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Uberlayer jacket6/13/2023 It provides the warmth of a synthetic puffy one moment, and the breathability and quick-dry performance of a fleece the next, all without forcing the wearer to add, remove or adjust layers. With its pairing of Polartec Alpha insulation, a nylon stretch-woven exterior, and highly breathable polyester stretch mesh internal liner, the Uberlayer is perfect for alpinism, ski touring or any other kind of aerobic activity that involves higher exertion in cold conditions. “We’re incredibly honored to win this award.” “When you put so much focus into a particular category, it’s incredibly gratifying to have it resonate in such a powerful way with the editorial testers at a publication like Outside, where they clearly see the best of the best in outdoor technology each season,” said Dan Nordstrom, CEO of Outdoor Research. The Uberlayer is the most recent addition to OR’s Active Insulation line, and reflects another Outdoor Research brand pillar, ‘Improve Every Day. In each of those jackets, Outdoor Research looked in depth at how the different layers and materials in the jacket – insulation, inner liner and outer shell – complemented each other to breathe more effectively during aerobic activity, yet also trap hot air for warmth when stopped. Over the last year, Outdoor Research has introduced three different jackets with Active Insulation technology. Leading the industry in the category of Active Insulation has been a goal at Outdoor Research through the last several product development cycles, driven by the core OR brand pillar of ‘Innovation that Works’ – innovating in a way that truly improves the user’s experience, not simply using new technology for new technology’s sake. “Our testers put it on, then kept it on, in temperatures ranging from below freezing to over 60 degrees.” “The Uberlayer was the most versatile backcountry jacket we tested this year,” said Axie Navas, editor of the Buyer’s Guide. The award is highlighted in the Fall 2015 Outside Buyer’s Guide. This week, Outside bestowed its 2016 Gear of the Year Award on the Uberlayer. 29, 2015) – Insulated jackets that can be worn comfortably across a wide range of temperatures and conditions are one of the hottest categories in the Outdoor Industry, and Outdoor Research’s Uberlayer Hooded Jacket “has perfected the concept,” according to Outside Magazine. OR Uberlayer Jacket, with its Active Insulation technology, is called most versatile backcountry jacket tested this year. I do agree with you on Climashield PRISM in terms of durability as it seems only Arc'teryx and Arc'teryx LEAF Top-of-the-Line and most expensive jackets use ThermaTek (aka Climashield PRISM), followed by Coreloft Continuous (aka Climashield APEX) followed by the cheapest Coreloft.īut whether it's better than FullRange or Primaloft Silver Hi-Loft in terms of loft retention, I hope someone is able to add any additional info.Get access to everything we publish when you I disagree with you somewhat on Polartec Alpha, as it seems to be low loft high density.įor example, a Rab Strata Hoodie with 80g/m2 of Polartec Alpha seems to have less loft than a Rab Xenon X with 60g/m2 of Primaloft Gold or Patagonia Nano-Air with 60g/m2 of FullRange. Polartec alpha really doesn't belong on this list it's radically different to all the other insulation listed it's really more like high loft low density fiber pile it does actually loose it's loft the difference is you can just shake it to fluff it back up, as far as the other insulation goes Prism is apparently most durable single fiber insulation that climasheild do though i don't think you will find any actual number on here, see if the good people at backpacking light have anything. It is more like fleece on steroids in terms of warmth, lighter weight and high breathability. I find that Polartec Alpha is the best, though it didn't have that much loft to begin with and not as warm. FullRange (rebranded version of Toray 3DeFX+) used in Patagonia Nano-Air Hoody and Nano-Air Light Jacket Thermatek (rebranded version of Climashield PRISM) used in the Arc'teryx Dually and Arc'teryx Alpha IS Coreloft Continuous (rebranded version of Climashield APEX) used in the Arc'teryx Proton LT/AR Polartec Alpha Direct used in Outdoor Research Ascendent Jacket and the Rab Alpha Direct Jacket Polartec Alpha used in Outdoor Research Uberlayer Hooded Jacket PrimaLoft Silver Hi-Loft used in the Black Diamond Belay Stance and Patagonia DAS Parka That said, does anyone have any experience with some of the jackets using insulation meant to retain it's loft (and therefore warmth) over repeated compression/de-compression and/or washes? I think most of you will agree that jackets using PrimaLoft Gold/One and Coreloft are very poor when it comes to retaining it's loft after many repetitions in and out of your climbing pack, laundering, or just simply getting the back of the your jacket compressed while driving in your car during the winter.
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