Bottom Line: An ultra-warm lightweight packable puffy jacket made with top quality material
Rating: Overall: 5/5, Quality: 5/5, Performance: 5/5, Comfort 5/5, Value 4/5
Pros: Well thought out features, weight to warmth ratio, lightweight & packable, helmet compatible hood
Cons: Cost
Features:
- Weight: 360g (UK 12)
- Pertex® Microlight outer fabric
- Pertex Quantum® inner
- 750 Fill Power European Goose Down – 135g/5oz in UK 12
- All down products are ethically sourced and certified to Responsible Down Standard
- Rab® fluorocarbon free Hydrophobic Down developed in conjunction with Nikwax®
- Mini-stitch through baffle construction
- Down-filled helmet-compatible hood with polymer peaked hood
- YKK front zip and internal insulated zip baffle with chin guard
- 2 YKK zipped hand pockets /1 YKK zipped chest pocket
- Stuff sack
- Lycra® bound cuffs /Hem drawcord
- Fit: Regular
Activities: Casual, Hiking, Climbing, Mountaineering, Resort Ski/Snowboarding, Backcountry Ski/Snowboarding
Familiarity: 1 years with heavy use. Used while hiking & backpacking in Harriman State Park and the Catskills, resort snowboarding in Stowe VT and Les Tres Valles France, backcountry snowboarding in Stowe, VT, and climbing in Acadia National Park ME.
Personal Fit: true to size
Size bought: Medium / UK 12 (Natalie)
Height: 5’6” Weight: 125lb
I would recommend this product
Fit – Although a small would have fit for me, it would have been a little too tight with layers underneath. Down works best when it isn’t being pulled or it is too tight, plus I have better mobility with a medium (UK 12).
Durability – With over 2 years under its belt, this jacket shows very little sign of wear. I have only seen a few feathers try to escape and expect the garment to last many more years.
Features – The external chest pocket was a selling point for me. It is large enough for keys, a phone, and even liner gloves.
Warmth – This 750 fill power jacket can often be too warm. It usually spends most of an adventure in its stuff sack and is only used when moving slow or not at all. When Splitboarding on 0 degree-day at a slow pace I often get too warm wearing this jacket.
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