by HalfManHalfTitanium » Wed Oct 12, 2016 1:45 pm
Paramo is extraordinary.
I'm not a fan of brands, and it's an individual thing. But...
For me, Paramo has made the old layering system (and the weight that goes with it) a thing of the past.
Summer or winter, I just get by with one thin merino top (Aldi's finest) and a paramo smock. That's it. No fleeces, no layers.
- If I warm up, I stow the smock.
- If I'm working hard but it's also windy, I stow the merino and just wear the smock alone
- When I reach the summit and, it's cool and breezy, I put both on.
- In winter I just zip everything up on the smock. I've sometimes taken a second merino, just for psychological comfort, but never needed it, not even when belaying in coire an t-sneachda in winter.[/list]
Never tried Goretex, not needed to.