4/30/25
Am female, noticed the Mens were on sale (1/25). So I bought a Small Mens, red; hooded for winter or upcoming camping trips. Worn casually or rugged camping at altitude. Down horrid in rain! AVOID getting this garment wet!
“Regular” sizes too pricey for me–had to wait on sale; be open to gender cut.
Positives:
packs really small
gender seems to NOT matter–suspect “larger” mens sizes have longer length sleeves.
length and over-all fit just fine–
Warm
pockets for gloves
Clever design with smaller, sewn square-shaped packets holding down, reducing shift and dead air spaces
really teensy thread used–few needle holes letting cold air in.
accommodates several layers of clothing
Negatives (or for you carefully consider)
pricey
fragile
have one hole with down coming out from easy wear -(did nothing to earn hole either)–hard to replace errant down fibers
vendor may offer better, stronger fabric options
everything mail-order, so sizing may provide iffy for you
fragile zippers–must really take care to zip up and careful for any dirt in zippers.
Wrists are elastic–easily stretched out
Challenging to wash and completely dry due to fragility of external fabrics.
Below photo of the jacket, folded with cold weather gear for long Colorado trail, summer, 2025. Pack into “Mariposa” 60 L pack. Being down, easily ” smooshed” into pack; re-lofts with several shakes.
