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Sep 22, 2009 at 1:19 pm #1239549
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Sep 23, 2009 at 5:26 am #1529910Any thoughts as to how it would compare with the Patagonia Down Sweater? Here is a link to their sweater:http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/product/mens-down-sweater?p=84673-0-083
Thanks for your review.
Sep 25, 2009 at 6:51 am #1530502thanks for the review
I'd also like to hear any comments on a comparo w/ the patagonia down sweater
while there is some allure to a slightly lighter jacket, a little more durability and a few additional features is the way I'm leaning
I'd probably wear the jacket a fair bit when not hiking, so a jacket that looks decent doesn't hurt my feelings either :)
Sep 25, 2009 at 7:04 am #1530505also poking around it appears the jacket your wearing is the older model, the newer one (NF site) looks like this
the "older" version lists a a 13.4 oz weight, the new one 14.2
their are some decent deals on the older one floating around :)
Sep 25, 2009 at 10:25 am #1530543Mike and Lapsley,
There is 3 oz of 800 fill down used in the Patagonia Down Sweater at 12.4 oz. By extrapolation, the Thunder Jacket is comparable in warmth at 14.2 oz. By far, the best value in this warmth class is the new Mont-bell UL TEC Down Series for $175 and only 11.3 oz! Prolite has this jacket on sale for ~$140.
Material quality of the new Thunder Jacket is seriously questioned in the review on their Web site.
Sep 30, 2009 at 7:25 am #1531722Hi All,
Mike, I have not used the Patagonia Down Sweater, but there is a review of it by BPL: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/patagonia_down_sweater_spotlite_review.html
Yes, I did review the older model, and mentioned that in the review. That often happens with product reviews, so we have to weigh the pros and cons. Far too often the product gets heavier rather than lighter.
Richard, the Montbell UL Tec Down Jacket is a very good comparison to TNF Thunder Jacket; thanks for pointing that out.
Happy hiking,
WillDec 3, 2009 at 11:13 am #1549984Here is a 9.17 oz. women's 800-fill Eddie Bauer Downlight Sweater worthy of consideration: http://www.eddiebauer.com/EB/Womens-Outerwear/Womens-First-Ascent-Outerwear/index.cat#ppl={type%3A%22hide%22}
and 13.39 oz for men: http://www.eddiebauer.com/EB/Mens-Outerwear/First-Ascent/index.cat#ppl={type%3A%22hide%22}
MontBell 10.0 oz for women US U.L.TEC DOWN JACKET W'S: http://www.montbell.us/products/disp.php?cat_id=70&p_id=2301128
and 11.3 oz for men: http://www.montbell.us/products/disp.php?p_id=2301127
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