PHD Ultra Down Jacket – K Series

I used an older version of the Ultra years ago, it was really lofty and warm. I only changed it due to lack of a hood. It worth having a look on outdoorsmagic.com as I see it mentioned often their.

Feathered Friends… I forget the model but it's right in there. Also Western Mountaineering. billy

My feathered feiends daybreak hoody weighs in at 8.5 oz for size small. I think they say it is right around 3oz of fill. Schoeller nanosphere fabric feels real nice on the outside and the loft is pretty significant.

I have the K series jacket in medium. It's 8.8 oz + 1.2 for the removable hood. (Something they don't mention on the site. But outside of that, this jacket totally replaced al my downies (MB exlight, Nunatak) except for the coldest weather – 15F and below. Awesome jacket. I still use the Nunatak Down Sweater for colder temps.

Gary-Just what I was looking for. How do you find the shell, is it moderately durable? About the same as the EX Light, or Mirage? How about wind resistance? You said you use this down to negative 15 degrees? (Maybe I read that wrong?) That cold, are you moving the whole time, or would this be warm enough to stop and setup for the night real quick before jumping in your bag? Thanks again

How do you find the shell, is it moderately durable? Durable, much more than exlight. How about wind resistance? Solid. You said you use this down to negative 15 degrees? Yes, that cold. I hike around Mt Washington (White Mountains, NH) where it goes -10 to -30 quite often. Jacket is comfy till 15F for me with Capilene 4 and PossumDown sweater on. Even when not moving. The Nunatak is much warmer, so I mostly use that in the winter and PHD in shoulder season. But then again, most places shoulder season is winter when compared to the White Mountains.

Sorry, I meant 15F, not -15F. ;)

Hi Zach, I recently within the past few weeks received my delivery of a K series Rondoy and K series Ultralight vest (plus their limited edition Waferlight pull over). The K series Rondoy jacket is seemingly as warm as my MHW Nilas jacket, however significantly lighter in weight due to it's 1000 fill power down filling. I am looking at purchasing another one of their K series down jackets in the next 6-8 months, in all likelihood the Hispar jacket. The K series Rondoy is certainly heaver than the Ghost Whisperer from MHW, it will keep you significantly warmer. Just my opinion. Eric

Borah Gear makes some light down clothing with lots of fill and relatively low price. I'm about to pull the trigger on either their vest or jacket. 10d ripstop, 850+ H2O resistant down, and 2.3 oz fill on the medium. The jacket and vest are pull over – not full zip. I emailed John at Borah Gear for more info. The zips now extend all the way to the top of the collar, which is not shown on their website pics. Also, due to the way that these are designed/patterned, it isn't really possible to do a full zip without some serious modifications. However, they can extend the zip a ways down to make it easier to get on/off. http://borahgear.com/jacket.html

Eric, My gear closet has serious envy of your one ;-)

Hi Stephen, If you what brought me to where I am today, your gear closet would be significantly happier than mine. I will not deny, however, I do like my down outerwear. Eric

Me too Eric :-) I have a good excuse living in Michigan.