Western Mountaineering

Hooded Flash Jacket

Name: Western Mountaineering Hooded Flash Jacket
Brand: Western Mountaineering

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Manufacturer list price (MSRP)

$500.00

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Western Mountaineering Hooded Flash Jacket

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Overview

Hooded Flash Jacket – Ultralight Down Jacket for Backpacking, Climbing & Trekking When weight, warmth, and packability matter most, the Hooded Flash Jacket delivers serious performance in a minimalist package.

Specs

Brand: Western Mountaineering
Weight: 291 g · 10.3 oz
Insulation: 850+ fill power goose down
Fill power: 850+ fill power goose down

Weight vs. category

This product10.3 oz

Category average15.7 oz

35% lighter 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: 10.3 oz (291 g); Lighter than 57% of 7 weighed · #3 lightest; -12% vs the median 11.6 oz
Price: $500.00; Cheaper than 18% of 11 priced · #9 cheapest; +33% vs the median $375.00 · $48.71/oz (median $46.91/oz)

The lightest of the insulated jackets on record is Zpacks Zpacks Down Jacket at 6.1 oz — 117 g less and $125.00 less.

The cheapest is Katabatic Gear Tarn Down Jacket - Women’s at $279.00 — $221.00 less.

See every one of the insulated jackets measured →

RidgeNote verdict

Western Mountaineering Hooded Flash Jacket is listed in the Insulated Jackets category. Its listed weight is 35% lighter than the category average. The manufacturer list price is $500.

Similar — lighter or cheaper

Outdoor Research

Helium Down Jacket

9.7 oz · MSRP $279.00 · lighter · cheaper

Zpacks

Zpacks Down Jacket

6.1 oz · MSRP $375.00 · lighter · cheaper

Rab

Mythic Ultra

11.6 oz · MSRP $525.00

Compared with

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