Montbell Alpine jacket – 16oz, $136 online
Nunatak Kobuk – 20oz for size L, $469
Feathered Friends – 22oz spec on website (is this for their lightest fabric, though, or is it for the Epic shell version? will need to call) $285
These are the jacket's I'm currently looking at. I'm in need of a new down jacket this winter, but am not sure if I know all the comparable models that fit my criteria. My criteria are: the jacket must have boxed-baffle construction, the general weight guideline is approximately 20 ounces or less, and the jacket needs a full-length separating front zipper and handwarmer pockets. I'm not going to consider jackets that are outside of these criteria unless the jacket is really warmer than any of those in the short list above.
I'll be using it mostly for in-camp wear, and while sleeping (though not specifically to augment a sleep system). I'll mostly be using it in the lower Midwest, in places such as Missouri, Tennessee, and Arkansas, which have comparably mild winters. I'd expect evening and morning temperatures in the 20s and upper teens on most trips (which is mainly when I'd be wearing it outside of my sleeping bag). I have used a number of down jackets with sewn-thru baffle construction in the 10-14 ounce range, but I found that the zero-loft lines between the baffles made them not warm enough for me in these conditions.
Bottom line is, the above list seems too short. Does anybody know of any other down jackets that fit my criteria?
