Down Jackets
- - 40 %PatagoniaDown Sweater Hoody Down Jacket Nouveau Green WomenMSRP 319,95 €191,95 €Available Sizes:L
- - 40 %Mountain EquipmentSenja Down Jacket Cosmos WomenMSRP 299,90 €179,90 €Available Sizes:1214
- - 40 %DynafitRadical RDS Down Jacket Blueberry / Makarosa WomenMSRP 339,95 €203,95 €Available Sizes:40
- - 40 %PatagoniaDown Sweater Hoody Down Jacket Obsidian Plum WomenMSRP 319,95 €191,95 €Available Sizes:L
- - 50 %PatagoniaDowndrift Parka Down Jacket Smolder Blue WomenMSRP 399,95 €199,95 €Available Sizes:L
- - 40 %DynafitRadical RDS Down Jacket Mokarosa WomenMSRP 339,95 €203,95 €Available Sizes:343842
- - 40 %ElevenateCirrus Down Jacket Wildwood Green MenMSRP 399,95 €239,95 €Available Sizes:L
- - 50 %PatagoniaDowndrift Parka Down Jacket Nouveau Green WomenMSRP 399,95 €199,95 €Available Sizes:L
- - 40 %DynafitRadical Down Jacket Burgundy MenMSRP 339,95 €203,95 €Available Sizes:SMLXL
- - 40 %PatagoniaSweater Down Jacket Obsidian Plum MenMSRP 279,95 €167,95 €Available Sizes:LXL
- - 40 %DynafitTigard Down Jacket Royal Purple WomenMSRP 379,95 €227,95 €Available Sizes:XS
- - 40 %SalewaOrtles Med 3 RDS Down Jacket Syrah WomenMSRP 319,95 €191,95 €Available Sizes:3642
- - 50 %PatagoniaCord Fjord Down Jacket Nouveau Green WomenMSRP 349,95 €174,95 €Available Sizes:SL
- - 40 %La SportivaBivouac Down Jacket Velvet / Cherry Tomato WomenMSRP 299,95 €179,95 €Available Sizes:L
- - 50 %PatagoniaDowndrift Down Jacket Oar Tan WomenMSRP 349,95 €174,95 €Available Sizes:M
- - 40 %La SportivaNature Down Jacket Turtle / Lime Punch MenMSRP 319,95 €191,95 €Available Sizes:MXL
- - 40 %SalewaFanes Sarner RDS Hybrid Down Jacket Shadow MenMSRP 349,95 €209,95 €Available Sizes:XL
- - 40 %SalewaFanes Sarner RDS Hybrid Down Jacket Golden Brown MenMSRP 349,95 €209,95 €Available Sizes:XL2XL
- - 40 %Peak PerformanceHelium Down Hood Down Jacket Gold Flame MenMSRP 279,95 €167,95 €Available Sizes:L
- - 40 %ElevenateCirrus Down Jacket Mineral Yellow MenMSRP 399,95 €239,95 €Available Sizes:ML
- - 40 %SalewaFanes Sarner RDS Hybid Down Jacket Dark Olive WomenMSRP 349,95 €209,95 €Available Sizes:4042
- - 40 %MammutBroad Peak IN Hooded Down Jacket Savannah / Black MenMSRP 349,95 €209,95 €Available Sizes:L
- - 40 %DynafitTigard Down Jacket Mokarosa WomenMSRP 379,95 €227,95 €Available Sizes:XSSM
- - 40 %MalojaSeekareckM. Down Jacket Moonless WomenMSRP 319,95 €191,95 €Available Sizes:SMLXL
- - 40 %MalojaSeekareckM. Down Jacket Bright Cobalt Dotgrid WomenMSRP 319,95 €191,95 €Available Sizes:LXL
- - 40 %PatagoniaFitz Roy Hoody Down Jacket Nouveau Green WomenMSRP 449,95 €269,95 €Available Sizes:S
- - 40 %DynafitRadical RDS Down Jacket Burgundy WomenMSRP 339,95 €203,95 €Available Sizes:34364042
- - 40 %ElevenateCirrus Down Jacket Mineral Yellow WomenMSRP 399,95 €239,95 €Available Sizes:SML
- - 40 %La SportivaNature Down Jacket Tea / Cherry Tomato WomenMSRP 319,95 €191,95 €Available Sizes:ML
- - 40 %DynafitTigard Down Jacket Blueberry / Burgundy MenMSRP 379,95 €227,95 €Available Sizes:SMXXL
- - 40 %VargAlgön Hood Down Jacket Carbon Black WomenMSRP 398,95 €239,35 €Available Sizes:SML
- - 40 %NorrønaTamok Down750 Down Jacket Tawny Port MenMSRP 428,95 €257,35 €Available Sizes:MLXL
- - 40 %MammutTested product Broad Peak IN Hodded Down Jacket Marine / Black WomenMSRP 349,95 €209,95 €Available Sizes:SM
- - 40 %MalojaFuchsM. Down Jacket Moonless MenMSRP 339,95 €203,95 €Available Sizes:MXL
- - 40 %MonturaSkill Duvet Down Jacket Nero / Care Blue WomenMSRP 388,95 €233,35 €Available Sizes:SL
- - 40 %La SportivaPinnacle Down Jacket Storm Blue / Tea WomenMSRP 259,95 €155,95 €Available Sizes:S
- - 40 %VargAlgön Down Hood Down Jacket Chocolate Brown WomenMSRP 398,95 €239,35 €Available Sizes:SL
- - 50 %PatagoniaReversible Silent Down Jacket Basin Green MenMSRP 349,95 €174,95 €Available Sizes:S
- - 40 %Mountain EquipmentSenja Down Jacket Raisin WomenMSRP 299,90 €179,90 €Available Sizes:1214
- - 40 %NorrønaLyngen Down850 Hood Down Jacket Violet Quarz WomenMSRP 448,95 €269,35 €Available Sizes:M
- - 40 %J.LindebergCliff Light Down Jacket Black MenMSRP 289,95 €173,95 €Available Sizes:SM
- - 40 %CotopaxiSolazo Hooded Down Jacket Maritime / Amber MenMSRP 299,95 €179,95 €Available Sizes:MLXL
- - 40 %MalojaMacinM. Down Jacket Chocolate Multi MenMSRP 319,95 €191,95 €Available Sizes:ML
- - 40 %VargAlgön Down Hood Down Jacket Olive and Lilac WomenMSRP 398,95 €239,35 €Available Sizes:SML
- - 40 %J.LindebergCliff Light Down Jacket Black WomenMSRP 289,95 €173,95 €Available Sizes:SL
- - 40 %DynafitTested product Tigard Down Jacket Blueberry / Burgundy MenMSRP 379,95 €227,95 €Available Sizes:ML
- - 40 %DynafitTested product Tigard Down Jacket Burgundy WomenMSRP 379,95 €227,95 €Available Sizes:SML
- - 40 %J.LindebergCliff Light Down Jacket Little Boy Blue WomenMSRP 289,95 €173,95 €Available Sizes:SL
- - 33 %SalewaBrenta RDS Down Jacket Syrah KidsMSRP 149,95 €99,95 €Available Sizes:104116128140
- - 38 %PatagoniaReversible Down Sweater Hoody Down Jacket Frontera / Passage Blue KidsMSRP 129,95 €79,95 €Available Sizes:2T
- - 29 %PatagoniaBaby Hi-Loft Down Sweater Hoody Down Jacket New Navy KidsMSRP 139,95 €99,95 €Available Sizes:2T3T12M18M
- - 50 %MalojaWalkauzM. Down Jacket Moonless Multi WomenMSRP 449,95 €224,99 €Available Sizes:ML
- - 36 %PatagoniaBaby Hi-Loft Down Sweater Hoody Down Jacket Touring Red KidsMSRP 139,95 €89,95 €Available Sizes:2T3T12M18M
- - 37 %PatagoniaReversible Down Sweater Hoody Down Jacket Nouveau Green KidsMSRP 189,95 €119,95 €Available Sizes:XSXXL
- - 36 %PatagoniaBaby Hi-Loft Down Sweater Hoody Down Jacket Night Plum KidsMSRP 139,95 €89,95 €Available Sizes:2T12M18M
- - 38 %PatagoniaBaby Reversible Down Sweater Hoody Down Jacket Fitz Roy Patchwork / Ink Black KidsMSRP 129,95 €79,95 €Available Sizes:3T18M
- - 33 %SalewaBrenta Down Jacket Electric KidsMSRP 149,95 €99,95 €Available Sizes:104128
- newPeak PerformanceHelium Down Hood Down Jacket Black Women279,95 €Available Sizes:SML
- newPeak PerformanceHelium Down Hood Down Jacket Black Men279,95 €Available Sizes:MLXL
- PatagoniaHi-Loft Sweater Hoody Down Jacket Nouveau Green Kids199,95 €Available Sizes:XXL
- - 30 %PatagoniaCotton Down Jacket Current Blue KidsMSRP 199,95 €139,95 €Available Sizes:MXLXXL
- - 44 %PatagoniaBaby Cotton Down Jacket Dried Mango KidsMSRP 159,95 €89,95 €Available Sizes:2T12M18M
- - 27 %PatagoniaBaby Down Sweater Down Jacket Marble Pink KidsMSRP 109,95 €79,95 €Available Sizes:2T5T18M
- - 40 %SalewaBrenta RDS Down Jacket Dark Olive MenMSRP 249,95 €149,95 €Available Sizes:S
- - 30 %PatagoniaSweater Down Jacket Northern Green KidsMSRP 159,95 €111,95 €Available Sizes:L
- - 36 %PatagoniaBaby Hi-Loft Down Sweater Hoody Down Jacket Wavy Blue KidsMSRP 139,95 €89,95 €Available Sizes:2T3T12M18M
- - 30 %PatagoniaCotton Down Jacket Dried Mango KidsMSRP 199,95 €139,95 €Available Sizes:SMLXLXXL
- - 27 %PatagoniaBaby Down Sweater Down Jacket Passage Blue KidsMSRP 109,95 €79,95 €Available Sizes:2T3T4T12M18M
- newThe Mountain StudioD-7 UL Down Jacket Eclipse Men319,95 €Available Sizes:MLXL
- newPatagoniaDown Sweater Hoody Down Jacket Conifer Green Women319,95 €Available Sizes:XSSML
- newPeak PerformanceHelium Down Hood Down Jacket Limit Green / Pine Needle Women279,95 €Available Sizes:SM
- newPeak PerformanceHelium Down Hood Down Jacket Amity Blue / Blue Shadow Women279,95 €Available Sizes:SML
Down jackets have been on a market for decades now and only thanking to Eddie Bauer who invented the very first piece of garment filled with Down insulation. Should you ever encounter cold, dry or windy conditions out in the mountains, down is an inherent part of true mountain lover either on summer or winter outings.
What is a Down jacket?
The main characteristic of a down jacket is its fluffiness or loft. But what is this loft made by? Down insulated jackets are filled with goose or duck feathers or combination one of these with synthetic material also named as Hybrid Down jacket. To put it simply, feather’s characteristic is its loftiness, therefore maintaining the heat in its tiny air pockets is very efficient and keeps the person warm.
Down fill rating – 400 or 950?
What down fill do you need? This comes to very personal preference, and judgement call because everybody runs on different fuel, energy and plays in various weather conditions. And also, for example women run colder than men, hence we opt for a down jacket suitable to our needs. The rating spans from 300 (less warm) and ends at around 950 (warmest). So, what do these numbers mean? In lab conditions it is a measurement of a loft or ‘’puffiness’’ of the down by compressing down by a weight in a glass cylinder and measured in cubic inches per ounce. As the result is calculation of its loft rebound ability as the fill power. In other words, the higher fill power, the warmer and lighter properties will have the down jacket as opposed to lower numbers of down fill.
Hybrid vs Synthetic vs Down
As mentioned above there’s also a fill combination of down and synthetic fibers. When it comes to pure down fill, the main issue is getting the down wet, which results in losing its warmth properties, otherwise it has got great heat retention, it is lightweight and compressible. Whereas the hybrid fill will still help you keep going when wet and is also more breathable than down. It’s is called hybrid because the most abrasion or most exposed areas are filled with synthetic fibers instead of down, such as shoulders due to backpack straps or arm pit areas due to excessive body heat dump, or hood in case of rain or snow. So, in the event of dry and cold days, opt for a down jacket and in wetter or humid days opt for rather hybrid or fully synthetic jackets. Remember, jackets with synthetic fiber fill are generally cheaper and will hold better in wetter conditions but are a lot heavier and less compressible than down.
Construction of down fill jackets: Sewn-through or Box wall?
The main difference in these two constructions is a method of creating chambers filled with down. Sewn-through construction is a technique for creating a warm, yet packable, down insulated jacket. In this method, the face fabric and jacket lining are sewn together at regular intervals to create cylindrical or other chamber shapes for holding and stabilizing the down fill in the jacket. Whereas in box wall construction is used to create a consistent layer of down insulation in a jacket. In this method baffles are sewn between the inner and outer layers of the garment to create 3-dimensional chambers to contain the down. Each chamber allows the down to loft to its full potential and the even thickness eliminates cold spots ensuring maximum thermal efficiency. This method is only accommodated in heavier insulated garments.
Water resistant?
Down jackets are built to keep you warm in dry and cold environment, therefore staying dry in heavy rain, snowfall or blizzard is not an option (if you want to stay dry, put on a hard-shell jacket). Despite the fact these jackets are usually not waterproof, even though there are cases with fully waterproof membrane, they are water resistant and are able to beads off water for some time. The fabric itself is not water resistant but is rather coated with DWR (durable water repellency), which eventually wears off and needs to be re-applied again. The same thing applies to its down fill. Some brands have their down dry treated, which means feathers were soaked into DWR substance in order to prevent absorbing water vapor and ending up with fully wet jacket.
Durability and features
Be aware down jackets are built with a purpose to keep you as warm as possible in the lightest possible way. However, it usually comes with a downside as well. And this would be its durability. In order to cut down jacket’s weight, usually the outer fabric/shell is made of a thinner fabric/denier (i.e., nylon, polyamide) than other winter jackets, hence it’s easier to get it ripped over a rock, by a ski edge, or any other sharp element. Don’t be doubtful though, because down jackets with proper care can also last for decades. As was mentioned before, some technical down for skiing or mountaineering is treated with DWR coating in order to prevent getting jacket damped, besides that hand pockets shouldn’t not be missing on both sides, hood-preferably with synthetic insulation in case of rain and a sack where you can shove your jacket when in your backpack or on your climbing harness.