cascades (been on Rainier twice, it would have been more than enough for the winter attempt) and amazingly warm to boot. Primaloft insulator.
by dskoon » Tue Nov 09, 2010 4:36 pm
AlpineAffinity wrote:A better choice:
Redpoint Optimus. Compresses smaller than your current choices. Excellent for the Cascades (been on Rainier twice, it would have been more than enough for the winter attempt) and amazingly warm to boot. Primaloft insulator.
by ScottyP » Tue Nov 09, 2010 5:35 pm
by bearbreeder » Tue Nov 09, 2010 7:25 pm
by sneakyracer » Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:26 pm
by kevin trieu » Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:56 pm
bearbreeder wrote:i guess what you need would depend on how long you want to survive if you get caught ...
by JHH60 » Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:30 pm
kevin trieu wrote:bearbreeder wrote:i guess what you need would depend on how long you want to survive if you get caught ...
that should be the standard reply to all parka related questions.
by WML » Wed Nov 10, 2010 5:46 pm
by SKI » Wed Nov 10, 2010 7:04 pm
by bgriffs » Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:34 am
by divnamite » Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:43 am
WML wrote:the DAS is your best bet. Excellent construction, and has been a staple for a long time for a reason. You just can't kill it. Search for deals online for it, or as a previous poster mentioned, head to a Patagonia Outlet if given the opportunity (or call and order it from one). The newest incarnation of the DAS is lighter, warmer, and more compressible than the older one (which I have). If I were to complain about the damn thing it would be that it takes up a lot of room in my pack, but again, the latest generation takes care of that.
Now I just have to wait until I manage to kill mine - not any time soon - to get a newer generation one....
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