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Mountain Hardwear Downtown Coat - Men's
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Mountain Hardwear Downtown Coat - Men's

Item # 753465

$300.00

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For those windy, snowy days on the urban trail, the Mountain Hardwear Downtown coat protects you from the winter cold with breathable, waterproof insulation.

  • Durable Ascent™ nylon shell resists abrasion and features Conduit™ waterproof, breathable laminate
  • 650-fill down provides a high warmth-to-weight ratio; down is the lightest, warmest and most compressible insulation known
  • Nylon taffeta lining wicks moisture, dries quickly and glides easily over layers
  • Zip-off hood adjusts with a single-pull drawcord; laminated brim increases foul-weather protection
  • Rib-knit collar and cuffs snug up the fit and create a cozy feel against your skin
  • Stormflap sandwiches front zipper and restricts cold-air entry; waist drawcord seals out snow and cold
  • Fleece-lined handwarmer pockets warm chilly digits; zip chest pocket and interior security pocket stow small essentials
  • Internal media pocket features earbud cord exit
  • Microfleece-lined chin guard protects against zipper abrasion

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Item 753465

Mountain Hardwear Downtown Coat - Men's Specs

Specification

Description

Average weight2 lbs. 11 oz.
Insulation650-fill down
LiningNylon taffeta
Shell fabricNylon
Back length35 inches
WaterproofYes
Type of waterproofingWaterproof breathable laminate
GenderMen's

Mountain Hardwear Downtown Coat - Men's Customer Reviews

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Mountain Hardwear Downtown Coat - Men's
 
3.4

(based on 9 reviews)

67%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Warm (7)
  • Durable (6)
  • Comfortable (5)
  • Lightweight (4)
  • Waterproof (3)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Casual wear (7)
    • Cold / extreme (6)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Casual/ recreational (3), Outdoor professional (3)

    Reviewed by 9 customers

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    Dec

    8

    2008

    (25 of 28 customers found this review helpful)

     
    1.0

    What a disappointment.

    By Anon.

    from Massachusetts

    About Me Outdoor Professional

    Pros

    • Lightweight

    Cons

    • Inadequate Protection
    • Not warm at all

    Best Uses

    • Casual Wear
    • Totally not for outdoors

    Comments about Mountain Hardwear Downtown Coat - Men's:

    Wow. What a disappointment. This jacket seemed like it would be perfect, but has VERY little down in it. Sleeves in particular have entire 5" baffles with no down at all. My subjective guess is that this jacket has less than half the amount of down as other competitive products. The filling is supposed to be 650, but with this small an amount of down it would not matter if it were 900. No down is no down, regardless of the quality of the down (that is not there...). The result is that this this about as warm as a nice shell with a heavy cotton shirt underneath. I was actively cold at 40 degrees. You will freeze to death if you try to go into the real outdoors in the winter.Build quality is also disappointing. Elastic cord clips are placed on the wrong side of retaining clips, flap to hide hood zipper is too short to actually cover zipper. Not sure if I got a lemon or if they are all this way, but this one is definitely getting returned. I paid [$] and and would be disappointed in this jacket if I had paid $100. Honestly, I am not sure that I would want it even if it were free. This is an uncharacteristic terrible product from Mountain Hardware - I used to really like this brand.

    • Gift:
    • No
    • Fit:
    • Feels true to size
    • Sleeve Length:
    • Feels too long

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

    (25 of 28 customers found this review helpful)

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    Dec

    16

    2008

    (8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    Downtown

    By ummagummawc

    from Chicago, IL

    About Me Casual Adventurer

    Pros

    • Comfortable
    • Durable
    • Warm
    • Windproof

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Casual Wear
      • Cold Weather

      Comments about Mountain Hardwear Downtown Coat - Men's:

      For starters this jacket is probably not meant to be used on any intense excursions or to be put under extreme pressure. As the name says "downtown" it is like a commuter jacket that is meant to keep you warm. The Pros of this jacket is that it does live up to its name. It has been used in Chicago and to go downtown and it has kept me warm. It is nice because it doesn't have an obnoxious amount of pockets, looks refined and keeps wind out. Looks good too. The Cons are obviously if you are looking to be a pro adventurer it wont make the cut. Also it says that it is 650 down fill. It is 85% down and 15% feather. The down Mountain Hardwear is also using in this jacket is part Chinese down and part European. If the quality of down is important to you than that is also a con. All in all the jacket does its job if you are looking for a commuter jacket. I like that it has a down hood and the hand warmers. I give it a 4 because i was kinda annoyed that it wasnt fully down.

      • Gift:
      • No

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (8 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

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      Nov

      20

      2009

      (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Mountain Hardwear Downtown Coat

      By Fleischer

      from Fairbanks, Alaska

      About Me Outdoor Professional

      Pros

      • Breathable
      • Comfortable
      • Durable
      • Lightweight
      • Stylish
      • Warm

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Cold Weather
        • Extreme Conditions
        • Hiking and Camping

        Comments about Mountain Hardwear Downtown Coat - Men's:

        I use the product in the Central Alaska. So far I have worked and worn this product in -37 with great satisfaction and warmth. I have no complaints what so ever. I am especially grateful for the help I received in the Clackamas Store in selecting all my gear for -50 temperature. She is a professional in gear selection. Thanks

        • Gift:
        • No
        • Fit:
        • Feels true to size
        • Sleeve Length:
        • Feels true to length
        • Chest Size:
        • Feels true to size

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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        Oct

        20

        2009

        (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        Great jacket, warm and not too bulky

        By Roger S.

        from Norway

        About Me Outdoor Professional

        Pros

        • Durable
        • Warm
        • Waterproof

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Casual Wear
          • Cold Weather

          Comments about Mountain Hardwear Downtown Coat - Men's:

          High quality down coat, with an even distribution of the filling leaving no cold spots.
          Fits great ,light weight, and packable.
          Kept me warm and dry. Highly rcommend to anyone who needs a stylish jacket for handling the cold and wet weather.
          The outer shell is waterproof and durable,
          and not to stiff like other jacket's I've tried.

          There's a discrete single colored MH logo on the chest. Not multicolored, like the picture above.

          I'll rate this jacket higher than similar jackets from The North Face and Canada Goose.

          Highly recomended !

          • Gift:
          • No
          • Fit:
          • Feels true to size
          • Sleeve Length:
          • Feels true to length
          • Chest Size:
          • Feels true to size

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

          (4 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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          Jan

          29

          2010

           
          4.0

          SCORE!

          By LMOCallaghan

          from Milwaukee WI

          About Me Casual/ Recreational

          Site Member

          Pros

          • Comfortable
          • Durable
          • Warm
          • Waterproof

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Casual Wear
            • Cold Weather
            • Wet Weather

            Comments about Mountain Hardwear Downtown Coat - Men's:

            When I tried on this coat I noticed a number of important things.
            First off it is extremely comfortable due to the rib knits and the smooth lining. You flip the insulated hood up over your head and you feel like you've enrobed yourself in little down pillows. Very Nice.
            Secondly, I can actually place my hands inside the sleeves, I.E. the sleeves are really long. @6'6" this is something I haven't experienced since grade school and it is awesome. You raise your hands up and you still can't tell what your watch says, that's actually a good thing.
            Lastly it looks like it can handle a good beating. After over a year of ownership it definitely has so far, no signs of any wear. Its great in the fall/spring when you don't feel like wearing layers AND a raincoat. With some long underwear and a power stretch it has done as much as I can expect in the 0 degree weather so far this winter in WI.
            Overall a nice casual winter coat by my standards!

            • Gift:
            • No
            • Fit:
            • Feels true to size
            • Sleeve Length:
            • Feels true to length
            • Chest Size:
            • Feels true to size

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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            Jan

            29

            2010

             
            4.0

            Great Coat

            By LoJack

            from Chicago

            About Me Casual/ Recreational

            Site Member

            Pros

            • Comfortable
            • Durable
            • Warm

            Cons

            • Doesn't Breathe

            Best Uses

            • Casual Wear
            • Cold Weather

            Comments about Mountain Hardwear Downtown Coat - Men's:

            This coat is very warm. Was out shoveling and only had a t-shirt on underneath, in single digit temps and sub-zero wind chills. That being said, I had to wipe the inside of the coat down from the sweat that had collected. This coat does not breathe and it runs a little small. Other than that, this is one of the best coats I've ever owned. Very warm, comfortable, looks good. I'd recommend it to a friend.

            • Gift:
            • No
            • Fit:
            • Feels too small
            • Sleeve Length:
            • Feels true to length
            • Chest Size:
            • Feels too small

            Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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            Jan

            7

            2010

             
            3.0

            Mountain Hardware could do better

            By Midwest Outdoors

            from Chicago, IL

            About Me Avid Adventurer

            Site Member

            Pros

            • Breathable
            • Durable

            Cons

            • Poor Fit

            Best Uses

            • Casual Wear

            Comments about Mountain Hardwear Downtown Coat - Men's:

            I own several Mountain Hardware items, from technical shells to sleeping bags, and all are first quality, very well designed. This coat is not. It is neither technical, nor urban. It is not that it is badly conceived, but it is poorly designed and realized. For example, the hood is very poorly designed and does not even keep snow off of one's face. My MH technical shell has a brilliant hood, with a good size bill. This jacket should have been designed with the standard MH hood. Another example of poor design is the completely bizarre sleeve cuffs. They are basically just truncated sleeves, with no real resolution, no true cuff, no adjustability, no velcro, and, as other commenters have noted, they are overly long. The handwarmer pockets are awkwardly placed and overly minimal to be of any useful service. The coat is reasonably warm and the shell material seems reasonably durable. Bottomline, Mountain Hardware should stick to what they do best, producing high quality technical outdoor products, and abandon their foray into "urban gear".

            • Gift:
            • No

            Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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            Dec

            25

            2009

             
            4.0

            Decent Coat...

            By NeReiFan

            from Lincoln, NE

            About Me Casual/ Recreational

            Site Member

            Pros

            • Comfortable
            • Lightweight
            • Warm
            • Waterproof

            Cons

            • Insulation Seems Light

            Best Uses

              Comments about Mountain Hardwear Downtown Coat - Men's:

              Good coat, arms are plenty long which is good. Wrists don't get exposed to the cold that way. Length is good too. Seems to be water proof as promised. I like this coat and will get a lot of use out of it. It looks good. Although this coat is intended for use around town, I see no reason why it couldn't be used for camping, hiking etc... The insulation is not puffy, but it does seem a bit thin, like its not really 650 fill. I've been out in 15 deg weather for several hours wearing this coat. I wore it with a thick wool sweater underneath and was quite comfortable. More than adequate for the casual adventurer.

              • Gift:
              • No
              • Fit:
              • Feels true to size
              • Sleeve Length:
              • Feels true to length
              • Chest Size:
              • Feels true to size

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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              Dec

              8

              2009

               
              1.0

              Skimpy in proportions

              By Xcipiter

              from Northern Virginia

              About Me Casual Adventurer

              Pros

              • Lightweight
              • Warm
              • Windproof

              Cons

              • Not Enough Pockets or Features

              Best Uses

              • Casual Wear
              • Cold Weather

              Comments about Mountain Hardwear Downtown Coat - Men's:

              I purchased this coat mainly for commuting. Except for the arms, which were too long, the coat appears sized for a skinny frame. I have a wide-shouldered frame, but am not overly muscular. My main complaint is that arm holes are way too small. I wore it one day to work, and my armpits are chafed. I will be returning it.

              • Gift:
              • No
              • Fit:
              • Feels too small
              • Sleeve Length:
              • Feels too long
              • Chest Size:
              • Feels too small

              Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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