Hi everyone,
New to the forum but have been relying on all the great info for the last year or so to inform recent kit purchases. I'm trying to decide on a vest option to round out my upper body insulation scheme for shoulder season and winter backpacking options while in camp. I'm still in the process of filling out necessary pieces so a number of items are way over ideal weight due to prioritization of my purchases.
Current set up (listed weights, digital scale on the to-buy list)
UA coldgear base layer (may be replaced)
370g R2 fleece
300g mec uplink hoody-pullover
(PUFFY VEST, subject in question)
golite roan plateau jacket
400g softshell (will be replaced)
400g gortex paclite shell (may be replaced)
Basically I'm looking for advice on what fill-weight/total weight puff vests would be appropriate to allow me to leave my roan plateau at home in below freezing but not frigid temps. While it would also be nice to have this vest go under my plateau jacket in truly frosty conditions I am skeptical about down compression with a 200wt fleece also inside (uplink will be over plateau jacket in winter to help manage moisture). I can image a synthetic vest may not suffer from compression as much but I feel that given the temp requirements I'm looking for the weight penalty would dictate I forgo a synth vest and just bring the down puffy.
While I would clearly love something from WM or PhD there are other items I would replace before shelling out that kind of coin so it's safe to say i'm looking for a balance of value and performance.
Appreciate any advice. Thanks.
