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Insulated jackets like the Feathered Friends Volant Down Jacket

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

RabMythic Ultra1.18 lb$5256.9 oz lighter (195 g)$64 less
Western MountaineeringVapor Jacket15.9 oz$5759.9 oz lighter (282 g)$14 less
Western MountaineeringMeltdown Parka1.06 lb$6408.9 oz lighter (252 g)$51 more
Western MountaineeringIon Parka1.57 lb$8300.8 oz lighter (22 g)$241 more
Feathered FriendsHelios Hooded Down Jacket1.08 lb$5198.6 oz lighter (244 g)$70 less
Feathered FriendsHelios Down Jacket15.0 oz$46910.8 oz lighter (306 g)$120 less
Feathered FriendsKhumbu Expedition Down Parka2.12 lb$7898.0 oz heavier (228 g)$200 more
First LiteUncompahgre Foundry Jacket (Men's)2.16 lb$3508.7 oz heavier (246 g)$239 less
KUIUSuper Down PRO Hooded Jacket14.8 oz$39911.0 oz lighter (312 g)$190 less
Western MountaineeringHooded Flash Jacket10.3 oz$50015.6 oz lighter (441 g)$89 less
Stone GlacierGrumman Down Jacket13.6 oz$39912.2 oz lighter (346 g)$190 less
Western MountaineeringFlight Jacket10.9 oz$45014.9 oz lighter (422 g)$139 less
Feathered FriendsEos Down Jacket (Men's)11.9 oz$42914.0 oz lighter (396 g)$160 less
Feathered FriendsEos Down Jacket (Women's)11.2 oz$42914.6 oz lighter (415 g)$160 less
Western MountaineeringSnøjack Parka GWS1.77 lb$1,0552.6 oz heavier (73 g)$466 more
Western MountaineeringQuickFlash Jacket7.9 oz$4651.12 lb lighter (507 g)$124 less
Katabatic GearTincup Down Jacket (Men's)12.7 oz$30913.1 oz lighter (372 g)$280 less
Arc'teryxAtom Hoody12.5 oz$30013.3 oz lighter (377 g)$289 less
Katabatic GearTincup Down Jacket (Women's)11.7 oz$30914.1 oz lighter (400 g)$280 less
Arc'teryxCerium Hoody11.9 oz13.9 oz lighter (394 g)
ZpacksDown Jacket6.8 oz$3751.19 lb lighter (540 g)$214 less
Katabatic GearTarn Down Jacket (Men's)10.6 oz$27915.2 oz lighter (431 g)$310 less
Katabatic GearTarn Down Jacket (Women's)9.7 oz$2791.01 lb lighter (457 g)$310 less
Feathered FriendsRock & Ice Expedition Down Parka2.91 lb$1,0191.30 lb heavier (588 g)$430 more

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