Women Down jackets

A down jacket for winter outdoor activities

The down jacket is a timelessly popular classic for every season. The range includes attractive versions in feminine designs. From sports jackets and weatherproof outdoor models to stretchy lifestyle coats, Transa down clothing offers a large selection. Whether you're looking for a jacket with or without a hood, you're sure to find what you're looking for here. The hood is helmet-compatible on many models, making them ideal for a range of sporting activities. The sophisticated details also include practical zip pockets, elasticated cuffs and adjustable hems.

A wide variety of down jackets

Jackets lined with down have a typical design. Quilting seams bottoms the fabric of the down jackets into numerous chambers that hold the down feather filling in place. The chambers also increase the durability of the clothing. Almost every jacket therefore has an attractive quilting pattern, which can be crosswise, lengthwise, diagonally striped or diamond-shaped, for example. The range also offers a surprising variety of colours. Boldly coloured down jackets are available as well as models in subtle and dignified shades.

The down jacket - unbeatable for cold days

Real down is a natural product. Jackets lined with high-quality down feathers from ducks or geese offer excellent heat-insulating properties. Down jackets for women are literally light as a feather and highly functional at the same time. They mould softly to the body and have strong compressibility. A down jacket is also breathable and therefore makes your body feel comfortable. The hood also has a soft down filling.

The thermal performance can be seen from the following key figures:

• Cuin (fill power)
• Mixing ratio of down and support feather
• Filling quantity (weight per unit area)

The fill power

Women's models with different fill powers are available from Transa. The cuin value provides information about the fill power. The higher the value, the better the compressed feathers puff up again and the better the material insulates in relation to its weight and volume. While 500 cuin is the minimum for a light down jacket, the down filling in a model with 600 cuin is already of good quality. Down jackets from 800 cuin have an enormous fill power. They offer an excellent ratio of thermal performance, volume and weight and are also suitable for extreme outdoor conditions.

The perfect mixing ratio

How well a down jacket insulates also depends on the proportion of support feathers. Support feathers are contained in almost every down jacket for women and increase stability. The lower the proportion, the better the jacket warms, as the finely branched down stores more air due to its fluffy structure. A high proportion of down makes the garment extra soft and gives it a high fill power. The mixing ratio is usually specified for down jackets. The specification 80/20 means that the filling consists of 80 per cent down and 20 per cent support feathers. At 90/10, the down content is 90 per cent.

The filling quantity

The thermal performance also depends on the filling quantity. The basis weight is often given in grams per square metre. A jacket with a large filling quantity generally keeps you particularly warm and is the ideal companion on cold winter days.

Weatherproof thanks to impregnation

Innovative technologies form a symbiosis with the natural raw material and significantly increase comfort. Many jackets have a DWR impregnation. This serves as an outer protective layer against moisture. This has enormous advantages for a down jacket straight away. Compared to synthetic fibre fillings, down feathers have the disadvantage that they retain moisture and therefore dry more slowly. Wet down sticks together and loses its insulating effect. Many high-quality models, such as those from the renowned brands Peak Performance and Patagonia, have an impregnation that gives the garments a water-repellent surface and keeps the lining dry.

RDS-certified quality

Labels such as Haglöfs and Arc'teryx use products that meet the requirements of the Responsible Down Standard, or RDS for short, to manufacture their down jackets. Fashion with RDS certification contains down feathers from animal-friendly sources. With the help of the label, the origin can be traced from chick to feather without any gaps.

Conclusion: A down jacket for women is warm yet light. It weighs less than many other winter jackets with the same thermal performance. This is particularly advantageous for sporting activities and makes the down jacket ideal for long outdoor activities.