This spartan jacket also features montbell s 7 denier 25 g m 2 shell fabric for a garment weight of 4 8 oz 136 g for comparison a midweight wool baselayer weighs about 8 oz 227 g.
Plasma 1000 down jacket men s review.
Montbell plasma 1000 down jacket review ultralight men s jacket for one bag travel packing light duration.
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Using the ex light down jacket as the foundation we have taken ultra light insulation to the next level with the plasma 1000 down jacket.
Thanks to the plasma 1000 s high quality materials and thoughtfully engineered set of features montbell has blessed the ultralight backpacking world with an extremely comfortable down jacket.
The plasma 1000 boasts a generous 3 4 oz of 1000 fill down which packs the jacket evenly and comfortably.
Epitomizing no frills warmth for your core this piece utilizes industry leading 1000 fill power goose down and 7 denier nylon face fabric to achieve an a miniscule weight of only 4 8 oz.
Montbell also makes the plasma 1000 down jacket and it weighs only 4 8 oz 135 g over 40 lighter than the plasma 1000 alpine down parka.
At the time of this review we ve been testing the montbell plasma 1000 for about two months of on and off use.
The benefits of using a jacket like this are obvious it s extremely lightweight making it easy to carry around and it still keeps you really stinkin warm.
As the name suggests the plasma jacket features 1000 fill power down which raises the bar for a premium down insulated jacket.