The ultra light weight Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer down jacket.
It combines two revolutionary technologies, one in the fabric and one in the actual down
used to insulate the jacket.
It gives you an ultra compressible, ultra light weight, very versatile jacket for different
types of conditions.
I can see it just as a great stand alone jacket by itself.
But layered with other pieces, it makes it very versatile.
The stand out feature of this jacket is the outer shell fabric which is Mountain Hardwear’s
renowned Ghost Whisperer fabric.
It has a very tight weave.
It is naturally down proof.
It is naturally wind proof and water resistant and so it gives you just really light weight
feel and keeps the weight of the jacket down significantly.
The down that is used to insulate the jacket is high quality 800 fill Q shield down.
And what is so important about Q shield down is that each individual plume of down is treated
to be water resistant.
So unlike traditional down, when this becomes wet or when it is subject to moisture it is
going to dry out faster.
It is going to keep you warmer longer and ultimately perform better in damp conditions.
So you can wear this jacket longer.
It is going to stand up to conditions that would typically either force you to go home
or to quit in harsh conditions.
So definitely a very technical piece here.
True to the ultra light weight concept of this jacket the features are really simple
and really clean.
You have got a light weight, full length zipper in this jacket with a ultra light weight stretchy
draw cord at the bottom and you can adjust it from one side.
So if you cinch that down it can really hold in your heat, but it is not weighing down
the jacket at all.
You have got just two hand warmer pockets here and they are set up high enough that
if you are wearing a climbing harness or a back pack, you can still access these hand
warmer pockets.
And the jacket actually stuffs down into one of the pockets.
Other than that, you just have simple stretchy cuffs and a nicely baffled collar.
The fit and feel of this jacket in my opinion is really great.
My first impression when I put it on is that it is really warm right away, but it feels
really light weight on.
It feels really airy.
I feel like I can definitely move in this jacket.
I am wearing a small right now and I typically wear smalls in other brands in outerwear pieces
and this fits really well.
I can definitely get some more layers underneath of it, but I don’t have a lot of room.
I am just wearing a light weight t-shirt today.
And it is low profile enough that I could put layers over top.
So if you would want to get a waterproof shell over top it is not too bulky.
Definitely a great mid layer, great layering piece.
Just very, very light weight in general.
Like I said the jacket does stuff down really small into this pocket.
So we are going to stuff it down and show you how small and compressible that is.
As you can see, I have got it stuffed down into that pocket and just to show you how
light weight, small, compressible that 800 fill down really is.
Got a two way zipper on that pocket and you can see one of them says: Stow.
So you know which one it goes into.
And on the inside of the pocket you do have a little webbing loop so you can attach it
to a harness or to the outside of a backpack if you need to get your hands on it quickly.
Just with all of the features combining the ultra light weight fabrics, the Q shield 800
fill down and all the other light weight features about this jacket, it is definitely your go
to technical light weight down jacket.
It is Mountain Hardwear’s Women’s Ghost Whisperer down jacket.