One Planet Bringing back the Dumper

[Moondog55]

While exchanging emails with OP about the sleeping bag I'm told that they have a new cold weather down parka.
The Inverno
https://www.oneplanet.com.au/product/cl ... inversion/

and that sometime soon the venerable Dumper jumper gets a reintroduction
Things are suddenly looking brighter around here

[slparker]

pretty sure I had a dumper bought in the late 80s, fairydown made it i htink... - it had a half zip and no hood and was in 1980s colours.

[stry]

Still using my Dumper , but mine is a bit heavier than modern offerings, so doesn't now get used on walking trips.

That parka looks interesting, and the total weight suggests that the fabric may be a little more robust than some of the increasingly flimsy weight driven fabric choices evident in current down garments.

[Moondog55]

Further emails suggests it is going to be a zippered jacket and not a pullover like the original which means I lose interest.Flimsy shell fabrics is the main reason I was looking at Nunatak to sew me a down pullover.
Stevo was a 5X5 sort of body shape and a lot of the clothing reflected that, wide body and short sleeves.
Stry I don't remember my Dumper being all that heavy or bulky, an XXL would fit into a stuff sack as small as my clenched fist, mine was sky blue and bright yellow, the same yellow Pertex as on my Ultra bag

[stry]

Heavy is relative. Mine certainly isn't heavy in absolute terms and packs up very small as you describe. Mine has a full zip. We also need to remember that the stated aim of the Dumper was to approximate or perhaps slightly exceed the warmth of a 300 fleece, but with considerable weight and bulk savings.

Mine does this admirably, but it is heavier and not as warm as my PHD pullover.

[Moondog55]

It did that admirably but also a lot were bought oversized as an extra layer for winter. A larger Dumper jacket over a pullover Dumper vest was a pretty warm combination

[stry]

It did that admirably but also a lot were bought oversized as an extra layer for winter. A larger Dumper jacket over a pullover Dumper vest was a pretty warm combination

Yep that would work very well, and provide a lot of flexibility as compared with one thicker layer; albeit with a weight penalty.

[markeaust]

Yep. Hard to part with old favourites. Not pictured well but the J&H Dumper vest and the zipper jacket, circa, 1996.....




Cheers,

Mark