Winter jacket should be primarily warm. And for this, mainly, its insulation is responsible. Various materials can be used as a filler for a jacket, so before buying it is advisable to familiarize yourself with the composition of the filler, having weighed all its pros and cons. Most often in Fred Perry jackets two heaters are used.
The first is fluff and feather. Classic ancient insulation with its own characteristics. Their ratio can also be different, but most often the following composition is used: 80% of down and 20% of a feather. Fluff, like any filler, has its own advantages and disadvantages. The advantages of this insulation include light weight. At the same time, it is quite voluminous, so some down jackets may look too bulky. Another plus of the filler is heat in it. This is a fact, they did not invent even warmer clothes for severe frosts than downy
men's winter jackets . However, down also has its drawbacks.
Down jackets are quite expensive. In addition, fluff tends to stray in one place, but this drawback is usually easily prevented by the manufacturer: jackets are quilted. Quilting patterns can be very different: from stripes to rhombuses. The smaller the pattern, the more practical the down jacket, because in large parts of the quilting after washing the down will lump in a lump in one direction. It takes a lot of effort to break these lumps and bring the jacket into a fit condition. In addition, in places where the down jacket is quilted with thread, you often feel cool, because there is no insulation.
The second popular insulation is sintepon. Just do not confuse it with holofiber, this is not the same thing. Hollofiber, like fluff, gets lumpy after washing, which does not happen with a smooth synthetic winterizer. Sintepon's advantage is its price. But then what is the catch? The fact is that people do not really trust the synthetic winterizer, it seems to them that he loses fluff in warmth, but this is not so. The main heat supplier in jackets is associated with slow circulation of air in the filler, where the heat is retained due to the special structure of the material. At the same time, the synthetic winterizer does not stray in one place, which means that the insulation of the jacket does not suffer either. This is a more affordable and practical insulation compared to down.
How else can I choose ? The style itself will provide additional protection from the cold, so if you want the warmest jacket possible, choose elongated models with a windproof strap that covers the zipper, with a hood and fur trim, with inner cuffs and a high collar.