Great Lightweight Insulation

By James C Watts Ranked #355 - Men's Vests April 16, 2009

One of my favorite pieces of insulation, I use this through all four seasons, and it has found an almost permanent place in my pack. It's so light and compact (just bigger than a can of soda when stuffed down) that it's hard to justify not carrying it. Works great as part of a winter layering system, and I find myself wearing it both on the trail (with a light wind shell or hard shell) and at camp (under a MontBell Alpine Down jacket). It adds quite a bit of warmth for it's size, without leaving you with sweat pouring down your arms. Also, I tend to carry it in my summer day packs as a "just in case" insulation layer, where anything heavier would be extreme overkill. Being built with typical MontBell quality (awesome), I've put a couple of hard years on this thing and it's no worse for the wear. Note however that the outer shell is very light fabric, meaning that you should refrain from bushwhacking while wearing it as an outer layer, as it could easily tear on a sharp twig or branch. That being said, I haven't "babied" mine at all, and it has held up really well (better than I expected).

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