I Am Once Again Asking to Consider Down Pants
[Insert Bernie Once Again Asking Meme]
I know that down pants - and sleeping in down pants + down jacket - gets a bad rap here. And that totally makes sense: you pay a weight penalty for the down that is compressed right underneath you and for down pants specifically, separating your legs into two separate tubes is not the most heat efficient.
Which is why I am considering these pants from Ice Flame (Aliexpress):
- a bit over 200g total
- around 100g fill
- can zip off for easy layering while at camp
- can zip off into a flat layer that can be used as a blanket or quilt
I think it can be a pretty versatile piece of kit, used in a variety of circumstances:
- Summer temperatures over 55F: used alone as a quilt (and paired potentially with alpha, socks, beanie)
- Temperatures between 40-50: used as down pants around camp and then for sleeping, used in blanket/quilt mode for bottom half of body in conjunction with a down jacket for top half of body.
- Temperatures below 40: used as down pants around camp and then blanket/quilt mode layered with a 40-50 degree 2-3 season bag.
What do you all think? Suggestions/critique welcome.