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kja Jan 12th, 2020 12:25 AM

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HappyTrvlr Jan 25th, 2020 08:52 AM


Originally Posted by Adelaidean (Post 16994300)
Dreamon, I am in north Italy at the moment and while I haven’t packed for a winter trip, I did take my Kathmandu brand down jacket, and raincoat. The down jacket is not waterproof, so I always carry the rain jacket with me.
It was wet and cold last week, and I did stay warm, but damp. Condensation, I guess, I found this article
https://mountaintrails.ie/waterproof...ot-waterproof/

My down does compress into its’ own pocket, so is pretty compact.

My concerns are about pants. I wore my Kathmandu water repellant pants, but they do get wet. I saw people in jeans! Yikes, heavy, and cold, and slow to dry, last thing I would wear. I had leggings on under my pants, so was warm, but did then get hot. Haven’t tried the silk leggings, they might be worth investing in.

I wore my North Face down coat( to the knee) Dec to Jan in London, Rome, Egypt and Jordan. Others were buying winter coats in Cairo. My coat earned 5 stars for this trip! Also wore scarf, wool hat, gloves.


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