![]() It’s the design, both inside and out, that sets it apart. The warmest coats are almost always down, and the EverTherm is no exception. That’s why, out of all the jackets I have tested, this is the one that hangs on the hook by my door. Even during a Vermont cold snap, when the temp is five below zero with a ten mph wind and I’m soaked with sweat after an eight-mile XC ski, I can put on this jacket and stay outside for another hour or more. That’s not the case with the Eddie Bauer EverTherm Down Jacket. But then a stiff December breeze comes along, blowing away all of that hype and leaving me with the shivers. New hyped features, innovations, and technological marvels make claims of warmth you could expect only in the depths of hell. Some have delicate outer layers that prioritize light weight over durability. If some get wet, the wind cuts right through them. ![]() Many of the warmest coats are so puffy I doubt I could actually get my arms up to give someone a hug. Nearly every winter coat I’ve tried has a flaw. And so when a jacket that actually keeps me warm comes along, I pay attention. It may be that I grew up in cold and snowy Rochester, New York, or that I spent my college years in (and recently returned to) the bone chilling cold of Vermont, but I know cold. But what I have the most love for, out of all of it, are winter jackets. ![]() In that time, I’ve tried all sorts of stuff, from snowshoes and cross-country skis to muck boots and truck-bed toolboxes.
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