Shopping for a new synthetic jacket in the Sale and I see a lot of brands now no longer using primaloft . Jottnar using thermolite. Is this similar to them moving away from polartec due to the cost of primaloft ?
Haglöfs & Arcteryx both use own-brand insulation. I've never noticed any difference: was looking at modern Polartec Alpha & similar in the sales today; Halgöfs' not-polartec-alpha was visually indistinguishable from all the others.
Mountain Equipment have their own brand as well as using Primaloft. I think it's called Polarloft. Incidentally if you happen to be about a 40"- 42" chest I have a Haglofs insulated jacket to sell cheap?
Lorraine McCall began her attempt today at a continuous, self-powered round of the Grahams, a four-month tour of upland Scotland combining walking and bikepacking. If successful, she'll be the first person that we know of to do it.