Premier Gear: Mountain Hardwear StretchDown
Dynamic Stretch and Durable Warmth
Have you ever tried to move around in a down puffy and thought, "Man, I wish this coat had a little give?" Have you ever bustled through a stand of trees and torn the delicate face material of your puffy and thought, "I wish they made these a little burlier?"
Well. Mountain Hardwear has delivered for you, my friend. Delivered for you in spades.
Enter StretchDown.
A hugely innovative foray in the world of insulation, Mountain Hardwear has solved one of the most persistently nagging problems when wearing down: it doesn't want to move with you. By using stretch-welded seams and a stretchy, movement-mirroring face fabric, the StretchDown Jacket has banished the days when reachy climbing moves and intense activity left you feeling constricted.
And that's not all.
By welding together the seams that form the baffles of this jacket, Mountain Hardwear has also greatly mitigated the prevalence of cold spots that often plague baffled down coats of this nature, and coupled with a high-denier face fabric, nor will there be a problem with feather leakage.
The feathers as well have been thrust into the future, utilizing Mountain Hardwear's proprietary Q-Shield Down, with a permanent water repellency that prevents the down from wetting out, losing its loft, and becoming completely useless during inclement weather.
And that stretchy face fabric? It's also one of the burliest fabrics to ever hold some feathers within it--you can leave the duct tape at home from now on folks.
All of this comfort-multiplying, action-enabling innovation comes at very little cost to weight as well; the flagship StretchDown jacket weighs in at a scant 18oz; the RS model, with Mountain Hardwear's signature Ghost Lite face fabric and a movement-accommodating stretch knit interior face fabric tips the scales at a featherweight 14.9oz!
Mountain Hardwear says that this is a big step-forward--like no other insulated jacket they've ever made.
We're inclined to agree.
Shop Mountain Hardwear's New StretchDown Jackets Right Here!