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    Eric Blumensaadt
    BPL Member

    @danepacker

    Locale: Mojave Desert

    Where can I find a light down hood to go with my EB jacket?

    I plan to use Velcro patches to attatch it to my down sweater collar.

    #1982149
    Bradley Attaway
    Member

    @attaboybrad

    Locale: San Francisco Bay Area

    I've used it several times in conjunction with both quilts and jackets.

    1.3oz, 900FP, Pertex Quantum.

    I used shock cord through the loops on front and back and under my arms to secure it one extremely windy day, but it proved unnecessary. Never felt it needed attachment as it overlaps well with the collar on my jackets. Any wind that could get through that is some strange crafty bad juju sort of breeze.

    Here's a link: http://zpacks.com/accessories/gooosehood.shtml

    #1982194
    Rocco Speranza
    BPL Member

    @mechrock

    Locale: Western NC Mtns

    I have the same down hood and worked really well when sleeping and in the morning with wind chills in the teens.

    #1982234
    Jon Hancock
    Spectator

    @bigjackbrass

    Locale: Northwest England

    There's a separate hood made by Jacks R Better: http://www.jacksrbetter.com/shop/down-hood/

    Listed at 2oz. It includes a kit for attaching it to jackets and bodywarmers, which uses Omnitape, I believe, rather than Velcro (I have a convertible quilt from Jacks R Better and that has Omnitape to attach the hood in poncho mode).

    I've not used it myself and in all honesty it looks a little crude in the pictures, but I've been happy with the quilt from them and a pair of down sleeves arrived in the post this very afternoon.

    #1982239
    Stephen Barber
    BPL Member

    @grampa

    Locale: SoCal

    Another vote for the Z-Pack hood made for them by Goosefeet. I've been very pleased with it, and recommend it.

    FWIW, I do tend to wear a stocking cap or Buff underneath it, to keep my oily unwashed backpacking hair from soiling the hood.

    #1982245
    Andrew Zajac
    Member

    @azajac

    Locale: South West

    Lukes ultralite sells a down hood for $49. I can't really tell you much more than that. I have never used a down hood, but it looks like a competitive option.

    http://lukesultralite.com/content/crazy-warm-down-hood

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