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What’s Best Synthetic Insulation ?

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John G BPL Member
PostedJan 30, 2008 at 9:53 am

I found some info about why BPL used Polarguard Delta instead of Primaloft Sport in the Cacoon jackets – but I found other info (on Thru-Hiker & Ray Jardine's site) showing how Climashield XP was better for quilts (due to Clo) and scrimmed Primaloft 1 was best for clothing (due to drape).

Does BPL just use PG Delta because Climashield XP was developed after the Cacoon line ?

Does anyone have any insights into which synthetic is best for quilts ? How about for puffy jackets ? "Best" in both cases (in my mind at least) would be defined as warmth for a given packed volume as long as the weights of the two alternatives were pretty close – unless the durability of one of the insulations is much worse than the others after being tightly stuffed…

Thanks.

Michael Martin BPL Member
PostedJan 30, 2008 at 10:39 am

Hi John-

Very Good Questions!

I think ACYE at Thru-Hiker gave you good advice. In general cut-staple insulations are more compressible and have better drape, but their loft degrades more quickly than continuous fill ones. The release of the Cocoon line predates the availability of Climashield XP. But, I consider XP to be a superb synthetic insulation.

Cheers,

-Mike

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