{"id":1772,"date":"2008-02-23T09:39:01","date_gmt":"2008-02-23T17:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/2008\/02\/23\/montbell-thermawrap-perfect-for-bay-area-weather\/"},"modified":"2009-06-25T06:09:38","modified_gmt":"2009-06-25T14:09:38","slug":"montbell-thermawrap-perfect-for-bay-area-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tommangan.net\/twoheeldrive\/index.php\/2008\/02\/23\/montbell-thermawrap-perfect-for-bay-area-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Montbell ThermaWrap: perfect for Bay Area weather"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last winter I picked up a Montbell ThermaWrap<\/a> jacket mostly because it was on sale, but it’s turned out to be something I wear almost every day during the cool, rainy months. <\/p>\n

It’s not toast-your-innards warm and it’s not defy-a-downpour watertight, but it is super light, easily packable and rather snazzy-looking, if I do say so. It kept me dry in a steady rain on a walk across the parking lot at work the other night. The ranger at Henry Coe State Park actually made admiring remarks about it when I showed up for hike on a nippy February morning last year (it’s always cool to have stuff that incites the professional outdoorspeople’s gear lust). <\/p>\n

I don’t finish a lot of hikes in this jacket but I do start a lot, particularly if the temperature’s in the low 40s or below. I just hike till I feel the sweat buildup, then unwrap and stuff it in my pack. The insulation is synthetic so there’s no harm in it getting a little moist. <\/p>\n

The fit’s a bit snug for me: I ordered a medium, though I’m actually halfway between a medium and a large, but I can use it as a gauge to tell me when the ol’ spare tire’s getting too well inflated. <\/p>\n

Nice thing about having this jacket along on a day hike in the Bay Area: it’s an insulating layer for the part of the body that needs to be kept warm if I get stuck spending a night in the woods. Can’t say how much use it’d be in really<\/em> cold weather: it’s very thin so there’s not much loft. <\/p>\n

But for around here, it’s great. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last winter I picked up a Montbell ThermaWrap jacket mostly because it was on sale, but it’s turned out to be something I wear almost every day during the cool, rainy months. It’s not toast-your-innards warm and it’s not defy-a-downpour…<\/p>\n

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