![]() And if you’re looking for a jacket that’s slightly heavier and a bit less breathable, Outdoor Research’s Uberlayer is also on sale and is even cheaper ( $173) than the Ascendant. If you’ve been eyeing up one of Outdoor Research’s award-winning jackets with active insulation, now’s your chance as the Ascendant is currently 25 percent off at Backcountry. ![]() Aside from the benefits of keeping one in your kit year-round, summer is also the best time to score deals on some of the year’s finest outerwear. You might be asking why we’d even bother talking about an insulated jacket in the dead of summer. It’s incredibly packable and fits well underneath a shell while you take those deep blower turns you hiked up for in the first place. UBERLAYER SPECS ZIPThe jacket insulates your body only where it needs it - so, less sweaty back - while also shedding wind. Mens Shade Lite Short 59.00 New Desert Red Surplus Green Dark Caspian Black Mens Kor AirShell Hoody 130.00 White Black, Multi Black Bay Fog Poblano Scrambler 35 Backpack 185.00 State Orange Black Blue Slate Heather Mens Polartec® Power Grid Half Zip Jacket 140.00 Black Spruce Black Mens Shade Lite Short 59. The outer shell is constructed from breathable and stretchy Pertex that is also highly water resistant. The insulation sits directly on whatever you’re wearing underneath the jacket. It utilizes Polartec Alpha Direct insulation, which has no liner. The Ascendants is a game changer when it comes to active insulation. Even in the cold, ascents are fated to be sweaty endeavors, especially when you’re wearing a loaded pack. Outdoor Research’s Ascendant jacket lessens the price you pay on the way up. You still have to get to the top before that reward can be reaped. ![]() Ultralight rain shells like the Patagonia Alpine Houdini and Outdoor Research Helium II get down to around 6 ounces, but they dont come close to the usability, comfort and on-trail performance of the Arc’teryx (outside of water resistance). UBERLAYER SPECS MACAnd like most endurance activities, it is, to a certain extent - but in touring, the pain only increases the feeling of reward when your bindings are locked and the only direction left to go is down. Created by Amsterdam-based Twelve Twenty, Uberlayer lets you display any image as an overlay on your Mac and lock it in place. At 10.2 ounces on our scale in a medium size, the Tenquille is really lightweight. Water-resistant, highly compressible, Polartec Alpha Active synthetic insulation breathes well while trapping warmth. A few components explain the Uberlayer’s performance. As its name suggests, the Outdoor Research Mens Uberlayer Hooded Jacket offers excellent versatility that lets its take the place of any number of separate. Unless you’ve done it, ski touring could seem like a practice in misery. On long days of alternating between sweating and rapidly cooling down in sub-freezing temperatures, that’s a game changer. ![]()
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