Thanks for the feedback - I don't generally buy clothing online, hence the slightly uninformed question!
wildwanderer wrote:How much down is in the jacket?
102g of 850 loft
wildwanderer wrote:If your buying online my suggestion is to find out the exact measurements of the jacket and ensure its going to fit around the arms, chest, shoulders etc.. I've been burnt before with different manufacturers having wildly different interpretations of medium.
The manufacturer's sizing suggests the small - without underlayers.
Eremophila wrote:Most sellers have good return policies these days??? If not, you need to ask why.
Fair enough - I should probably just order the small, and then return it for the medium if it doesn't fit with the layering
Eremophila wrote:Any fit described as “trim”, “slim”, or “athletic “, - if your build is not slim and athletic, you need to go up a size.
At 71kg/185cm, I would say slim (some might say scrawny!)
Moondog55 wrote:Highly prejudiced personal opinion but any high loft garment described as Athletic or Slim fitting isn't suitable for cold weather clothing static wear.
I second Eremophila but would say go up two sizes.
In order to have a 10mm airspace between the high loft garment and the inner layers the static layer needs to be at least 100mm bigger in girth than the inner layers
Hmm, I've only been a small or medium in recent clothing sizes. I suspect a large would be ... voluminous!
What's the 10mm of airspace for? (And doesn't 10mm airspace = 31.4mm of girth? (High school maths!))