Drumond Park T73116 Fill Your Pants

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Seeking a down garment that won't quit on you if it encounters some wetness in the field? A synthetic or synthetic blend insulation is probably best. Mountain Hardwear has built these pants with a low-profile quilt pattern that creates heat-trapping channels while also allowing the pants to layer very nicely underneath your outerwear. It’s a particularly streamlined design that makes these pants especially versatile in the sense that you can wear them under a shell, or on their own. Every family is different, and when and where you have these conversations may depend on your child's age, or how grown up they are - it's all about whatever feels natural for you and them. Walking -Walking home from school, or a weekend walk to the shops can help you both feel more at ease as you stroll and chat.

Full side zippers furthermore allow for super easy layering over your pants, so you can deploy this insulating layer in a moment’s notice when you need it. Down is great until it gets wet. That’s probably its biggest downside. Once it does get wet, it not only loses its insulating properties, but it becomes heavy and can be slow to dry. Cleaning down garments requires special care; most suggest a mild down-specific cleaning product, front-loading washer, and other particulars when it comes time to clean. Lastly, down is expensive. The fit is a lot more casual looking than most other down pants despite the fact this is about as high-performance as down pants get and the brand even offers these pants in a sharp color selection so you can choose the aesthetic that suits you best. Down pants are a technical piece of gear and far from a fashion statement, but it doesn’t hurt that the Ghost Whisperers have a pretty sharp look to them! The Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer Down Pant is without a doubt one of the top under and outerwear options available on the market for a full spectrum of cold-weather activities! If you’re seeking top performance and excellent quality, RDS-certified down, this is an excellent go-to. Those who are interested in the Uncompahgre Pants for hunting applications will be thrilled to discover there are a few different camouflage patterns and earth-tone aesthetics to choose from!Renowned as one of the top hunting outfitters in the industry when it comes to performance apparel, Sitka designs some downright excellent garments for keeping warm in the outdoors. This pair of down pants is a perfect example of the brand’s commitment to quality and attention to detail – they’re built with top-notch materials inside and out and loaded with practical features for enhancing your overall experience in the field. Mountain Hardwear has another pair of relatively ultralight down pants in their catalog. The Stretchdown Pants have most of the features as their Ghost Whisperer—save the ankle zips—but have a 88% nylon/12% elastane shell to allow better movement, and are stuffed with a 700-fill-power RDS down. The most important factor in choosing insulated pants (for most buyers, at least) is the fill, which determines how warm the pants are. The fill of a pant is measured in one of two ways: down weight or fill-power. It's hard to come up with a downside to the Mountain Hardwear Stretchdown Pant, which comes in both men's and women's versions. They're made with the brand's signature "stretch down" fabric, which is basically one continuous piece of fabric with sewn-in baffles—so say goodbye to holes at the seams since there are no seams. And since the baffles prevent the down from clumping up after a few washes, you're very unlikely to get cold spots.

All in all, the Ghost Whisperers are very comfortable down pants that differ from the other two options reviewed here. They’re full-featured and still relatively light, but they’re also a little more pant-like than the others and not quite as warm as a result. Part of this might have to do with the increased number of baffles, making them a little more trim feeling. They’re hands-down the best option here for use in more active pursuits due to their fit, reinforced waist, and zippered ankles. That being said, with the number of baffles and what seems like less down fill, I think they’re not quite as warm as the other two for the more sedentary camp life. Although these pants do not list the source of the goose down insulation or fill power (frustrating to say the least) they are none the less praised by all sorts of lovers of the outdoors for their stellar insulating ability and slim, yet unrestrictive fit. The Thermal.Q™ Elite insulation employed here works more or less the same way as natural down – it utilizes stiffer fibers to build a 3D grid structure and then finer fibers to fill in the gaps in the structure. The end result is a garment that doesn’t lose all of its insulating ability when wet, while still allowing for impressive compressibility – hence the “Compressor” Pant.Down pants are brilliant for a few applications in particular that you may or may not have considered: Implementing 800-fill RDS-certified, lightweight, breathable down (90% goose down, 10% goose feather), the Ghost Whisperer Pants are supremely toasty as well as impressively lightweight at just 9.6 ounces. The high fill power allows for less insulation overall, resulting in a remarkably high speed/low drag pair of down pants.