[Geelong VIC] Mountain Designs Everest down parka XL
Posted: Mon 04 Apr, 2016 11:00 amI hate to sell this but it is simply too small for me now
Size XL suit some-one with a chest between 40 and 44 inches
It is a mountaineering parka so it is a slimmer fit type garment
65 mm of insulation in the body and 32mm in the arms, box walled in both sleeves and body
It is a very long time since MD made down clothing of this quality and warmth
650 fill power down and it has been treated with Nikwax so reasonably water resistant and if wetted out it dries very quickly
I have Modified the duvet to stop an annoying down migration problem in the collar and I have added a lightly insulated Artigi style crutch piece
Weighs 1060g with the hood and crutch piece, but over half of that is the down fill
I have slept in this at -12C and been warm with only light underlayers and the big half bag while inside a tent on a double CCF pad and no sleeping bag
I would rate this duvet with anything on the market at the moment for real life use
650 FP down is simply much more resistant to loss of loft though wind pressure
If being used as a High Altitude parka it does need a windshell, just bear that in mind if you are thinking of buying it for the Himalaya or The Andes
Wind shells, even big ones, are cheap tho
This was a $599- duvet when new
It has always been stored correctly; fully lofted
I have lost the original stuff sack but it wasn't much anyway so I will provide 2, a larger one for storage and smaller one for packing
Note it isn't perfectly clean but I would prefer not to wash it as that will mean it will need to be retreated and it is clean enough to wear and use.
I am happy for a close inspection here in Geelong
Asking $300- Pick-up
Pictures in the next post
Size XL suit some-one with a chest between 40 and 44 inches
It is a mountaineering parka so it is a slimmer fit type garment
65 mm of insulation in the body and 32mm in the arms, box walled in both sleeves and body
It is a very long time since MD made down clothing of this quality and warmth
650 fill power down and it has been treated with Nikwax so reasonably water resistant and if wetted out it dries very quickly
I have Modified the duvet to stop an annoying down migration problem in the collar and I have added a lightly insulated Artigi style crutch piece
Weighs 1060g with the hood and crutch piece, but over half of that is the down fill
I have slept in this at -12C and been warm with only light underlayers and the big half bag while inside a tent on a double CCF pad and no sleeping bag
I would rate this duvet with anything on the market at the moment for real life use
650 FP down is simply much more resistant to loss of loft though wind pressure
If being used as a High Altitude parka it does need a windshell, just bear that in mind if you are thinking of buying it for the Himalaya or The Andes
Wind shells, even big ones, are cheap tho
This was a $599- duvet when new
It has always been stored correctly; fully lofted
I have lost the original stuff sack but it wasn't much anyway so I will provide 2, a larger one for storage and smaller one for packing
Note it isn't perfectly clean but I would prefer not to wash it as that will mean it will need to be retreated and it is clean enough to wear and use.
I am happy for a close inspection here in Geelong
Asking $300- Pick-up
Pictures in the next post