Baffle Construction Down Jacket

Mountain hardwear welds some of its baffles.

Baffle construction down jacket. It is simpler less time consuming and as less material is used cheaper to make. This is the most common and generally the cheapest type of down jacket. Sewn through construction is both cheaper and lighter than box baffling. Lightweight down jackets are typically made using sewn through baffle construction which helps when you are trying to produce a lighter weight and less expensive product.

That said this design does usually result in a slightly puffier and heavier jacket than down jackets with stitched through baffles. If you want to insulate the rafter bays rather than the attic floor in order to make the attic a heated space. Golite often uses six inch stretch baffle spacing that is differentially cut and side block baffles to prevent down migration. The baffles are the individual compartments that hold down and are needed so that it doesn t all sink to the bottom.

This method maximises the loft and warmth of the down fill. For very cold climates. Baffle construction down jackets are usually constructed in baffles. Baffles are typically 4 feet long and they may be trimmed if necessary.

This makes the baffles lightweight and simple to manufacture. It is these baffles that give many down jackets their distinctive appearance. Sewn through and box baffled. There are two main types of construction that can be used with down products.

Baffles are individual chambers which hold the down in place ensuring an even distribution of insulation and minimising cold spots. Stitched compartments which improve the evenness of the spread of the down. For example sierra designs uses both continuous and side baffle construction in different down bags and shingled and offset layered construction in different synthetic bags. There are two types for down jackets sewn through or box baffle.

The dividers allow the down and feathers to fluff up higher with lots more air space between them resulting in better insulation. A baffle style comforter has little walls of fabric sewn to the top and bottom fabric layers between the box shaped chambers that hold the fulling. Baffle construction maximizes the loft and efficiency of the down. Instead of adhering to the iconic horizontal baffle design it used a meandering pattern and a woven construction to disperse the down throughout the coat thereby increasing durability and stretch while minimizing cold spots.

In addition to employing the horizontal baffles standard in down jackets it created a new technology that it s. A fill power of 1000 is premium. The best down jackets tend to have a fill power of over 750. Larger baffles can allow the down to bunch more leaving you with colder and warmer patches but are necessary in jackets with high quantities of down fill i e.