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In my never ending quest to travel with lighter, more flexible items I'm looking to winter travel wear. I was thinking of a soft shell for a lightweight, warm and waterproof coat. I have fleeces and a heavy parka but the parka is big for travel and the fleeces aren't waterproof. I tried using a fleece and a waterproof and very light shell last winter and that worked pretty well but I'm considering whether I can replace both with one soft shell.

I very recently got a light soft shell as a corporate promo. It is an LL Bean Pathfinder. It is nice but I don't think it will be comfortable into the lower temperatures. So I was looking at a lined soft shell such as the Bigelow from LL Bean or a heavy soft shell such as an M1 soft shell from Marmot. Anyone have any experience with these or other ways to deal with cold weather, and multi climate travel? Thanks.