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Hello I'm Andy from e-outdoor.co.uk
this is The Catalyst Micro Jacket from The North Face
These Micro baffle down jackets are really popular at the moment. They are really versatile jackets
very warm but yet weigh next to nothing
really stowable really packable
they look great as well. You can wear them around town on the hills
where ever you are. First off is the down
now this year North Face have what they are calling
pro down. This is down that has been treated with a hydropohic
coating which means it stays dry seventeen times
longer than ordinary down. That is the main problem with ordinary down when it gets wet
it lose its thermal properties so this is a really good inovation
okay so the fill power in this jacket 800
fill power down. Now these numbers can be confusing. It is not the amount of down
in the jacket its the quality of down. This runs from 400
to possibly 900 is absolute best quality.
so 800 is considered excellent quality down
Okay so lets take a look at the features of the Catalyst Micro jacket
start at the top of the jacket
the hood is insulated and elascated around the front
bring it in nicely around your face. It is also helmet compatible
if you are doing some climbing. Under each arm of the jacket
you have these flash dry panels which as the name suggests is a really fast
drying fabric and very breathable too. Okay coming down the jacket
you have your Napoleon chest pocket here with a reverse zip
quite a nice size. On the chest
two side pockets here which are both zipped
a very generous size. Large
zipped hand pockets there. The pocket on the right
also is your stow pocket for the jacket. So the whole jacket will stuff
into there. It also has the Summit Series logo
also in the hand pocket here you have a cinch cord
That is in both pockets so you can bring it in nice and tight
around the waist. The main body of the jacket has the micro baffles
you have The North Face branding here on the chest
and the Summit Series branding on the arm
and also the departure logo on the right shoulder
on the sleeves you have internal
elastic cuff
adjustment there to keep it nice and tight around your wrists and stops the cold air coming up your arms
that is the features of the Catalyst Micro Jacket