Ya brother....I'm down!

By Spurgeon3 Ranked #124 - Men's Down Jackets November 30, 2007

Something about downs always terrified me! Perhaps it was the waking nightmare that Ghost Busters may have chased me down, and zapped me for looking like a walking, breathing marshmallow. I've always liked the idea of snug fitting jackets that give you freedom to move. Not to mention....just being totally honest here.....when I see people walking around in downs I think of walking, breathing sleeping-bags. But now I stand a changed man! I eat my own words. The Sub Zero vanquished my fears! Last couple of weeks here in Alaska it has gone up and down in temp. The jacket has held its own (low teens with a wind chill factor and on up to the 30's). I have no doubt with 200 fleece under the jacket I would be more then toasty in 40 below. The jacket is very sharp looking. My wife and daughter have proclaimed it their favorite jacket for dad! I have to agree! I love the comfort. I love the fleece lined pockets. I love the warmth. I love the style. I love that its not so marshmallowly (not so poofy). I love having an inside pocket and chest pocket for personal use. I love the fact that I stayed dry while taking my daughter out to sled as the wet snow dumped on us, and I love that I had freedom in movement Only down side so far is that I too have noticed that some of the very small down feathers are sneaking out of the seems. But until the day they all explode out and I look like a goose that just ate a hand grenade, I will hang on to this jacket. On a side note: I went a size up to take care of the waist problem some were having (people stated the jacket was not long enough for them). The velcro cuffs made the extra length of the sleeves a non-factor. So to answer the question before me....ya brother....I'm down!

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