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Insulated jackets cheaper than the Feathered Friends Volant Down Jacket

Every one cheaper on maker-published list price · closest in weight to the Volant Down Jacket first

Compared with Feathered Friends Volant Down Jacket1.61 lb·$589

RabMythic Ultra$5251.18 lb$64 less6.9 oz lighter (195 g)
Feathered FriendsHelios Hooded Down Jacket$5191.08 lb$70 less8.6 oz lighter (244 g)
First LiteUncompahgre Foundry Jacket (Men's)$3502.16 lb$239 less8.7 oz heavier (246 g)
Western MountaineeringVapor Jacket$57515.9 oz$14 less9.9 oz lighter (282 g)
Feathered FriendsHelios Down Jacket$46915.0 oz$120 less10.8 oz lighter (306 g)
KUIUSuper Down PRO Hooded Jacket$39914.8 oz$190 less11.0 oz lighter (312 g)
Stone GlacierGrumman Down Jacket$39913.6 oz$190 less12.2 oz lighter (346 g)
Katabatic GearTincup Down Jacket (Men's)$30912.7 oz$280 less13.1 oz lighter (372 g)
Arc'teryxAtom Hoody$30012.5 oz$289 less13.3 oz lighter (377 g)
Feathered FriendsEos Down Jacket (Men's)$42911.9 oz$160 less14.0 oz lighter (396 g)
Katabatic GearTincup Down Jacket (Women's)$30911.7 oz$280 less14.1 oz lighter (400 g)
Feathered FriendsEos Down Jacket (Women's)$42911.2 oz$160 less14.6 oz lighter (415 g)
Western MountaineeringFlight Jacket$45010.9 oz$139 less14.9 oz lighter (422 g)
Katabatic GearTarn Down Jacket (Men's)$27910.6 oz$310 less15.2 oz lighter (431 g)
Western MountaineeringHooded Flash Jacket$50010.3 oz$89 less15.6 oz lighter (441 g)
Katabatic GearTarn Down Jacket (Women's)$2799.7 oz$310 less1.01 lb lighter (457 g)
Western MountaineeringQuickFlash Jacket$4657.9 oz$124 less1.12 lb lighter (507 g)
ZpacksDown Jacket$3756.8 oz$214 less1.19 lb lighter (540 g)

6 left out of this comparison: 6 with no published list price.

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