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    2020’s GUIDE TO INSULATED JACKETS

    May 31, 2020 2 minutes
    - Alistair Hall

    INSULATION

    here are two types of insulation: synthetic or down. Synthetic insulation is cheapest and will keep the user warm even when wet. It is bulkier and heavier than down, but also more durable. Modern synthetic fills are coming close to equalling down in weight and compressibility. Down still offers superior warmth to weight and now that most down insulation is treated to make it hydrophobic (it resists soaking and dries more quickly to

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