I've been thinking about midayers.
Considering on the salkantay trek to machu pichu(going in April) gets down to a possible -10°c, hopefully not that cold in April, I was looking into down jackets, but ive ruled them out and never particularly liked them anyway.
I have a fair collection of fleeces already. My concern is will I be warm enough? My plan is...icebreaker merino baselayer, t-shirt, fleece then waterproof jacket on top.
I reckon that'll be more than enough whilst hiking, but when stopping? By camp at night? I do have a big warm, waterproof coat, but that would add considerable weight, not pack small etc.
So...now im thinking about buying a good quality heavy fleece. Im not sure if im just being fussy. Ive always thought a fleece is a fleece. I have found this...
https://www.hellyhansen.com/en_gb/juell-pile-jacket-51806 Which i particularly like the look of as it has thinner material under the arms to stop sweating so much(I run hot when walking), but LOOKS super fluffy and warm.
Other than polartec 100,200,300 how can you tell the warmth? Does the 'pile' make a difference?
What do people think?
Thanks