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    Brett Peugh
    BPL Member

    @bpeugh

    Locale: Midwest

    I was talking to a customer service rep over at Mountain Hardwear and she said that the coating was to be permanent for the life of the jacket and that if the Q.Shield down failed that you should be able to return it for a replacement.

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    Stephen M
    BPL Member

    @stephen-m

    Locale: Way up North

    That's good to hear,

    #2035418
    And E
    Spectator

    @lunchandynner

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    If that's true, that'd be cool. I was talking to one of the sales people at the MH store in Seattle last weekend, asking him about their new Thermal.Q synthetic insulation and their claims that it's 15% warmer than the leading synthetic… I asked for the Clo of the fill per square meter and he told me 1.67. I call shenanigans as that's The same as 800 FP down. Those numbers would be making headlines if true. I think he might have been giving the total Clo of the jacket, but I don't think he knew the difference as he didn't understand why I was skeptical of his claims.

    #2035420
    James Couch
    Spectator

    @jbc

    Locale: Cascade Mountains

    Probably referring to the jacket or a mistake. I am pretty sure the clo on the Thermal Q is 1.47.

    #2035429
    James holden
    BPL Member

    @bearbreeder-2

    thats for the 60g … not clo/oz/sqyd

    so its not apples to apples

    everyone claims they have the best synth insulation .. the problem is differentiating between the marketing spiel and whats real

    ;)

    #2035493
    Woubeir (from Europe)
    BPL Member

    @woubeir

    So I come to a clo/oz/yd2 of 0,82 to 0,93.

    #2035499
    Jerry Adams
    BPL Member

    @retiredjerry

    Locale: Oregon and Washington

    Apex is specd at 0.82 clo/oz/yd2 – that's probably the leading insulation

    Primaloft One is 0.92

    I've never seen any numbers for down but I measured 850FP down at 1.3 and 1.6 clo/oz/yd2

    #2035831
    Taylor Boudreau
    Member

    @pippopdew

    The Q.Shield Down is currently supplied from DownTek, simply rebranded. so I would expect similar performance and life.

    #2035965
    Brett Peugh
    BPL Member

    @bpeugh

    Locale: Midwest

    Well that is nice of Mountain Hardwear to guarantee it as the coating is only supposed to last 10-20 washings.

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