I am wearing the women’s Ramche Hyper Down jacket by Berghaus.
This is an ultra lightweight insulating piece that is insulated with high quality 850 fill
down.
The down is also Hydrodown which means that each plume is treated with a water resistant
finish.
What is so important about that is that the jacket is going to stay dryer longer in wet
conditions.
It is going to dry out faster if it becomes wet and it is also going to keep you warmer
longer in wet conditions.
So very high quality materials here.
The shell fabric here is the ultra lightweight Pertex Quantum material and this jacket weighs
in right at 169 grams.
Berghaus is known for their body mapping and the technology, the innovation they put behind
all of their products.
So you have definitely got body mapping going on here.
In areas that you lose heat the fastest you have more insulation and you have different
baffles.
So right here in your course where you want to keep in your body heat Berghaus has more
insulation there.
And under your arms, through the middle of your back you do have a more breathable area.
So as you are climbing, hiking, doing, you know, active pursuits, this jacket is going
to breath, but it is also going to keep you really warm.
You have got a full length zipper on this jacket and there is a storm flap behind the
zipper.
You have a very light weight adjustable draw cord that goes around the hem, so just keeping
the weight of this jacket down.
The zipper is really small.
The teeth are really tiny.
And the draw cord is very light weight, but it is all you need to cinch down the bottom
of the jacket.
Around the cuffs you just have stretchy cuffs on either side, really simple, and a nicely
baffled collar so you can zip that all the way up.
On this jacket you just have two hand level pockets.
Again, you have a really light weight zipper there.
And the pockets are set up a little bit higher in case you are wearing a climbing harness.
You can still access the pockets.
When they are shut you can barely see them, so, you know, really nice shaping and really
nice style on that jacket.
I really love the fit and the feel of this jacket.
First of all, since it is so light weight it feels really airy on.
So you put it on, you can feel the warmth from it, but it is not weighing down at all.
And I am wearing a size European 12 right now and I normally wear in other brands and
US size I normally wear a size small.
And this seems to fit really well.
With the drop hem in the back it definitely doesn’t feel like it is going to ride up
at all and I feel like I can get a lot of layers underneath of it.
Right now I am just wearing a light weight t-shirt, but if I needed to layer up in colder
temperatures, could get some layers under it.
It is also low profile enough to wear a shell or layers over top of it.
So it is an excellent mid layer piece as well.
I have got the jacket packed down into the included stuff sack so you can see how small
and compact that is.
For the warmth it provides and for the weight this pack size can’t be beat for sure.
With the high quality materials, you have got 850 fill down, treated down and the Pertex
Quantum GL fabric, this is going to give you confidence to stay out longer in the back
country.
It is the Berghaus Women’s Ramche Hyper Down jacket.