PDW Stratus Down Hoodie

The Stratus Down Hoodie is our state-of-the-art, technical, goose down mid-layer hoodie. When details make the design and details matter; our jacket features a unique?stretch?20D nylon shell with stitch-less baffles, DWR, premium 800 fill power, hydrophobic?goose down, a cozy brushed tricot lined hood, and 2 convertible pillow pockets.

These types of mid-layers are the warmest to weight ratio performance jackets available today. They are also highly compressible making them ideal to pack small and stow in packs for wilderness travel.

PDW raises the bar in this class of down garments with premium, technical materials and signature design details to extend capability and usefulness.

There is no more thermally efficient insulating fill material than nature's goose down. Go light, fast, and stay warm in the backcountry.

Water is the "down killer". As any seasoned outdoors person knows, wet down renders it useless as an insulator. Down's amazing natural thermal?properties is inherent in its ability to trap warm air. However water will normally collapse the tiny air trapping filaments of down clusters.

PDW uses state-of-the art Dupont treated brand premium 800 fill power goose down, which is hydrophobic, and stays drier?27?times?longer than untreated goose down. Never use down garments as rain garments. That's a tenderfoot or city slicker move.

However with our?Stratus Down Hoodie, along with the DWR finish 20D?stretch?nylon shell, the user has enough time to shrug off the first bit of rainfall and grab a waterproof shell to wear over.

PDW uses a unique stitch-less?baffle construction which was created by a special mill that actually weaves two layers of fabric together only at the contact lines. We do not use welded baffles which only add extra weight, bulk and creates cold spots.

Unlike any down mid-layer in this class, we use a brushed poly tricot hood liner for unrivaled comfort, additional warmth, and prevents that dreaded morning chill of cold-nylon-to-the-face every alpinist knows. The?Stratus Down Hoodie stows into its own built in stuff-sack pocket and converts into a camp pillow.

Additionally there is also a detachable stuff-sack that converts into a travel neck pillow. A total of 4 pockets, wire media pass through port in the chest pocket, and cinch bottom rounds out the many details.

RDS certified?means, ethically harvested down and best practices used in animal welfare.