Looks Can Be Deceiving

By Dustin Kimball Ranked #1839 - Women's Down Jackets December 22, 2008

Like you "Nate Dawg" I got this jacket for my girlfriend for Xmas, I have a great down coat(Marmot Mountain, 650 fill). With her non-down coat, shes always cold, and we live in some pretty harsh temperatures(its 3pm and 3F right now, with a -15F windchill factor). I too was planning on waiting until Xmas to give it to her, but her jacket just doesn't cut in, even when its above freezing! So it came in the mail today, and as did you, I thought it seemed WAY to thin, and I was a little bummed out. So I decided to give it to her, to test in these temperatures and see if we should return it.. she LOVES it! She says the sizing is perfect and it kept her warm, she took our dog for a half hour walk with just a T-shirt under the Essex, she said "my ears were FREEZING, but the coat was really warm, really hot!" Adding that she was glad that it wasn't 'really puffy'. So "Nate Dawg", before you return it, make sure you let her try it on! We all know down compacts well, they must have stuffed it in there good, because it seems to get the job done with a thin profile and a low weight in below freezing temperatures. Hope this helps anyone considering this purchase.

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