Patagonia 1000 Fill Down Jacket

It s lightweight with 800 fill down and a ripstop exterior includes two hand pockets an adjustable hem and an adjustable hood.

Patagonia 1000 fill down jacket.

It s the classic down jacket made thoughtfully in every way. Patagonia only released 1 000 of the encapsil parkas for purchase all of which are gone now. Fill weight fill power gets the most press but fill weight is perhaps the most important factor in determining a down jacket s warmth. In 2013 patagonia experimented with a 1 000 fill down jacket the encapsil but hasn t yet brought it back to market.

It has a much wider range of motion than we expected and is treated with a dwr finish. Encapsil patented technology uses safe silicone based chemistry that is free of fluorocarbons. Warm light and compressible our men s down jackets and vests deliver deep insulating warmth in the coldest climes. A second look at patagonia s 1 000 fill encapsil down belay parka.

Hydrophobic down is certainly very helpful in combatting moisture. Both patagonia and montbell have created such jackets with the former not only going maximum fill power but adding encapsil water repellent technology on top. The development story is pretty interesting and detailed extensively in this recent post on patagonia s blog the cleanest line. Well in theory anyway.

And let s be honest having a 1000 fill down jacket for most days on the mountain is a bit like. Patagonia is not the first manufacturer to introduce water repellant down of course but they insist their manufacturing process delivers additional advantages not least the ability to create down with the unprecedented 1000 fill power rating. Montbell currently offers the 1 000 fill plasma down jacket and parka with thin 7d shells. Patagonia takes 800 fill down and applies a special surface treatment to the feathers that adds both water resistance and increases the fill power to 1000.

Most down jackets fail immediately as soon as they get wet. The microlight alpine down jacket features 750 fill power european hydrophobic goose down which holds up well in a light rain. For all you ultralight hiking or fast and light alpine enthusiasts the latest craze in down jackets is 1000 fill power providing you the best warmth to weight ratio on the market.