Will be going to central asia next winter and wondering what the best jacket is for temps that can get down to -30C. Does anyone have an opinion or should I just fork it out for a north face jacket that looks like shit. Will be tracking animals so can't be too bright or flashy. Any recs?
Get a Mongolian deel when you get there. You’ll be stylish as fuck
>>2863591USAF N3B would work and can be found cheap.The key isn’t in the coat but rather in the layering and moisture management. Sweat from moving will chill/freeze so don’t be afraid to remove/add layers as needed. To do this cheap, thrift store merino wool sweaters combined with surplus ECWCS would do fine. Costco makes some good inexpensive wool socks. Surplus colors are also better for your use case.
>>2863621Interesting... So really the only purpose of the outer most layer is to block the wind chillI'm from australia so obviously never really been exposed to very cold temps before
>>2863732Wind and rain, yeah.
>>2863591I like Columbia. You'll definitely want to get a hardshell coat due to the wind.
>>2863819No. Please look at wiggy's website. I cannot understate this. if you're willing to compromise on size and weight, wiggys synthetic beats western mountaineering down every time. They make jackets too. Buying their antarctic bag toppled 6 years of knowledge I thought I had. Synthetic is legit the answer.
>>2863591Duluth Trading has nice jacket and parka called Insulator. Made with a special insulation that keeps you very warm. I tried mine this winter snow shoveling and it really felt nice in the cold.
>>2863591Get a layering system rather than one big jacket.>waterproof breathable shell, with pit zips if you are going to be active>thick insulation layer>insulating vest>thin insulating layer
