Mountain Hardwear Stretchdown Hooded Down Jacket – Women’s

User Reviews

• Zippered outside pockets and inside pocket provide easy and convenient access.
• Good fit and warmth provided.
• Moves with your body due to the use of welded baffles instead of traditional stitching.
• Sleeves are long enough for most people.
• Variety of color options.
• The down is stretchy to allow for mobility.
• Soft, but technical, material.
• Stylish matte-fabric.

Expert Reviews

• The unique grid stitching and stretch welded baffles allows the jacket to seal in more warmth.
• Treated with Nikwax to help with repelling water (although not waterproof).
• The bungee at the hem helps to cinch the jacket around your waist to seal in warmth.
• The cuffs have the same soft fabric as the hood.
• The outer fabric is stretchable and durable.
• Features 3.5 ounces of 750-fill hydrophobic down for comfort and warmth.
• Lack of stitching in the seams enhances the durability, reducing the amount of down leakage.
• The stretch fabric and construction provides mobility for activities like climbing, hiking, and skiing.
• Features Q.Shield treated down to protect feathers from water and to maintain insulating capabilities when damp.
• Two internal stash pockets for storage.
• Elastic lining on the hood helps to seal out the cold.

User Reviews

• The jacket can be slightly restricting when moving arms overhead.
• The material can show some wear-and-tear.
• The fit is more boxy than previous models.

Expert Reviews

• Not a lot of loft or down within the baffles, which prevents optimal warmth.
• Still vulnerable to wet weather.
• Awkward fitting, with being too tight in the upper area, boxy in the torso, and shorter arms.
• Not very compressible.
• The inside of the hand pockets can feel slippery.
• The hood doesn’t move when you turn your head.
• Some wish the waist length was longer to cover completely when the arms move.
• Only repels light wind.
• Not very breathable.