Coat for Europe in December/January
#102
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.
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.