If you're a cold person, bring a down sweater. If you're warm person, or a freshly landed meteorite as my wife calls me, down is overkill for the coast, but windbreakers are a must.
On synthetics vs down or wool, I only feel cozy with down or wool. Synthetics keep me from being cold, but I never feel cozy warm. I know synthetic down substitutes say they keep you warm if they get wet, but have you ever tried it in the wild? If getting wet is unavoidable, I use fleece (or neoprene). Fleece you can shake out if drenched, but synthetic downs not so much. And synthetic down substitutes have a short life-span, never leave them in a stuff sack in a hot car or car trunk. It doesn't take much heat to permanently flatten their loft. John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
