I'm gonna need a down jacket for this winter. The jacket I use as an insulator now didn't cut it on the overnighters last year, so best I get myself a little better prepared.

I've always been impressed with my Marmot jackets, so I've been looking at their Zeus model. Anybody have something that they use that they swear by? I'm all ears before I spend a couple hundred dollars on an article of clothing...


One day I'd like to hike the entire John Muir Trail and not leave a single footprint. -Randy Morgenson