Gear Review
Canada Goose Chilliwack Down Bomber Jacket - Women's
On Down Insulation
By prints2382934
Ranked #2695 - Women's Down Jackets
August 28, 2008
Snowcat22 makes some interesting points, some accurate and some not. Goose and Duck down, from the same size and aged bird are almost indistinguishable according to the Down Association of Canada. With equal size and maturity birds, the loft and fill power are virtualy identical. What's more, loft and fill power are not always the key measurements of warmth. The world's highest quality and most expensive down is Ider down. But the loft and fill power of Ider is often less than that off duck or goose because it has a tackiness to it. As for odors, that has less to do with the type of bird and more to do a bad batch of down according to the experts. Proof of that is that most down products use duck down because it's a lot less expensive than goose because both come as a by-product of the poultry industry, and duck is just way more available. Check the labels of other top brands... duck is very common and if it always smelled, it wouldn't have a market!
View Details: Canada Goose Chilliwack Down Bomber Jacket - Women's
Helpful Votes: 1 Yes
Tech Specs:
- Material:
- [shell] Arctic-Tech (85% polyester, 15% cotton with DWR); [lining] nylon with WR finish
- Insulation:
- 625-Fill down
- Fabric Waterproof Rating:
- water-resistant
- Venting:
- no
- Pockets:
- 2 front cargo, 2 hand, 1 sleeve, 1 interior
- Hood:
- yes, full-time
- Recommended Use:
- winter wear
- Manufacturer Warranty:
- lifetime
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1 Comments Last Reply: January 11, 2012 By: Anne
If this is duck down, which is equal to goose down but, a lot less expensive and more available why are Canada Goose charging so much more than other retailers for their coats of similar quality in some cases. I don't mind that it's duck and not goose at all. I want warm but, then they should not proceed with behaving as if the fill is some exotic thing that costs a ton more than it really does. As I said, I don't think North Face is lesser quality than CG yet they haven't charged over six hundred plus tax and shipping *when the deign to have enough stock at all* for the product. I'm irritated with CG as I had really wanted a Kensington but, was going to wait for it. I looked all over and found that local retailers are having major issues with them too. I looked at similar coats in person and compared carefully. It's past Christmas and into January and clearly they do not plan to restock anything soon at all. I think customers are being treated poorly as are retailers.
Helpful Votes: 0 Yes