800 fill

[ekeverette]

hey folks... bought a patagonia 800 down fill for 200.00 bucks... beautiful coat...but wore it a couple times here in eastern carolina and froze my tail off... i took it back, tried on a north face summit series 800 fill and it was a lot better... before i purchase this lite weight coat, any suggestions on a 800 down fill thats lite weight, warm... and about 200 bucks?

[G.G.]

Marmot Zeus or Ama Dablam. The latter may be over 200.

[Tipi Walter]

The most important is fill weight---how much down by weight is in the jacket. Companies that don't post these numbers are suspect.

[Bags4266]

LL Bean has a 850 fill weighs 1lb, it ain't no sweater. Great jacket with excellent loft. That is if your looking for a jacket and not some ultra light shirt

[Tipi Walter]

LL Bean has a 850 fill weighs 1lb, it ain't no sweater. Great jacket with excellent loft. That is if your looking for a jacket and not some ultra light shirt

Confused---is this the total weight of the jacket (probably) or is it just the weight of the down inside the jacket??

[Don H]

fill weight, loft (800, 850, 900) and how the down is contained and distributed throughout the coat.

[WhoDey]

http://www.featheredfriends.com/pica.../Hyperion.html

This will keep you warmer than the Patagonia. 5oz of down should be good down into the 20s by itself.

[ekeverette]

that's a fine looking coat whodey.... looks lofty and warm...thank you.

[leaftye]

I don't think it was 800 fill, but Costco was selling a very lightweight down parka for about $30. It's a boys jacket, but an XL might fit you if you're a medium in mens.

[Bags4266]

I saw that coat at costco, very nice for 30 bucks if it could fit you. A lot of people are cutting off the sleeves and turning it into a vest. They then use the sleeves as booties for sleep. Whats also cool is that it has a hood too. If i was only a smaller frame I would have definatly bought one. The beauty is that its only $30. dollars so if you catch a fire ember its no bfd.

[leaftye]

Yeah, I would have bought it if it fit, but sadly I'm much too big. It's a great buy. For those in New York, down jackets at Uniqlo are getting good initial reviews.