Spend more than 100 years designing gear for life lived in the great outdoors and you too might create a feature rich, versatile jacket like the L.L. Bean PrimaLoft Packaway Jacket. This ultralight, ultra-packable jacket offers weather resistant performance and a surprising level of warmth to ensure you’ll never be left out in the cold.
On Performance and Design…
Offering essential features in a minimalist design, the PrimaLoft Packaway Jacket will quickly become your multi-season, multi-adventure go-to option. Whether it’s rough-and-tumble days on the mountain or on the subway, this jacket has got your back.
During chilly clear days, the lofty 60-gram PrimaLoft® One polyester insulation keeps your core temperature steady and comfortable. Arguably the highest quality synthetic insulation, PrimaLoft One is on par with with 500 to 550 fill goose, and will have you rethinking the type of warmth you can get from a lightly insulated jacket. When old man winter flares up in town or at the resort, the ultralight ripstop nylon ensures that the jacket glides easily under additional layers for a smooth fit that doesn’t restrict your movement.
While this jacket features all the bells and whistles you could hope for in a lightly insulated option, perhaps the best feature is its stowable design. More than just saving you on room, it saves you the headache associated with hauling around bulky jackets or fleece options that take up precious space.
The packable design allows you stuff it into its zippered hand pocket and bring it along on your hiking, backpacking or winter urban assaults ensuring this jacket will become one of your most utilized pieces of gear.
To make the jacket even better, L.L. Bean has improved the overall fit so it’s more trim around the upper arms. Add in an adjustable hem, hooded option, and sizing options in Tall (men’s) and Petite (women’s) and you’ve got a slightly tailored, nearly custom fit. And since it’s L.L. Bean, you get the added peace of mind that comes with (in our humble opinion) the best lifetime guarantee in the industry.
Bottom Line…
Ultralight, ultra-packable, ultra-compressible and toasty warm all for less than $110. That my friends, is a recipe for perfection.
*Gumption Gear Review received a product sample of the item featured in this review from L.L. Bean at no cost, and receives no monetary compensation for this or any related review. The item featured was provided solely in return for our honest views and opinions.