One of these landed on my front porch a few days ago. I was surprised that a search showed no mentions of this product on BPL, and wondered if anyone here was using one, had any comments on durability, down loss, etc.
Retail is $225, but it was $134.99 shipped from 6pm.com, and arrived via Priority Mail 2 days after being ordered.
I bought this to use as my sole insulating layer around camp and during other periods of relative inactivity when the temperatures are 30-50F, which is fairly typical(not so much, this year!) of morning and evenings from fall through spring in the South. Should get to try it next week, as the forecast where I will be is calling for almost those exact temps with a low of 30F and high of 51F. So far, I've only stood around in it outside at 40F with a Capilene 1 top, and was neither hot nor cold.
The ProLiteGear video linked below had a comment that it would fit larger arms than similar UL down pieces from brands like Montbell. I hoped that it would be a rather roomy cut overall, as I'm very thick through the upper torso, plus could stand to lose ~15 pounds from around the waist.
I have the size Large. I am 5'7", currently 200lb. I need a belt with 33" jeans, but actually measure 38" around the gut and love handles(my "50,000 calorie survival belt"), and 46"+ around the chest.
The body itself has no taper, so it is indeed roomy, and the fit is fine up top as long as I don't try to flex or cross my arms too far, which reaches the limits of the available girth. The sleeves have elastic cuffs and 2-2.5" extra length available for me, but I'm short. I would say this is a "normal" fit for a size large, and since I only intend to wear it over a Capilene 1 baselayer, it should work fine for me.
Product Page(with the only reviews I've seen):
http://www.outdoorresearch.com/en/catalog/product/view/id/37459/s/mens-filament-pullover/category/2158/
Video(advertising):
http://vimeo.com/72768101
Video(brief overview by ProLiteGear):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUobrKMrwk8
btw, this last video states that the size Medium weighed in at 6.1-6.2oz.
My size Large weighs 206g/7.266oz.
Stored in its chest pocket, which has a doublesided zipper and a carabiner loop, it is 10" long, and 5.5" wide. It is 3.5" at the thickest, but is easily pressed to 2.5" overall, and can compress smaller than that.
