Mont-Bell U.L. Down Inner Jacket

Posted by rmorris on 21. April 2009 14:59

I’m going through my gear, finally trying to organize it (no doubt I will stop before achieving this goal) and thought I would write a bit about my favorite jacket.  It is arguably the single best piece of ultra light backpacking gear available.  Weighs less than seven ounces (6.9 oz) and is smaller than a water bottle. 

The Mont-Bell U.L. Down “Inner”  Jacket.  This jacket is truly amazing.  When I first got it a year ago and was going out on an early March backpack I actually was afraid to only bring this jacket so I also took my Mountain Hardware Sub-Zero (also a great Jacket – weighs 3 times as much, but is much warmer).  Temperatures that night dropped to the low 30’s.  Long story short the Sub-Zero jacket makes a great pillow!  I was fine with the Mont-Bell U.L. , I also had to wear it into my sleeping bag that night and the silky Nylon and less bulk worked much better in the sleeping bag.

The jacket is 800 fill down in a simple 15-denier “Bellistic Airlight” nylon shell – very durable.  It is quite wind resistant, and has a DWR treatment – but is far from water proof.  I find it works very well under a rain shell, so long as you don’t sweat to much. Since I’m wearing only in camp, not hiking this is not a problem. If you are interested in getting one CampSaver.com has free shipping (link below).  

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