4 yr old jacket feels a bit cooler than previous…worth a tennis ball tumble dry…but do they lose loft/wear out?

Yes, not as long lasting as down but if its anything like mine its probably been well used- reckon mines on 50p a wear or something like that now!!

Yes, not as long lasting as down but if its anything like mine its probably been well used- reckon mines on 50p a wear or something like that now!!

Yes they do – my patagonia is 6 years in and just not as warm as it once was.

I have to say, I think I am heading back to a fleece with either softshell or windproof outer – less sweaty and longer lasting, and just cozier.

Maybe you need to tease the loft back into it by rubbing the wadding open?

Primaloft does compress over time thus losing loft .
It’s worth washing and drying to get the Pertex outer working

I have a much used and abused 11yr old Montane Solo that is a lot less insulating than it used to be but in real terms it’s not that much colder.

Have you been storing it compressed? Don’t think it matters as much as with down, but probably doesn’t help.

I saw a comments on a forum once where the poster said that his old Rab primaloft jack was now just ‘prima’.

Cheers. I’ll try to refresh it and see how it goers over winter.

Much prefer the lightness to a fleece+water/wind-proof.