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TRAIL MAGAZINE: Review

Boasting the best warmth for weight of any jacket here, this highly efficient layer would work well for winter camping, bothying and even ultralight backpacking, as well as Alpine-style mountaineering. It stuffs into its own inner pocket, and though cramming it in there is a bit of an art, once
compressed it is so small that you could carry it almost anywhere. Wearing the Meron delivers an instant boost of warmth too, thanks to its ultra-premium 900 fill power down. The exceptionally high-quality fill has a 95:5 down- to-feather ratio, superior to the 80:20 or 90:10 ratios found in the majority of down gear. The down is well-distributed, with plenty of loft in the arms and hood as well as the torso. It's all held inside chunky baffles,
thus reducing stitch lines that can cause cold spots. Just remember to shake out the jacket regularly and not to store it compressed to maintain
optimum thermal performance We found the women's fit to be slimmer than some, so if you hover between sizes, think about sizing up. And note that this isn't a jacket designed to take on pounding rain or punishing terrain. The down fill is not hydrophobically treated, and though the ripstop nylon shell has a DWR finish, the 10-denier fabric is fairly thin.