You might want to surf over to Wiggy's (Riv sells their bags) and check out the Ducksback windshirt. I do not have one, but I have several other Wiggy's products. They work well and breath well.
On Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 7:41:57 PM UTC-5, Tony DeFilippo wrote: > > Thanks Will, > > In spite of my very good jacket situation I'm still tempted by the > ventile. You and Patrick should be writing advertising copy for Hilltrek! > Thanks again. > > Tony > > > On Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 5:16:10 PM UTC-4, William deRosset wrote: >> >> Dear Tony, >> >> The M65 is the duck tail model--the one issued with the extreme cold >> equipment (I got to spend three winters in the thing professionally)? If >> so, no--a ventile jacket of the same construction will not be less bulky >> nor dry faster. >> >> In general the greenspot was a less bulky jacket than the Braemar in >> analogy (the Foinaven is similar), but nobody is going to mistake it for a >> compact jacket if compared to a W/B synthetic one, and it won't be >> especially quick to dry if packed. Like Patrick, I tend to take things off >> underneath of the jacket rather than stow it.... >> >> Best Regards, >> >> Will >> William M. deRosset >> Fort Collins, CO >> >> On Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at 5:57:43 AM UTC-6, Tony DeFilippo wrote: >>> >>> Question on specifically DV garments, how packable are they? I ended up >>> wearing my M65 on the ride in this morning (first commute in the 40's here >>> for me) and this afternoon it'll be 60 and I'll be stuffing it into my >>> saddlesack medium where it will pretty much fill the bag. I can't imagine >>> the M65 being particularly good for a long day with varying temperatures it >>> a multi day trip unless it was truly cold. Also the dry time seems to make >>> it better for shorter, well defined ride periods (perfect for my commute). >>> I'm curious if the ventile products do better in packing or dry time. >> >> -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
