New Cottage Gear for 2015

Thanks for sharing John! I'm looking forward to Zpack's synthetic jacket. It's been raining so much here in the PNW that I'm looking into getting a new synthetic jacket. I bet we'll be able to request the thickness of the Apex sheet inside. This is good news.
I'm also glad to see that Porcelain Rocket is coming out with a new front handle bar bike bag.

Yea, I've been wondering why no company makes an Apex synthetic jacket or vest. They should be pretty easy to make compared to down jackets, while providing similar warmth for similar weight

The Dyneema X backpack from ZPacks also sounds interesting. A 35-40 lb load hauler

I was checking out ZPacks' fabric section and noticed they now carry Climashield and Dyneema X – this explains why!

Because Apex is continuous filament it is difficult to cut in intricate shapes that a jacket requires. Companies are starting to take it on (Kifaru is releasing an Apex Parka soon) but it is way harder to do than down/primoloft type insulation that you just baffle and stuff.

I for one am very excited about a Zpacks Apex jacket!

Illuminating article especially on the fabrics (look out for that faux Dyneema grid).

I have already mailed Joe to ask where he got this 2,5 oz/yd² Apex. You can find that weight rather easily that it seems standard, yet it is not on the Apex spec. chart.

In Europe, the Polish company Cumulus makes a Climashield jacket.