Great Warmth, Light weight

By Aaron Hickey Ranked #101 - Men's Down Jackets November 16, 2009

Well this jacket is really nice, the 800 fill down is extremely warm. So far I have taken in out in-14 degrees Fahrenheit with just a t-shirt under and I don't notice the cold at all. Well, except for my face, legs and feet lol. The only thing I have found to be kind of a down side is how light weight the outer material is. I am a little scared to walk by a branch with out it ripping. The only other thing is, is the arms on the inside have very minimal down, on the outside arm it has plenty, but the inside of the arms have hardly any down. Not that I have noticed my arms getting cold, I don't know why they would design it like that, maybe because it is made in China. All in all this jacket is really nice and comfy, for all of you in the lower 48 you can't be worried about the cold. Here in interior Alaska, I really have to think about warmth, thus why I am so touchy on the amount of down. Now, the hood is really nice, unlike a lot of other down hooded jackets, when the hood is tightened, it actually helps you see better, not just engulf your head.

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