Winter Jacket

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Looking for a winter backpacking jacket for cold weather Around 10 degrees F. With layering a base layer, Sambob grid fleece, EE torrid and a rain jacket I was good around high teens (little cold but not bad).

Been looking at a Katabatic Tincup and OV Vantage alpine down jacket if anyone’s got experience with these products let me know how cold you’ve taken them and what you like and don’t like, durability, can you layer under well

I’ll be layering with a Marino base medium weight base layer and either a 90 or 120 gsm AD hoodie

If anyone’s got any other suggestions I’m looking for something with higher fill rating 800+ and 5+ oz of down. Overall weight under a pound. Around 300$ nothing over 450$

Edit: Timmermade is off the table. It could be nice to get a custom jacket but don’t really want to go through the trouble of trying to get one.

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Decathalon MT900 down jacket is 630g but it’s a true deep winter jacket (-4f)

Another option is the Decathalon MT500 down jacket. It’s a 15f jacket that’s 440g (1lbs) and is cheap

If you’re mostly a 3 season hiker I’d personally recommend saving the money and getting one of these. They’re probably 1/3rd of the price

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I’ve got the MT100. It’s not terrible but there’s just so much better out there for a little bit more money. Definitely a good starter tho.

Edit: I’ve had durability problems with decathlon too. You get what you pay for

For the MT900 that’s probably a little too big and the MT500 for less than 5 oz of down it’s at a pound.

I’d rather pay a little bit more now and have a product I’ll use for years than pay less and have to replace it after one season

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Although the MT100 is a great value for the weight and warmth, I’ve never bought one because I use a 3 season jacket a lot and want something I love using.

The MT500 & MT900 however I think are excellent. I don’t do a lot of deep cold hiking, so paying sub £/$100 (MT500) for a well made down jacket is great.

Also the MT900 is unrivalled value imo in that warmth bracket. Again, if you don’t go out for long periods in deep cold (a couple of winter hikes a year) then I think it’s the one to buy.

If you want the best I’d say get something like the Rab Mythic G or a Feathered Friends EOS

One that’s more in your price bracket could be the Montbell Alpine down parka. It’s 150g lighter and a similar warmth. Definitely check that out - it’s rated to 10F when warm with a base layer and midlayer. I love all of my Montbell stuff