The ultimate warm layer for outdoor activities and après-ski At a Glance Comfort ★★★★★ Weather Protection ★★★☆☆ Breathability ★★★☆☆ Durability ★★★★☆ Versatility ★★★★☆ Who is This For Anyone who wants to stay warm in very cold weather for low-octane activities and for people like me who are always cold. Wonderful for warming up after skiing… Read More »Cotopaxi Fuego Down Overall: Like a Sleeping Bag You Can Wear

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Down vest for cool and cold weather. My new Cotopaxi Fuego down vest arrived just in time for a beautiful fall weekend filled with plans to be outdoors at my mountain cabin east of Seattle.  The Fuego Vest is lightweight, made out of a water-resistant recycled ripstop  polyester shell with a DWR finish, and filled… Read More »Cotopaxi Fuego Vest Review

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Cozy, warm, packable poncho for outdoor adventures. Light & Compact Therm-a-Rest lists its Honcho Poncho™ Down as a “camp life” product, but I’ve been using mine as a post-swim coverup. I love it. Most of my swim buddies have those trendy, huge post-swim parkas, but I’m very happy with my Therm-a-Rest Honcho Poncho™ Down because… Read More »Therm-a-Rest Honcho Poncho™ Down Review

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Patagonia’s new 850 Down Sleeping Bag is inspired by the bag Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard built for himself 45 years ago—a simple mummy-style bag with overstuffed channels and a center-front zipper that let him tie in at belays, cook at bivies, move around without the bag twisting and have consistent loft, trip after trip. Inspired, Patagonia set… Read More »The New Patagonia Down Sleeping Bag—45 Years in the Making

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I love waking up early on a ski day to see how much snow fell during the night, right at the moment the sun chases away the dark mountain black and the clean white snow crystals float through cold blue shadows into sun. That’s a cold time of day to stand in my socks and a… Read More »Helly Hansen Verglas Down Insulator Jacket (for men and women)

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