Hi
My question is as per the title, synthetic or down for uk climate?
Sometimes i stay in tarp, others in my hammock. Only last week my synthetics where soaked in fog and it rains here a lot. My locations vary throughout the uk. My trips vary from 1-4 days on foot or cycle and i have to carry extra gear for the dogs, whom sometimes also get me wet. Sometimes i just hop off a bus, sometimes i get a train to the other end of the country and then bike for a few hours.
I am currently only using diy 300 gsm synthetics which are not up to the job for either heat or weight; they measure in at (combined) between 4-5 kg, 25cm x 50 cm (compressed a bit) and have a comfort rating merely above 0C. They really take the fun out of the long journeys and cold weather so anything is an improvement.
I know synthetics will keep me warm and dry and just how critical that is, but i am sick of a full bergan. Maybe these newer synthetics are the enough of a difference? It would be nice to get more opinions from folk who have carried this kind of gear and tried both.
Winter is coming, which would you choose? Bulk and security or pack size and an optimistic solution for getting wet (which i would like to hear)?
Thank for reading
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