BPL Cocoon Hoody Replacement ?

Cumulus Climalite? http://www.sleepingbags-cumulus.eu/Climalite-Pullover,jackets,81.html
No personal experience with it, just seen it on the net.

Greg,

The original 2009 Cocoon was 1.36 Iclo. The fall 2010 Cocoon was 2.02 Iclo.

A comparable weight/function jacket is the Rab Xenon @ 1.51 Iclo.

I think there is something planned from astucas.com which will be released in the next time.

Richard,
Thank you.

I have an "original".
The Rab Xenon is at the top of my list. But I'm not finding any 2012 XLs

One of the pre-2013 Xenons (made with Quantum GL) is probably the best bet.

Is the fall 2010 Cocoon the one in olive green and made with the "proprietary" insulation and the 2009 Cocoon in black made with Polarguard Delta?

Brad,

Yes to the differences you described between the 2009 and 2010 Cocoon models.

The Rab Xenon is probably my favorite jacket I have. My medium comes in at 10.3oz and it is incredibly warm. I love that it has very minimal quilting as this allows the insulation to stay fully lofted and very little stitching for wind to sneak in through.

I especially love the fit. I usually wear smalls, but sometimes I'm just a tad too big for a small (haven't been running as much lately), but a medium is far too large. Since this is a Euro piece, the medium fits me perfectly. It's not too tight, or too loose and I can comfortably wear a grid fleece or even my Stoic Hadron Anorak under it if need be.

from what I can tell, arc teryx pretty much copied the design of the rab xenon exactly with their nuclei, except with their coreloft insulation, & 80 grams in the torso. The xenon has been a great peice for me and is amazingly weather/wind resistant with the non sewn through pertex GL shell design.

Hi there,

I'm Marco from As Tucas.

Yes, by the end of January there will be available an insulated hoody (in both jacket and pullover versions) with the same design goal and philosophy as the discontinued Cocoon garments. Momentum 50 shell, Momentum 45 liner and Climashield APEX insulation (available in 3 weights: 67, 100 & 133 g/sqm – 2.0, 3.0 & 4.0 osy). Full specs in a few days.

just spotted your climashield pants, very nice.

Hi Stephen,

Trousers are already available, as well as a matching balaclava: astucas.com/en/clothing.

Marco.

Good news Marco. It's great to see someone building clothing with Climashield.

Thanks Dave!

I'm working on the logistics side too, so I'll be able to offer lower shipping costs to the USA. For large items (e.g. a quilt) the current shipping costs are almost prohibitive.

Marco.

Cheers Marco,