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28 • Outdoor Insight • November 2018 outdoorinsightmag.com 2. Temperature Control Multifunction Junction "As our climate changes, we've started notic- ing a need for pre-season styles and hybrid constructions," says Jennifer Zollars, Mountain Hardwear's senior product line manager for women's apparel. A fleece combined with weather[resistant fabric blocking in strate- gic places, like the Altius Hybrid Pullover for example, makes for a more season-less product. The Super/DS StretchDown Climb Jacket uses selective insulation in a durable stretch woven with a 700 fill RDS (Responsible Down Standard) down. The fabrication of the jacket is created by using a jacquard loom, with the jacket's face, back and baffles woven simultaneously as a single fabric to reduce down migration, cold spots and failure points. "It's been a 10-year process to come up with this fabrication and we consider it the future of down jackets," notes Steven Adams, senior product line manager for men's apparel. Insulation Station In active situations, a jacket without the cor- rect insulation can leave you feeling, just hot. VerticalX Air insulation, featured in Outdoor Research's Vigor Hybrid Hooded Jacket, offers a better warmth-to-weight ratio, more effective breathability in active situations and better loft retention over time. In the marketplace, "I think more brands are trying to tell active stories with their insulations, whether there are technical advances made or not," notes Alex Lauver, product manager for outerwear at Outdoor Research. The Vigor is built for a full range of cold-weather aerobic activities, thanks also to ActiveTemp thermoregulating technology on the interior lining. The Outdoor Research Refuge Air Hooded Jacket applies VerticalX Air and ActiveTemp in a puffy jacket design. Groundbreaking Blends It wasn't that long ago when all consumers expected from a shell was durable waterproof- ing. Next came breathability, added comfort APPAREL Left to right: GoLite ReScooba Jacket; Snow Peak Fire Resistant Poncho; Ecoths Zayden Quarter-Zip; Snow Peak Indigo Takibi Coverall. Left to right: Mountain Hardwear Altius Hybrid Pullover; Outdoor Research Refuge Air Hooded Jacket; Toad&Co Telluride Sherpa Jacket; Patagonia Capilene Air Hoody. Rab Muztag DV Jacket