[simes]

Has anyone on here bought anything from this place?

http://www.northfaceforwomens.co.uk/uk086-north-face-mens-nuptse-down-jacket-yellow-p-61.html

This seems very cheap. Are there fakes around? Cheers, Si.

[simes]

In fact, can anyone point me towards any other cheap downs?

[Johnny Brown]

That site looks like a scam to me. No address, bad english and lots of bits copied off another site selling Nikes.

Q: Why are shoes on your website much cheaper than other websites?

A: The online shoes environment is competitive. There are many established vendors out there with years of experience and repeat customers backing their success. We are a new entry to the shoe-game and we want to stay here for a while. Because of our desire for success we are taking a chance by slashing our profits and taking losses to generate customer loyalty -- we know once you buy a pair of shoes from us, you are not going to be shopping anywhere else.

Chinny reckon.

[tomtom]

No address - Give away is that online tracking website is a .cn domain...

big chinny recon from me too.

[lagerstarfish]

In fact, can anyone point me towards any other cheap downs?

I've been very happy with my Alpkit Filo down jacket

£95 on their website, but they seem to be out of stock again

I had to wait for stock to arrive to get mine (email alert or something like that), but worth the faff

[simes]

Thanks for the replies. I thought it seemed a bit dodgy.
I'll have another look round.
Si.

[finbarrr]

www north face for women?s? co uk
there is a clue in there somewhere
 

[simes]

www north face for women?s? co uk
there is a clue in there somewhere
 

Ok ok. 

[slackline]

In fact, can anyone point me towards any other cheap downs?

Get down to CragX at the Foundry, they've a rail outside with some discounted Marmot down jackets (available in any colour as long as its bright)

[Drew]

Decathlon have a pretty shit one for £40 from £100? I think it's relatively light, but not particularly warm. Better off with a synthetic to be honest. But it's cheap.

[SA Chris]

I would employ my longer bargepole. Second lager's Alpkit recommendation, bad time of year to be shopping for them though.

[mrjonathanr]

Magic Mountain. Glossop?

[simes]

I tried that. It's closed down.

[tomtom]

Decathlon have a pretty shit one for £40 from £100? I think it's relatively light, but not particularly warm. Better off with a synthetic to be honest. But it's cheap.

I tried on them in Decathlon and they felt pretty good. of the lightweight genre - but decent for £40 sheets... nearly got one for me Mums xmas present... (she loved her furry lined mini wellies the other year..)

[Jaspersharpe]

I've got one of those Decathlon ones. It's no Rab but perfectly decent for not totally Baltic conditions.

[Snoops]

In fact, can anyone point me towards any other cheap downs?

RAB factory shop. All mine are from there.

[slackline]

I've got one of those Decathlon ones. It's no Rab but perfectly decent for not totally Baltic conditions.

  Got my wife one so I don't have to endure "I'm cold" this winter.

[Topher]

Id second Rabs factory outlet in Alfreton, Derby. Its a bit hit and miss with what they're got in stock, but you can make a good saving.

[unknownclimber]

try cotswold i know they had a sale on a few weeks back and they had north face nuptse for £99 and also a nuptse 2 but in a certain colour for £99.

[slackline]

Not North Face, but Karrimor lightweight down jackets (Mens) for £25.

[SpanishJuan]

not as cheap as slackers' karrimor but isis Mountain Equipment of any use?
I have had plenty from them.

[V1guy]

In fact, can anyone point me towards any other cheap downs?

LD have a sale on at the moment. Might be worth checking there:

http://www.ldmountaincentre.com/

ICE21 got me 20% off but I also saw ICE20 so it might be worth checking that.

[Wipey Why]

Are the cheaper 'lightweight' down jackets any good, or is it the usual case of you get what you pay for?

[slackline]

I've a lightweight Rab down jacket I bought for Peru which was fine (although it was part of a layering system anyway used at night after sundown and on the handful of early mornings when we went up summits and had to gear up half-way up).  Genuine down, it has smaller cells and less down so its not as bulky, but then not as warm as a huge down jacket.

No idea about cheap equivalents, but it was £80 from Outside at the time of purchase.

[Drew]

...it was part of a layering system...

That really is their intended use, as insulation whilst on the move. For standing around in, one with bigger baffles (e.g. Rab Neutrino Endurance) would be much warmer.