At a glance Plusses: Versatile, warm, windproof, performs when wet, breathable. Minuses: Drafty hood. Features: The Xenon X bridges the gap between active layers and a down jacket. Synthetic insulation has improved significantly in recent years and the Primaloft Gold Active fill used here is at the leading edge of the technological advances. Combined with a largely windproof Pertex Quantum shell, […]
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