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Backpacker Magazine – 2010 Editors' Choice/Gear Guide
Gear Review: Marmot Eigerwand Jacket
This synthetic-filled puffy stays warm even in wet, sloppy snow.
Marmot Eigerwand Jacket (Courtesy Photo)
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- Winter camping |
- Jackets |
The synthetic-fill Marmot Eigerwand Jacket won’t wilt in a little rain. Our tester was boggled by how warm this streamlined jacket kept him in wind, snow, and temps down to 10°F, thanks to the DWR-treated shell fabric and quick-drying, warm-when-wet Spirafil insulation.
It’s close-fitting, not confining; another tester wore it downhill skiing and enjoyed unfettered movement and sealed-in warmth thanks to the high, fleece-lined collar. Two hand pockets are placed high enough to clear a pack’s hipbelt, and the polyester shell fabric is 100-percent recycled. $149; 1 lb. 1 oz. (m’s M); marmot.com
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READERS COMMENTS
I was so excited when I read about this jacket in your latest Gear Guide, only to discover, like so many things, that there is no version for women. It's a mens-only jacket. In such cases, it would be especially helpful if this was mentioned in the Gear Guide, or, even better, a women's "best" was cited as well.
I was so excited when I read about this jacket in your latest Gear Guide, only to discover that there is no version for women. It's a mens-only jacket. In such cases, it would be especially helpful if this was mentioned in the gear guide, or, even better, a women's "best" was mentioned as well.
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