Founded in 1993 by a “small band of outdoor industry iconoclasts,” Mountain Hardwear sells products that are designed to meet the needs of experienced and technically proficient mountaineers and other extreme athletes. Over the past two decades, this company has built an exceptional reputation for creating the best in groundbreaking equipment and apparel. You’ll commonly find more Mountain Hardwear products atop 8,000-meter peaks than the products of any other brand on the market.

Building upon these longstanding traditions, Mountain Hardwear’s StretchDown DS Jacket is billed as “the most comfortable down jacket available anywhere.” Insulated by 800-fill, fluorine-free NIKWAX Hydrophobic Down and featuring a dynamic-stretch knit fabric body in a dynamic new pattern, this jacket is both highly functional and extremely stylish. Reflecting Mountain Hardwear’s dedication to ethical manufacturing practices, all down feathers used in the construction of the StretchDown DS are fully RDS (responsible down standard) certified.

The StretchDown DS incorporates stat-of-the-art stretch-welded channel construction that is designed to trap far more heat than standard stitching. And thanks to the jacket’s fully retractable hood, you can keep heat trapped where tends to escape the most – at the top of the head.

Other handy details of the StretchDown DS include two hand-warming pockets, a chest pocket, and two interior drop pockets. The contents of all pockets can be secured firmly in place with high-quality zippers.