Fill Weight Marmot Baffin Jacket

[Glenn Douglas]

Does anyone know the fill weight of a Marmot Baffin Jacket. I have checked their website and drawn a blank.

I currently am using a Patagonia Nanopuff pullover with 60g/m2 and want something a bit warmer.

I am wondering does the Marmot Baffin use 100g primaloft sport or 60g.

Anyone own both and can compare?

[Matthew Black]

The Baffin appears to be using something other than Primaloft according to Marmot's site; Thermal R Eco. This is the only description of the material I could find:

Thermal R is Marmot's proprietary family of polyester insulations specifically engineered to meet various needs from sleeping bags, to garments to gloves. Mid loft, excellent warmth to weight, resilient loft, and durable.

I find my Nano pullover good down to freezing while stationary although I need gloves, hat and Capilene lightweight top.

[Jerry Adams]

at primaloft.com they describe a product called PrimaLoft ECO

made of post consumer recycled materials – soda bottles

they don't specify performance numbers

maybe that's what Marmot Thermal R ECO is

[Glenn Douglas]

That would explain it. The Eco part. It says on their website

When you need a lot of warmth but not a lot of weight, this jacket features Marmot’s highly effective and durable Primaloft® insulation sewn into ultra light 15 Denier fabric to create an extremely warm and comfortable mid or outer layer for winter adventures. The Baffin Jacket also boasts hassle-free elastic cuffs, a Napoleon zippered chest pocket, and reflective logos.

Must be that primaloft eco soda bottle stuff.

I am hiking and climbing in Bolivia at the moment. I am currently using a nanopuff and a PHD yukon pullover. Its a superwarm and flexible combo however I would like to use only one jacket as I have been "wearing" my sleeping bag at night in the tent.

The down jacket is too warm when moving and the pullover a little chilly when the temps drop below zero.

I am looking for a 100gsm jacket that would hopefully do both and save on total weight.

I wish manufacturers would state fill weights.

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