I'm in the market for a new belay jacket this winter.
Already have an Arcteryx SV 100gsm synthetic for the spring/autumn and want something warmer for the winter, and while generally considering a heavy synthetic (ME Citadel for example) I have been wondering if the new hydrophobic down was good enough to put it in the running for use as a belay jacket nowadays? Or getting something with a highly water resistant outer and inner (Crux do something like that) as well as hydrophobic down. If I'm honest I'm much more of a fair weather climber, and it's as much as an emergency layer as a belay jacket.
Use would probably be 1/3 Scotland winter, 1/3 casual use on very cold days or after runs, and 1/3 alpine stuff. As I said the Crux one looks good, and Jottnar do a jacket with hydrophobic bits in it. Opinions or ideas?
