TurboDown fuses down with
Omni-Heat™ synthetic insulation for lightweight warmth and heat retention. A new baffle design (TurboDown Wave) helps
eliminates areas where cold air might seep through.
The
new TurboDown insulation technology uses a combination of synthetic insulation
and water-resistant down in each jacket baffle, all lined with Omni-Heat
Thermal Reflective, with the goal of giving the wearer the best of both worlds
in terms of performance. Tweaking the
construction a bit more for Fall 2015, TurboDown Wave looks to further
eliminate the cold spots where body heat escapes in more conventionally
constructed insulated jackets–basically the stitching or seams between the
baffles.
You
can basically think of TurboDown Wave as almost a double layer of offset
baffles or even as adding an offset layer of down baffles to the underside of
the current TurboDown construction.
Rather
than creating a traditional seam by sewing the lining and shell together to
create the baffle, Columbia developed a unique method of jacket construction by
combining 900 fill water-resistant down with Omni-Heat Thermal synthetic insulation running through
the jacket in a ‘wave-like’ pattern with the down on both sides throughout the
baffles. The lining and shell are stitched into this internal wave, rather than
into each other.
Learn
more about this product and other great products at the Columbia website.
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source: Columbia
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