My new favorite winter jacket

By Byron Anderson December 17, 2008

First off let's do sizing I am 5-10 165 and the medium fits me snugly, it gets a tad bit tight when I bend over for something, but I would rather have a snugger fit on a down jacket to eliminate a little of the marshmallowness. It also is not as long as a lot of other down jackets, it feels like it's an inch shorter than normal. I originally got this for a mid layer for skiing but i found out that I started baking, even when it got around 10 degrees, so I will only use this as a mid layer when it is damn cold. It still surprises me how light and warm it is, and it stuffs really small, and is awesome for winter camping (once you arrive at your destination. I have found that every time I use the stuff sack I have pull back in a few feathers, so only use it when you need to. Also This was the best looking and best fitting, as far as cut goes, down jacket that I tried on, I don't look like a marshmallow, and it's still thick enough to walk around SLC at night when it's 10 degrees. The only thing that I don't like about this jacket is that it doesn't have a loop to hang it on a coat rack, it boggles my mind every time and I almost deducted a star because of it

View Details: MontBell Alpine Light Down Jacket - Men's

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