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    2022’S GUIDE TO INSULATED JACKETS

    Apr 21, 2022 3 minutes
    BY ALISTAIR HALL

    INSULATION

    Synthetic insulation is durable and will keep the user warm even when it’s wet. It is cheaper, bulkier and heavier than down, but modern synthetic fills are coming close to equaling down in weight and compressibility. Down offers incredible warmth to weight and will be treated with a hydrophobic coating so it resists soaking and allows it to dry more quickly. This means that in wet conditions, down won’t ‘clump’ so easily and will still offer warmth.

    FILL POWER

    When choosing a down jacket, note the fill power (FP). This is the volume that one ounce of down fills

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