With the discussions over acceptable kit levels, it would be interesting to hear from one of the Polaris staff what they would expect a fully Polaris clothing kitted rider to have carried/needed to cope with this weekend. I know some of my kit is approaching the end of its life and will soon have to think about some replacements, and I do feel a bit of brand loyalty coming on.

The minimum kit requirements specified on the entry form will be enough to get you through the weekend as long as you don't skimp on other clothes and food. The temptation is to take the minimum but its worth taking spare thermals etc. I always take thermal top and bottom and a thin fleece to change over at the ON camp. On the Saturday, I had a thermal bottom, airbase T and my waterproof jacket on and although I was soaked, I didn't feel cold at all (until we stopped)

My experience of Polaris kit is that it is very good and I'd go for there stuff as a replacement if I were you David

The big decision that I need to make is 'how windproof is windproof' For cycling in the hills I usually wear a polycotton XC ski smock over a lifa poloneck. This breaths really well but is windproof, showerproof and dries off quite fast in the wind, and it has a hood. If it gets cold I supplement it with my trusty HH fibrepile, and if it really rains persistantly I put a welded seam jacket over the lot. Sadly the smock is so old that the fabric now adsorbs rain much more than it used to.
My worry, because I do get hot, is that most windstopa proofed fabrics are so proofed that they will create a sauna, because they seem to want to do the job of a waterproof, hence my query over specific Polaris clothing.