Polartec 200 vs 300
Steve Holness
I am about to purchase a Polartec Jacket and I was wondering up to what sort
of conditions the Polartec 200 is comfortable, etc.
At what point would you get the thicker, warmer fleece?
Chow
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Pete Clinch
: I am about to purchase a Polartec Jacket and I was wondering up to what sort
: of conditions the Polartec 200 is comfortable, etc.
Have a good look at Ultrafleece and Karisma. Though not as warm in a
still situation, they're far more windproof (and thus warmer in *real*
situations), pack down smaller, weigh less, seem to be tougher and in the
Karisma case a damn site cheaper. They also dry out quicker, and keep
out rain better. On the downside, not so snuggly when under a windproof,
and less choice of styles.
Pete.
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unknown
: Hi
: I am about to purchase a Polartec Jacket and I was wondering up to what sort
: of conditions the Polartec 200 is comfortable, etc.
: At what point would you get the thicker, warmer fleece?
I've got 3 fleece : 100, 200 and 300. I use them for different usage :
100 : first layer in cold condition or on its own on sunny warm day
200 : to put under my gore-tex in quite cold condition
300 : on its own in cold (but no wind) condition
the 200 is the best for multiusage. 300 is too thick to to put
under a gore-tex(or other) jacket.
my combinations are :
Windy condition :
100 + 200 + GT : very cold
200 + GT : cold
100 + GT : little cold
No wind
100 + 300 : very (very) cold
100 + 200 : very cold
300 : cold
200 : little cold
100 : warm
I sometimes use : 100 + 200 + 300 ( + GT) when I had to wait outside, in the
wind for few hours !!!
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John Rickman
>
> I am about to purchase a Polartec Jacket and I was wondering up to what sort
> of conditions the Polartec 200 is comfortable, etc.
>
> At what point would you get the thicker, warmer fleece?
>
magic for sitting around in if you are camping,
and pretty good for belaying in on cold days with no wind.
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Duncan H B Irving
>Steve Holness (g93h...@giraffe.ru.ac.za) wrote:
>: Hi
>
>: I am about to purchase a Polartec Jacket and I was wondering up to what sort
>: of conditions the Polartec 200 is comfortable, etc.
>
>: At what point would you get the thicker, warmer fleece?
>
> 100 : first layer in cold condition or on its own on sunny warm day
> 200 : to put under my gore-tex in quite cold condition
> 300 : on its own in cold (but no wind) condition
>
>the 200 is the best for multiusage. 300 is too thick to to put
>under a gore-tex(or other) jacket.
>
>my combinations are :
> Windy condition :
>100 + 200 + GT : very cold
>200 + GT : cold
>100 + GT : little cold
>
> No wind
>100 + 300 : very (very) cold
>100 + 200 : very cold
>300 : cold
>200 : little cold
>100 : warm
>
>I sometimes use : 100 + 200 + 300 ( + GT) when I had to wait outside, in the
>wind for few hours !!!
Is a 100 under a 300 the same as wearing two 200s?
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unknown
: Is a 100 under a 300 the same as wearing two 200s?
Actually 2 * 200 > 100 + 300 for the "heating" but not for the comfort.
If I had to put a 'mark' for the warmness capacities I would put :
100 : 3
200 : 10 (base)
300 : 15
N.G.Barnsley
>Is a 100 under a 300 the same as wearing two 200s?
NO, the two 200s ought be warmer as the volume of air they trap
between each jacket is larger.
Tim Bevis
>The 300 is too thick and hot under a waterproof,
>magic for sitting around in if you are camping,
>and pretty good for belaying in on cold days with no wind.
>
Spare me, how often do you get those windless days high up the
side of a crag?
My advice would be to either buy a windproof fleece (Windstopper
or Duofold) or buy a mid-weight ordinary fleece AND a cheap
pertex windproof. It doesn't matter how many numbers are attached
to your fleece jacket, when that wind sweeps down from the
arctic, without windproofing it'll chill you right down to the
nipples.
Unless you're doing all your belaying/climbing on sport routes.
in which case you need the biggest, toastiest duvet you can find.
tim.