Goose down is used on the upper section of the jacket to provide maximum warmth while the lower region is filled with synthetic primaloft gold which is also water resistant.
What is a goose down jacket.
The back is extra stretchy and filled with polartec alpha another synthetic insulation that s highly breathable this helps with that sweaty back issue you might.
This is only for the sake of color matching.
The usual down jackets most of the dark fabrics are filled with gray goose down and the light fabrics are mostly filled with white goose down.
900 fill down is the highest quality down commercially available and considered the absolute gold standard of insulation with an unmatched warmth to weight ratio it is highly compressible ultralight and amazingly warm.
Under the premise of the same amount of cashmere and the amount of cashmere the fluffiness and comfort of the two are not much different.
The microlight alpine down jacket features 750 fill power european hydrophobic goose down which holds up well in a light rain.
Goose down is the fluffy layer under the feathers of geese that insulates them from the cold.
Hydrophobic down is certainly very helpful in combatting moisture.
The material is highly sought as an insulating material for blankets pillows comforters and jackets loft is an indicator of how good the insulation is and high quality is 300 and above clusters per cubic inch.
Goose down fill 900.