Women's Hiking Full Down Gilet (Sleeveless Padded Jacket) X Warm

High down/feather fill power

This 85/15 padded gilet has a guaranteed minimum fill power of 660 CUIN. The fill power is a measure of the down's thermal insulation capacity and its potential to "trap" air.

Down with higher fill power takes up more space, trapping more air and providing greater thermal insulation.

The advantages of duck down and feather filling*

The down's long-lasting fill power gives it 3 important qualities for hiking:

- Thermal insulation thanks to the air trapped in the down and feathers

- Ultra-lightweight: down is lighter than synthetic padding while offering the same degree of warmth. Which makes your backpack lighter

- Ultra-compressible



*Our feathers come from Chinese ducks raised for their meat, we collect their feathers after they have been killed. We have the ducks' death certificates

Care advice for a gilet filled with down and feathers

The gilet will be worn all winter and will no doubt need to be washed. Follow our advice by clicking on the link below:


http://www.quechua.com/wash-your-down-jacket

The advantages of a gilet

A gilet keeps the body warm: it protects the chest, neck and lower back from the cold, particularly sensitive to chills.

The sleeveless model weighs less in a backpack, is even more breathable on exertion, and offers great freedom of movement when worn under a jacket.

So sleeveless gilets are particularly popular among hikers during physical exertion.