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Excellent video explaining the layering system from someone who clearly has the knowledge through actual experience as opposed to armchair research. Thanks for posting, learned a lot.
Aaron, I purchased an Eddie Bauer Superior Down Parka last year for my cold camping kit. It's reassuring to know that you've had success with their jackets and the WeatherEdge fabric. Thanks for such a comprehensive review!
I still have Eddie Bauer down sleeping bags from the late 60 in my inventory. Two I modified with a zipper that runs the side and across the bottom so that it can be a quilt or a sleeping bag.
Thank you so much for this video Aaron! I have no idea why your channel doesn't get more attention. You should have a like 500,000 subscribers at least. For me, finding this channel was like finding a hidden gem. You're cooler than Nims Purja in my book.
I agree about the storm flaps over zippers. This recent craze to go super light & streamlined means that I'm often trapped in my outerwear as the zippers are all covered in rime ice & won't budge (mind you all my pack straps are frozen solid as well so I can't even get my pack off my back).
Thanks, Aaron. Will you kindly provide the type of pants/trousers you use in the same conditions that you use each of the jackets. Your videos are funny and informative...a rare combination. I love hiking and camping in the winter time and your advice has come in handy for me many times. Thanks again.
Thanks - I appreciate that. Often times I'm using Eddie Bauer guide pants. They have worked well for a long time. For Denali, etc., I use Icebreaker long underwear and then a shell pant from Montbell. If it's more serious polar style stuff, I'll switch to my Arcteryx pants. Here's my video on the Arcteryx: ua-cam.com/video/xzhGh3Aa8qA/v-deo.html
Good basic layering advice. My thought on cold weather travel is Dress like an Eskimo. The enemies of work load in extreme cold is moisture build up. And not getting enough heat to the extremities. Rule number one is never uncover the head. The blood flow to the brain has to be conserved at all cost. Your figures are the radiators of the human body, not the head. or the core. Your base layer should have a hood and thumb hole at the end of the sleeve. A stocking hat lost in the wind is not an option. When taking off a layer or adding a layer the head and neck remained covered. The length of the garment covers the butt and prevents cooling of the vital organs. It is never tucked in to the belt line. Heat rises to the top of the garment and the moisture is expelled at the bottom. Gloves are either clipped to the end of the outer garment or a cord runs between the two gloves. I have a collection of clothing running back to the late 60's. Good equipment lasts for ever, with a patch here and there. My really cold weather vest is a over the butt down jacket that I removed the sleeves. It has vertical panels over stuffed with down making it crush proof. With a wind proof jacket over the vest I bicycled 10 miles to work in the wind on zero F days with a wool sweater as mid layer. My wool mid layer is a tight weave loose fit wool shirt with a removable hood that covers my butt and designed to be untucked with tight fitting cuffs. The neck has a 1/4 length opening secured with one button the size of a quarter that is. easy to vent with gloves on. Other variations include a wind shirt with hood. My down parka has a removable hood. My emergency light weight down jacket has a hood. I use an old English method to make wool repel water. You can find the method on You Tub . (A basin of water, ivory soap or woolite and lanolin ) A fur ruff ion the parka and wind jackets s a must in wind and cold. I used to buy them at used clothing stores when women still wore wool coats with animal fur collars, Not so easy to find today. At 80 I have had to slow down a little, too many replaced parts. You young people get out and enjoy the real world and keep it from turning into a four lane high way.
Thank you so much for this video. Trying to work out what kind of jacket I need for a trip to Iceland just got a lot easier. I boil in a down jacket so it's becoming clear I need a base layer and maybe one more with a rain/snow shell over that to get me around on short hikes to photograph the scenery there before deep winter sets in. Really practical and useful information. Thank you again!
Excellent choices. I completely agree about full front zippers and vests. I cannot find a (lightweight) alpha direct jacket with a full zip at any price. (The few that do have zippers are made from 180gms AD, so much heavier than 60 or 90gsm.) Wish we could still get eVent stuff.
Another , really good one IMO. Wish I'd of seen this before I bought all my Arc'teryx stuff :D Have the M.H. Absolute zero jacket / parka .Never cold wearing that . With just a base and R1 hoodie . Wore it walking around getting wood in -48 WIND chill . Stay safe .. gubs
This is so good. Thank you, Aaron, even from me, a Canadian who knows a bit about cold! I love quality polar fleece myself. Never tried the down jackets, always wore synthetic. I love your Wintergreen parka, classic polar explorer! Keep up the good work, what you’re teaching is becoming more and more relavant to us all these days I’m afraid... Peace! ✌😊🇨🇦
Polartec Neoshell fabric breathes even slightly better than E-vent. Gore-Tex is so 1980's, when they were the pioneer of waterproof breathable membranes! 😉
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Aaron, I believe one of the reasons that Ice Breaker is expensive, is that they pre-shrink their wool so that you can wash it with your other laundry instead of a designated wool wash. In order to have the garments true to size they manufacture them oversize and then shrink them. More wool == higher price.
Nice versitile budget list but Canadian Mission Jacket beats all of these for extreme jackets, correct me if you know of a more extreme temp rating. If you do not have a higher Denier rating if you go anywhere with evergreens they would shred those "sleeping bag jackets"
Sir . thanks for the valuable video . Can you tell me what type of waterproofing you recommend for a Trek in a snowy season ?? I got confused ! Hardshell ,softshell ? Breathable ok ?
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Hello I live in Minnesota and ive never hears of that parka company. Can u send me a link or name of the store? I really want one. Just how expensive is it though? I'm cringing on waiting for the answer!? But I really like it.
I'm not sure if the guide jacket was discontinued or something but the only thing I can find when I google it is the guide pants. Do you know what replaced it or what the new name is?
Other outdoor gear reviewers forget to warn their audience about the half-way zippers (or even worse - no zippers). If you must prevent overheating and releasy excess body moisture quickly - full zippers are the best (at least 3 times as efficient as half-way zippers). Active hikers, skiers etc. feel too cold at one moment and too hot just a few minutes later. People overestimate their readiness to put on and take off a layer before they are already sweating or hypothermic. They are typically too lazy to do it on time or don't have time (because their group is moving forward quickly and nobody wants to stay behind).
No offence, i really like your channel! But the setup doesn't make a lot of sense to me... You wear a completely wind/waterproof shell as your 3rd layer to than top it off with a windbreaker that doesn't do anything other than block wind and breath a bit. But since you already got a hardshell under it it won't break more wind since the hardshell already is fully wind proof + it won't breath at all since your hardshell pretty much doesn't breath. An other fleece vest/jacket or a synthetic insulated breathable light puffy + the Wintergreen over that would work so much better! Also saying you can't wear the wintergreen at any weather higher than -40 because the jacket is "that good", is pretty weird. It's a 3 layer supplex nylon windbreaker... you can pretty much wear it over a t-shirt from like 17 C and never overheat.
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EB is my favorite 🤩 jacket.
They're great!
Excellent video explaining the layering system from someone who clearly has the knowledge through actual experience as opposed to armchair research. Thanks for posting, learned a lot.
Thanks!
For me a double closing is a must, Snaps and a zipper.
Thanks so much for sharing, great video Aaron!
My pleasure!
Aaron, I purchased an Eddie Bauer Superior Down Parka last year for my cold camping kit. It's reassuring to know that you've had success with their jackets and the WeatherEdge fabric. Thanks for such a comprehensive review!
Thanks - be safe out there.
I still have Eddie Bauer down sleeping bags from the late 60 in my inventory. Two I modified with a zipper that runs the side and across the bottom so that it can be a quilt or a sleeping bag.
Thank you so much for this video Aaron! I have no idea why your channel doesn't get more attention. You should have a like 500,000 subscribers at least. For me, finding this channel was like finding a hidden gem. You're cooler than Nims Purja in my book.
Wow, thanks!
love your videos your a humble man for someone who did great things
I appreciate that
I agree about the storm flaps over zippers. This recent craze to go super light & streamlined means that I'm often trapped in my outerwear as the zippers are all covered in rime ice & won't budge (mind you all my pack straps are frozen solid as well so I can't even get my pack off my back).
Very true - be safe out there.
Thanks, Aaron. Will you kindly provide the type of pants/trousers you use in the same conditions that you use each of the jackets. Your videos are funny and informative...a rare combination. I love hiking and camping in the winter time and your advice has come in handy for me many times. Thanks again.
Thanks - I appreciate that.
Often times I'm using Eddie Bauer guide pants. They have worked well for a long time. For Denali, etc., I use Icebreaker long underwear and then a shell pant from Montbell. If it's more serious polar style stuff, I'll switch to my Arcteryx pants. Here's my video on the Arcteryx: ua-cam.com/video/xzhGh3Aa8qA/v-deo.html
I enjoy all your videos. Thanks alot for sharing.
So nice of you
Good basic layering advice. My thought on cold weather travel is Dress like an Eskimo. The enemies of work load in extreme cold is moisture build up. And not getting enough heat to the extremities. Rule number one is never uncover the head. The blood flow to the brain has to be conserved at all cost. Your figures are the radiators of the human body, not the head. or the core. Your base layer should have a hood and thumb hole at the end of the sleeve. A stocking hat lost in the wind is not an option. When taking off a layer or adding a layer the head and neck remained covered. The length of the garment covers the butt and prevents cooling of the vital organs. It is never tucked in to the belt line. Heat rises to the top of the garment and the moisture is expelled at the bottom. Gloves are either clipped to the end of the outer garment or a cord runs between the two gloves. I have a collection of clothing running back to the late 60's. Good equipment lasts for ever, with a patch here and there. My really cold weather vest is a over the butt down jacket that I removed the sleeves. It has vertical panels over stuffed with down making it crush proof. With a wind proof jacket over the vest I bicycled 10 miles to work in the wind on zero F days with a wool sweater as mid layer. My wool mid layer is a tight weave loose fit wool shirt with a removable hood that covers my butt and designed to be untucked with tight fitting cuffs. The neck has a 1/4 length opening secured with one button the size of a quarter that is. easy to vent with gloves on. Other variations include a wind shirt with hood. My down parka has a removable hood. My emergency light weight down jacket has a hood. I use an old English method to make wool repel water. You can find the method on You Tub . (A basin of water, ivory soap or woolite and lanolin ) A fur ruff ion the parka and wind jackets s a must in wind and cold. I used to buy them at used clothing stores when women still wore wool coats with animal fur collars, Not so easy to find today. At 80 I have had to slow down a little, too many replaced parts. You young people get out and enjoy the real world and keep it from turning into a four lane high way.
Great pointers, thank you!
Excellent information. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for this video. Trying to work out what kind of jacket I need for a trip to Iceland just got a lot easier. I boil in a down jacket so it's becoming clear I need a base layer and maybe one more with a rain/snow shell over that to get me around on short hikes to photograph the scenery there before deep winter sets in. Really practical and useful information. Thank you again!
Excellent choices.
I completely agree about full front zippers and vests.
I cannot find a (lightweight) alpha direct jacket with a full zip at any price.
(The few that do have zippers are made from 180gms AD, so much heavier than 60 or 90gsm.)
Wish we could still get eVent stuff.
eVent is harder to find - I heard 2nd hand Gortex is pressuring or vendors not to carry eVent. I much prefer eVent to Gortex.
Thanks for the video and the great info. Is there a link to the E-vent jacket?
I wish there was a link - I'd buy another one.
Another , really good one IMO. Wish I'd of seen this before I bought all my Arc'teryx stuff :D Have the M.H. Absolute zero jacket / parka .Never cold wearing that . With just a base and R1 hoodie . Wore it walking around getting wood in -48 WIND chill . Stay safe .. gubs
Nice - stay warm.
This is so good. Thank you, Aaron, even from me, a Canadian who knows a bit about cold! I love quality polar fleece myself. Never tried the down jackets, always wore synthetic. I love your Wintergreen parka, classic polar explorer! Keep up the good work, what you’re teaching is becoming more and more relavant to us all these days I’m afraid... Peace! ✌😊🇨🇦
Thank you - stay safe out there.
This was like a Mr. Rodgers Intro Marathon! Thanks
Never thought of it that way but thanks.
Would you please test dukuseek heated hunting vest? Looking forward to prepare one for the coming hunting season.
I'll have to check that out.
Polartec Neoshell fabric breathes even slightly better than E-vent.
Gore-Tex is so 1980's, when they were the pioneer of waterproof breathable membranes! 😉
Nice, good to know options out there.
So true, both my son and I have destroyed Gortex jackets in 33F rainstorms producing too much body heat.
Great info ❄️wow didn’t realize you would need so many layers👍🏻😎
Sometimes it's ncessary.
Hi. Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Thank You! Next video about gloves!😉
Outdoor Research Alti Gloves Review: ua-cam.com/video/23q0xuPUrtg/v-deo.html
What are the Ultimate Expedition Mittens For Cold Weather?: ua-cam.com/video/kOGd91RAeVU/v-deo.html
@@ALinsdau Missed that! 😱
Aaron, I believe one of the reasons that Ice Breaker is expensive, is that they pre-shrink their wool so that you can wash it with your other laundry instead of a designated wool wash. In order to have the garments true to size they manufacture them oversize and then shrink them. More wool == higher price.
Interesting point - I'd like to know that too!
most of the new wool garments are treated with a chemical , just like the water proof chem put on down.
Nice versitile budget list but Canadian Mission Jacket beats all of these for extreme jackets, correct me if you know of a more extreme temp rating.
If you do not have a higher Denier rating if you go anywhere with evergreens they would shred those "sleeping bag jackets"
Looks like a nice jacket.
Which jacket would you recommend for a Cold room? 32 degrees for more than 2 hrs. I really want something with bang for buck
A light to medium down jacket would get the job done.
What would be a good example of an appropriate puffy mid layer for the Arctic Circle Trail in September?
Coming soon...
Layer System for Greenland Arctic Trail in September
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Make a video about skis
Here's a video on selecting cross-country XC skis:
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Hello Sir.. Love all your Videos... could you please put a link to all the jackets used in this Video....
Thank you and stay safe...
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Sir . thanks for the valuable video .
Can you tell me what type of waterproofing you recommend for a Trek in a snowy season ?? I got confused ! Hardshell ,softshell ? Breathable ok ?
I prefer hardshell - softshell is nice but once it's wet, drying is an issue.
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what size is your peak 15 jacket? moosejaw has the newer version on sale right now for $249
Large. That's a great deal!
Hello I live in Minnesota and ive never hears of that parka company. Can u send me a link or name of the store? I really want one. Just how expensive is it though? I'm cringing on waiting for the answer!? But I really like it.
Wintergreen of Ely, MN. www.wintergreennorthernwear.com
I'm not sure if the guide jacket was discontinued or something but the only thing I can find when I google it is the guide pants. Do you know what replaced it or what the new name is?
Not sure, will have to look around. Let me know if you find it.
@@ALinsdau for some reason the Eddie Bauer website won't even open for me on any of my devices. Very odd. I got something ordered, thanks.
we're not going to talk about why you had tape on your face in that one pic! Lol. I have a guess but that needs explanation. Lol
I was using the tape to prevent more frostnip damage from my face mask in polar conditions.
👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
Thanks for watching!
Other outdoor gear reviewers forget to warn their audience about the half-way zippers (or even worse - no zippers). If you must prevent overheating and releasy excess body moisture quickly - full zippers are the best (at least 3 times as efficient as half-way zippers). Active hikers, skiers etc. feel too cold at one moment and too hot just a few minutes later. People overestimate their readiness to put on and take off a layer before they are already sweating or hypothermic. They are typically too lazy to do it on time or don't have time (because their group is moving forward quickly and nobody wants to stay behind).
Very good points!
No offence, i really like your channel! But the setup doesn't make a lot of sense to me... You wear a completely wind/waterproof shell as your 3rd layer to than top it off with a windbreaker that doesn't do anything other than block wind and breath a bit. But since you already got a hardshell under it it won't break more wind since the hardshell already is fully wind proof + it won't breath at all since your hardshell pretty much doesn't breath. An other fleece vest/jacket or a synthetic insulated breathable light puffy + the Wintergreen over that would work so much better! Also saying you can't wear the wintergreen at any weather higher than -40 because the jacket is "that good", is pretty weird. It's a 3 layer supplex nylon windbreaker... you can pretty much wear it over a t-shirt from like 17 C and never overheat.
The Best jacket you can wrar its a female jon top as a human jacket
I assume you also brought your heavy weight down parka to Antarctica but just didn't wear it while you were towing stuff correct?
Correct - the down parka is way too hot while towing.