Lightweight down puffy recommendation

[Ryan Avery]

The Ptarmigan is a great jacket very warm and well built at a great price. They have the weight wrong though, my large is 16.5oz, not 12.5oz

 

[realunlucky]

Has anyone tried out the ptarmigan 850 ultra down by skre ?

There's a bunch of comments on the ptarmigan in the Ultimate SKRE review. It has all the features including treated down. My jacket also came in a touch over weight but I have to go back to the thread to see how much.



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[Paulcobb]

patagonia! can’t beat a lifetime warranty on a down jacket.

 

[Tater86]

I've recently got the Brooks down in from First Lite and that thing is going to be a smash this fall. Its the lightest jacket in its class, packs incredibly small and is warm.

 

[ChrisAU]

I've recently got the Brooks down in from First Lite and that thing is going to be a smash this fall. Its the lightest jacket in its class, packs incredibly small and is warm.

I am hoping the weather for my CO elk hunt doesn't call for temps below 30* or so so that I can pack the Brooks instead of the Chamberlin and save a full pound in my pack!

 

[wind gypsy]

I've had the MH ghost whisperer and wasn't a huge fan. It just didn't fit me well but I might have been a size to small. It was tight in the shoulders/lats but baggy in the gut and I'm no physical specimen. Also, it's so light that you just can't get much insulation in it. Something with a couple more ounces of down is worth it's weight to me.

Something in that 10-11 ounce range seems to be a sweet spot where you can get enough insulation IMO. I do have an arcteryx cerium LT that fits great and sees plenty of time on casual outdoor ventures. The FL brooks looks pretty nice. The Stone Glacier puffy was sweet when I tried it on, it is a little warmer than the cerium LT. I'll primarily be using a nunatak apex jacket this year, they are just so light/warm/weather resistant for the weight.

 

[bcar]

Eddie Bauer Microtherm 2.0. It doesn't list the weight on the website but the hooded version weighs 12oz so the hoodless has to be around 10. I got the hooded version for my hunting coat this winter... ended up wearing it to work everyday too. It also has a no fault lifetime warranty.