Kind of a medium-cold today (unless you live in the land of possums and banjoes, in which case it would be considered apocalyptically cold). It was about ten degrees this morning. (Thats -12 C. if youre in a country that never landed a man on the moon.) So, seemed like a good opportunity to try out the Kifaru pullover that I picked up a few weeks back. Verdict? Really nice. It definitely does a good job of keeping me warm and it compresses down into a reasonable size when I’m not wearing it. I got it on sale for $200 and I’d say it was quite worth it. It’s not something I’d wear everyday, I have a couple sheeps worth of Filson for that, but for packing it away in a bag for when I’m hunting or otherwise out in the elements and want to have something for an emergency…perfect.

it’s funny…years ago, spending $200 on something like this would have seemed like a much bigger deal than it does now. The cynic in me says that its not as big a deal because $200 today ain’t what $200 was a few years ago, but the real reason is that I’ve (so far) navigated my life to the point that, once in a while, I can just say “Eh, why not?”.

But, anyway… if you’re like me (and, Crom, I really hope youre not) and want a good, compressible piece of outerwear you can tuck away for those times when the bottom drops out of the thermometer unexpectedly and you’re away from home….excellent choice.