Hey everyone, I just got done making my first insulated jacket and I wanted to share it. It is a hooded, full zip, no pocket variety with a waist bungee, and a hood bungee. The arms in the pattern finished 3" too short, so I added double layer fleece cuffs on the ends. It has a layer of 5 oz climashield xp all the way around, is made with 1.5 oz ripstop on the outer, and a softer ~1.5 oz miniripstop for the liner. Total weight is 22 oz. It replaces my Montbell thermawrap parka for cold (twice the insulation, only 8oz more!) and will accompany me through however much of the AT I can manage to get done when I leave in a few weeks.
