Montbell Alpine Light Down Parka Review
The primary fabric is ballistic ripstop nylon which is fairly wind resistant and durable.
Montbell alpine light down parka review. The montbell alpine light is a relatively lightweight 14 2 oz jacket with high quality down 800 fill and is on the inexpensive side for such an indispensable piece of gear. When montbell gave me a chance to test some puffies back at the start of winter 2019 2020 i gravitated towards the montbell alpine light parka as a suitable middle ground garment. It has a simple but effective selection of features and sewn through construction to keep costs down and its 800 fill ex down insulation in place. Alpine light down parka men s.
Montbell s alpine light down parka is a very nice middle of the pack insulator for cold and dry extended trips and it excels in blocking wind. In the intermountain west i use a montbell superior down for three season use and a montbell frostline parka for deeper winter backpacking. However it is one of the most affordable options we reviewed and at 11 8 ounces with high quality 800 fill down that is a real bargain. The alpine light down series are our highly functional mid layer s that flaunt characteristics essential for comfortable backcountry activity.
Men s jackets vests alpine light down parka men s. The 800 fill down of this jacket is highly compressible. Additionally much like the montbell trekker rain jacket if i had to own just one puffy for a quiver one it would be this puffy as it fits such a wide range of conditions with a correct balance of weight price.