Description of Backcountry.com Luft 800 Down Sweater - Women's:
Backcountry.com made the Women’s Luft 800 Down Sweater with high-loft fill and an ultralight shell to keep its weight down and help you stay warm on all your adventures. You’ll hardly notice the 12oz weight when you’re hiking, climbing, or skiing, but you’ll sure be stoked on the warm 800-fill down insulation. The crew at Backcountry.com understands how much of a hassle it can be to require a closet full of puffies, so they made this down sweater versatile enough to wear as a layering piece or a belay jacket.
Bottom Line: Put your fleece in the closet and leave it there.
The perfect down jacket & layer for a woman on the move. Awesome feminine cut and love the guacomole color, bright and smooth zippers, inner upper pocket,2 zip hand pockets, great stitching and light shell material, and extremely warm. It is true to size so does not fit a lot of extra underneath but functions well as a very warm outer layer and/or under a shell. This jacket functions very much as a "sweater" and gives you all the bang for your buck while serving many needs. Great for skiing, hiking, climbing, and very packable as a back-up layer. A great versatile product for your outdoor clothing arsenal. I'm 5'8 and wear a medium.
Lovely but if you have ever had children (even one) seriously consider a full size larger. My wife has Never Ever worn XL anything (except for T shirts) - the large hugs her hips VERY very Very tighly - ooops - after insult - returned for an XL. Guess now she is an XL??
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Backcountry.com Luft 800 Down Sweater - Women's 02-02-09
This sweater is one of the best constructed of its kind. Definitely competes with other jackets I have owned that are from other, more known brands. The fit is very feminine and the "puff" is not existent, especially for an 800-fill. I purchased it as a layering piece for under my hard shell (keeps me extremely toasty) but now find myself wearing it around town, too. It is absolutely one of the most practical, versatile and fashionable pieces I own.
