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MontBell Alpine Light Down Jacket - Men's
how much if any wind or water does this stop
By jacob thetford
Ranked #2144 - Men's Down Jackets
May 25, 2009
how much if any wind or water does this stop
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By noah.pendl2260493
Ranked #1200 - Men's Down Jackets
November 20, 2009
Note that this jacket, and almost all of MontBell's nylon outerwear, already has a factory DWR finish.
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By Barry Blalock
Ranked #448 - Men's Down Jackets
May 29, 2009
The shell on this jacket is a 30 denier nylon weave which will give you 4.5 out of 5 stars on the wind blocking ability and about 2 out of 5 on water resistance. Now if you apply a DWR to this jacket, it will be a 5 out of 5 on water resistance. Because it is a down jacket, I would suggest using a DWR because down takes a while to dry when it gets wet. MontBell uses a 15 denier on their synthetic filled thermawrap which is a lighter material than the 30D, but the wind blocking capability on that thermawrap is easily a 4.5 out of 5. If you are looking for a jacket that has wind and water resistance as well as insulation properties, as well as being lightweight which I'm under the supposition you are interested in lightweight because you are looking at MontBell, then check out the Arc'teryx Kappa AR. The Kappa has Gore WindStopper and uses Primaloft insulation, which unlike down, insulates you even when it's wet. Hope this helped.
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