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THE NORTH FACE MEN'S HMLYN DOWN PARKA

PROS warm-as; big; reassuring fit; solid hood

CONS heavy-as; potentially overkill; big

I feel the cold, even when it is not really cold, and so I love wearing very big jackets. TNF’s HMLYN jacket is big and warm and I like wearing it.

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