A novel construction and patterning method we call SurroundDown solves one of the major problems common to insulated jackets: compression and cold spots. Conventional construction looks good but creates thin, poorly insulated zones along the shoulders, chest, elbows, and anywhere else there are contact points created by movement or weight. These typical jackets are patterned and quilted flat. SurroundDown patterning allows down chambers to loft over pressure points without being compressed. On the inside, we let down fill the cavity around the body to trap heat and keep things cozy. Surround down chambers can expand and loft differently depending on width, height, and direction. The result is a down jacket that is warmer than it looks, and stays that way during wear, from low to high impact activities.
Ideal uses: a compressible but much warmer jacket for everyday cold weather use, at the top of a ski tour, break in climbing, or a lunch break during the hike.
Fieldcraft: For any activity regularly exposed to rock, gear, tools, brush, brambles, and bark, the FieldCraft Edition will provide an extra level of durability well beyond a typical layer. These styles have all features and benefits of the core style with an upgraded Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) shell fabric. This is a unique yarn that triples the tear strength of the fabric in one direction across the fabric and doubles it in the other. Abrasion improves to over 20,000 Tabar cycles. Whether you’re scraping granite or a raft frame its one less piece of gear to worry about.
About the Opathian: There are few better feelings than feeling warm and protected while in the middle of outdoor experience. The working name for this style was “Everyday”. Warmer than a quilted down sweater, using more breathable fabrics, and more weather-resistant than any jacket quilted full of stitch holes, the Opathian is the workhorse of the line. Insulated with 60gsm Thindown in the body and 45gsm in the sleeves and constructed with light and airy DreamSeam insulation methods, the jacket feels like a warm hug and stays comfortable no matter what activity.
Ideal uses: What can’t this one be used for? It’s warmer than most layers without any added bulk, so if you find the typical midlayer to lack warmth or want a little more weather resistance without carrying a shell, the Opathian hits. For anyone really putting their layers into more abrasive activities, the FieldCraft will hold up far better than a regular lightweight nylon.
There are few better feelings than feeling warm and protected while in the middle of outdoor experience. The working name for this style was “Everyday”. Warmer than a quilted down sweater, using more breathable fabrics, and more weather-resistant than any jacket quilted full of stitch holes, the Opathian is the workhorse of the line. Insulated with 60gsm Thindown in the body and 45gsm in the sleeves and constructed with light and airy DreamSeam insulation methods, the jacket feels like a warm hug and stays comfortable no matter what activity.
Ideal uses: What can’t this one be used for? It’s warmer than most layers without any added bulk, so if you find the typical midlayer to lack warmth or want a little more weather resistance without carrying a shell, the Opathian hits.
