New Gear

[Josh Leavitt]

http://rutalocura.com/Jacket_SevenDs.html

http://rutalocura.com/trekking_poles3.html

[Franco Darioli]

hi Josh
That Raft River Jacket should also work as a wind jacket ?
Raft River Jacket
Any plans for pants ?
(btw I like the idea of the stuff sack larger than it can be. unlike the Montane stuff sacks…)
Franco

[Dale Wambaugh]

The Raft River Jacket sounds like an uber-minimalist rain jacket, but no replacement for a breathable windshirt— I would be a sweaty mess. But maybe this would mate well with a wind *vest* to get crazy light.

[Josh Leavitt]

It works great for a wind shirt in colder temps. It works well for a wind shirt in warmer temps also, just not if you are being very active. We have a wind shirt/jacket(it will have a hood) coming out in breathable SevenD, it will be water resistant, and shed wind very well.

Funny you should mention Montane. My Litespeed has allot of miles on it, and I think the stuff sack was probably my only complaint.

[Josh Leavitt]

No plan for pants any time soon, the thought had not crossed my mind. I like the idea though.

[Franco Darioli]

Those Montane stuff sacks do look great on display….
I have a pair of the Montane Featherlight that I often carry "just in case"
Not that water resistant but work OK in the wind and are nice to have at camp .
I don't have the top in that so the wind/shirt jacket would be of some interest to me.
Franco

[Samuel Kau]

Sorry but I am kinda fabric illiterate… is this waterproof?

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[Josh Leavitt]

Is it waterproof? Yes. The fabric is siliconized, so it is like very light sil-nylon. Standard Sil is siliconized 30 denier nylon, the SevenD-s is siliconized 7 denier nylon.

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