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Funnily enough, I just got an email through from Alpkit today, they're taking pre-orders for Pipe-Dreams. They only go down to about -12c, which...

As above, I tried to add to my bag, bivi doesn't seem to add any warmth, but are good for protecting your bag (dod paws, drips, spills etc), I have a...

Karisma fleece, as it is branded by the knitters, is still available and used by small specialist manufacturers. It is expensive in comparison to an...

Many thanks for all your replies. Good to know that fleeces are still made with this brilliant fabric, even if they don't come cheap. I reckon I'll...

I've still got an ME ultrafleece smock type pullover from the late 80's the original Karrimor Alpiniste fleece jacket with, as you rightly mention,...

hi vanduffer seems to me you are buying a few bits and pieces to boost/protect your bag----i would forget the liner and the hunka ( s/bag will have a...

I've owned Ultrafleece pullovers, jackets and trousers from the mid 1980s and right through to nowadays. I currently own a couple of ME Ultrafleece...

I'm afraid I'm not too familiar with the current range of sub-zero sleeping bags ( as we used to call them when I was a young man), but believe me,...

That fabric does, I think, still exist - PHDesigns and Hilltrek make stuff out of it. These days I suspect that some of Marsden Mill's nicer...

Best jacket I have bought for a while is my Montane further faster Neoshell. It ticks all your boxes so try one if you can. Breath ability wise it's...

aye....a little bit sad.....

well done TBS :)

Glen, I like the Theta AR which is a bit longer (I'm tall) and is a mix of 80 denier fabrics across the shoulders and 40 denier fabrics in lower wear...

http://sleepingbags-cumulus.eu/ - very good bags with a good warmth:weight ratio, but not quite such amazing value as they used to be now the pound...

For finding lighter but still fairly durable stuff, basically look for very stripped down things that still weight a moderate amount. Like the PHD...

The Alpkit is the best value your going to get in down, and if you want small, then its got to be down. Worth looking on Classifieds on this website,...

*thermes* correction

Personally I would try the precip and torrentshell first having heard plenty of good things about both. I am starting to feel no jacket is worth...

Fatwalker - which of the Arcteryx jackets do you consider to have the best balance of waterproofness, breathability, durability and weight? And...

Thanks for the feedback! I'll certainly be trying jackets on, but first I'm trying to put together a list of those that have the qualities I'm...

Obviously fit dictates what you might like and you won't be able to try them all on without a lot of hassle (Alpkit for instance). However, having...

It was strange; there were parts of Iceland very similar to Wales and the UK, bits where it was Wales and the UK on steroids, bits in the interior...

Looks incredibly different. Honestly not sure if I'd like it myself - I really like greenery...... Eh, I could post some pure blue sky/sea...