Men S Evertherm Down Jacket

I tested this jacket on a pre season trip to the french alps and an early ski season trip to the notoriously damp coastal mountains of whistler blackcomb.

Men s evertherm down jacket.

Wore this through most of an ottawa canada winter and was very impressed. Thindown technology provides maximum warmth minimum loft with no down leakage. By our own scales the men s medium without a hood pictured weighed just over 11 ounces and eddie bauer puts the women s version closer to 9 ounces. There was about 10 days when i chose to wear a warmer coat which was my downlight alpine jacket big brother to the down light hooded jacket and sadly no longer available.

The best down jacket of the year looks nothing like a down jacket. The latter situation is definitely the case for the new eddie bauer bc evertherm jacket featuring the brand s proprietary thindown insulation and a waterproof weatheredge dwr finish. Initially i purchased the evertherm hooded jacket but it was returned. The evertherm down jacket definitely takes the bloat out of the puffy as well as any added costs or weight from the assembly and thread used in baffles.

The technology first developed for the fashion industry forms the sheets by alternating between thin layers of down and spray adhesive. Wore this through most of an ottawa canada winter and was very impressed. Seattle based outfitter eddie bauer has the exclusive on thindown in the outdoor industry through 2018 and its first jacket to incorporate it is called the evertherm with an insulating layer that. Initially i purchased the evertherm hooded jacket but it was returned.

That s because eddie bauer is using thindown technology which packs goose feathers into thin sheets allowing designers to create a down puffy with no baffles. More coverage means more warmth and protection. Certified by control union more about rds. 1 5 longer than our men s microtherm downlight and ignitelite styles.

30g evertherm down insulation. The evertherm down hooded jacket has a good warmth to weight ratio and a clean look that separates its from traditional quilted baffled down jackets. The bc evertherm is quite warm for its weight. Compared to the patagonia micro puff storm the bc evertherm is a bit less warm but it isn t a huge difference.

The evertherm also feels more substantial than a typical down jacket and there isn t the sense that you re constantly on the verge of tearing a seam or disemboweling the thing as you ll often get with some down jackets that give the impression that a stern talking to alone might obliterate the outer shell. I d say it s a bit warmer than a standard 800 fil power down mid layer e g eddie bauer evertherm down hooded jacket and patagonia down sweater.