Outdoor Research

SuperStrand XT Hoodie

Name: Outdoor Research SuperStrand XT Hoodie
Brand: Outdoor Research

Manufacturer list price (MSRP)

$275.00

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Overview

The SuperStrand XT Hoodie is an ultralight synthetic insulated jacket built for alpine temperatures. VerticalX ECO and SuperStrand insulation deliver warmth for weight, with 15 percent more SuperStrand in the torso than the LT, and a bluesign-approved Pertex Quantum NetPlus shell made from recycled fishing nets.

Specs

Brand: Outdoor Research
Weight: 318 g · 11.2 oz
Insulation: VerticalX ECO + SuperStrand (15% more SuperStrand in the torso than the LT)
Shell: bluesign-approved Pertex Quantum NetPlus (recycled fishing nets)
Type: Synthetic insulated hoodie
Fit: Standard
Hooded: Yes
Material: Nylon
Season: Winter / alpine
Seasons: Winter
Synthetic Fill: Synthetic (VerticalX ECO + SuperStrand)

Weight vs. category

This product11.2 oz

Category average10.1 oz

11% heavier than the category average.

How it measures up

Against every one of the insulated jackets in the RidgeNote register with a published figure. Manufacturer-listed; sources and dates are on this page.

Weight: 11.2 oz (318 g); Lighter than 40% of 5 weighed · #3 lightest; 0% vs the median 11.2 oz
Price: $275.00; Cheaper than 73% of 11 priced · #3 cheapest; -1% vs the median $279.00 · $24.52/oz (median $33.55/oz)

The lightest of the insulated jackets on record is Zpacks Zpacks Down Jacket at 6.1 oz — 144 g less for $100.00 more.

The cheapest is Arc'teryx Atom Hoody at $210.00 — $65.00 less.

See every one of the insulated jackets measured →

RidgeNote verdict

This is Outdoor Researchs answer for cold-weather movement: a synthetic puffy that keeps insulating when it gets damp, which down will not. VerticalX and SuperStrand fills put the warmth where you lose it - extra in the torso, lighter at the hood and sleeves - so it breathes better than a boxy down jacket on the climb. Around 11 ounces, it is not the lightest layer you can buy, and synthetic never matches down for pure warmth-per-gram in dry cold. But for shoulder-season alpine starts, wet-snow days, and anyone who sweats hard then stops, this is the more honest tool. Reach for down instead only if your trips stay reliably dry and cold.

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Zpacks Down Jacket

6.1 oz · MSRP $375.00 · lighter

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9.7 oz · MSRP $279.00 · lighter

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11.6 oz · MSRP $525.00

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