wayno wrote:i'm looking at picking up a montbell alpine light jacket but only because i'm going where i can try one on first, good gear but careful with the sizing, they can size small , i've been told the ones sold in the us are sized differently from the ones sold in asia... not sure how it works with sizing down under
Mont Bell sizing
I bought my 16 year old daughter a Montbell alpine light parka and got her the large - she's norrmally a size 12 Aust women's. That jacket is kind of a boxy cut, not fitted or shaped, for instance like my Rab one (though possibly the men's are different)
Some of the Mont Bell stuff will specifically say that it's in the Japanese sizes (which are smaller) The US sizes are larger.
For instance I needed to get the Japanese XL size for the thermawrap skirt, and I'm an Aust size 14 (which I think is a US size 12?).
I needed the women's large in the down pants, men's medium for their dynamo wind pants - so called unisex.
I have the lighter Xlite down jacket instead of carrying a fleece.
http://www.campsaver.com/ex-light-down-jacket-women-s. It packs up to the size less than a can of coke in it's stuff sac but could be compressed down to about half of that. I will wear this over a long sleeved merino thermal to sleep in at night at times too (I'm a wuss in the cold)
It's a US large, Japanese XL size.
I usually buy US size medium
So I would say size up.
Take care, as the Mont Bell fabrics are quite delicate - very soft silky feel.
Posted: Sat 20 Jul, 2013 9:44 pm