View Full Version : This year's cheap down puffy
mister krabs
01-24-2011, 10:36
Last year it was the Land's End Snowpack for 50$. I love mine, but they didn't make it this year for men.
This year it's the Cabela's Superlight 750 (http://www.cabelas.com/product/Home/Mens-Clothing-Sale%7C/pc/105625080/c/107004780/Cabelas-Superlight-750-Down-Jacket-150-Regular/944920.uts?destination=%2Fbrowse.cmd%3FcategoryId% 3D107004780%26WTz_l%3DUnknown%253Bcat105591780%253 Bcat107525880) down jacket for 65$. All sizes are available.
Any chance you know the oz on that?
mister krabs
01-24-2011, 10:57
a reader on BPL asked and got this response.
men's L is 20 oz with 7 oz of down
http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=37788
I have no firsthand experience with it, but I was able to find some info on it at this link:
http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=37788
Apparently average of 21.6 oz. for the medium, with average of 6.5 oz. of down.
Mister Krabs was quicker on the draw. ;)
Snowleopard
01-24-2011, 12:52
EMS also has a sale with their house brand Glacier Down jacket. 1 lb 3 oz =(19 oz) $59.95. I'm not familiar with it but it's likely similar to the Cabelas. http://www.ems.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3933253
I looked at this jacket in the store. My impression was that it would be a good deal at half the regular price. The fabric is a bit heavier than the Land's End jacket. This means that the Cabelas jacket does not breath as well and packs a bit larger than the Snowpack. It would be better as a stand alone and more windproof-possibly more water resistant with some spray product added on. So there are advantages to this jacket if you do not have one from another company. It seemed well made and the ones on the rack were not shedding and tiny feathers.
EMS also has a sale with their house brand Glacier Down jacket. 1 lb 3 oz =(19 oz) $59.95. I'm not familiar with it but it's likely similar to the Cabelas. http://www.ems.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3933253
I have this jacket and have no complaints with it...
Snowleopard
01-24-2011, 13:38
Has anyone tried Cabela's synthetic down jackets ($26.99) or vests ($21.99)?
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Ultrapack-Synthetic-Down-Jacket/753789.uts?WTz_l=Header;Search-All+Products
I bought my wife the Lands End jacket last year and it weighs 10 oz for hers in a small. I am overall impressed with it. Seems to be sewn well and while it does not leak tons of down I have seen them come out. It is filled with 700 fp down I believe.
My new Montbell UL Down Inner came in today, and all I got to say is wow! 7.6 oz (without stuff sack) in mens XL. I just dropped about 10 oz off of my insulation layer! Anyway, I would say the Lands End is basically the same as my jacket. Hers is just a little heavier becuase the materials are probably a little heavier. I do not know how many oz of fill are used in hers either.
Of course I figure these Cabella jackets using 6.5 - 7 oz of down will be much warmer than these...
Bags4266
01-24-2011, 20:48
Don't get caught up in the weight thing. That Montbell at 7.6 ounces is light for sure but really how much down is in that, 4-5 oz if that. I have a LL Bean w/ 850 fill batts stuffed to the gills and it weighs 16oz in a XL. Which one do you think is warmer....I have seen the montbells and they are sparse on the fill. While it will keeping you warm it just won't be as warm as other jackets with the same down fill but more down.
Actually, it is only 2 oz of 800 df in the MB. But that is why I bought it. I didn't want something with that much down in it. I don't rely solely on the this jacket for my insulation though. It is all about the layering... :) However, just wearing it around today, I am very impressed with the amount of heat it produces, or rather holds on to....
hikingshoes
01-24-2011, 21:23
Got my eye on this one.
http://www.ems.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3933252
Hey HS, here is a Lands End Down vest (500 fp) for $14.95 (regular $29)
http://www.landsend.com/pp/DownVest~218108_59.html?bcc=y&action=order_more&sku_0=::CCR&CM_MERCH=IDX_00007__0000001056&origin=index (http://www.landsend.com/pp/DownVest%7E218108_59.html?bcc=y&action=order_more&sku_0=::CCR&CM_MERCH=IDX_00007__0000001056&origin=index)
Here is a 600 fp at Lands End for $34:
http://www.landsend.com/pp/StylePage-392773_A8.html?amp;CM_MERCH=REC-_-FPPP-_-GGT-_-1-_-392773-_-239732
hikingshoes
01-24-2011, 22:00
Hey HS, here is a Lands End Down vest (500 fp) for $14.95 (regular $29)
http://www.landsend.com/pp/DownVest~218108_59.html?bcc=y&action=order_more&sku_0=::CCR&CM_MERCH=IDX_00007__0000001056&origin=index (http://www.landsend.com/pp/DownVest%7E218108_59.html?bcc=y&action=order_more&sku_0=::CCR&CM_MERCH=IDX_00007__0000001056&origin=index)
Here is a 600 fp at Lands End for $34:
http://www.landsend.com/pp/StylePage-392773_A8.html?amp;CM_MERCH=REC-_-FPPP-_-GGT-_-1-_-392773-_-239732
Thanks,STICK!!!Ill be checking it out,after this post.HS :)
Linesman
01-26-2011, 17:15
I just got a wm flash jacket here for $177, 32% off
http://www.rockandsnow.com/store/product/42077/WESTERN-MOUNTAINEERING-FLASH-JACKET/
Use the coupon code AE2010
I really like the look and construction quality of this jacket, not to mention the weight to warmth ratio!
Stopped by a Cabellas tonight on the way back and picked up a 750 down for 49.99 there 650s I think were 39.99. I know it had good til mid April on it so
this came through yesterday. At $39.93 it's cheapest I've seen. BUT it says down and feathers (80/20 or so). which I've been led to believe is bad.
for what it's worth
http://www.bargainoutfitters.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=459546