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Mountain Hardwear Refugium Jacket - Men's

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Mountain Hardwear Refugium Jacket - Men's

Item # 789281

$230.00

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The Mountain Hardwear Refugium jacket heats your core and charges your electronics! This lightly insulated, low-profile jacket comes prewired for the Ardica Moshi Heat/Power System (sold separately).

No longer do you have to warm up in the lodge, shovel snow in the freezing cold or miss the big play because you were huddled around the heating unit in the stadium causeway
And, ensuring you've got enough juice for 1 more cell phone call is no longer a guessing game; you can go anywhere in the world with access to electronic charging
Wear the Refugium alone or under a shell for extraordinary warmth, and charge portable electronics on-the-go with the Ardica Moshi Heat/Power System
Moshi Power System is a flat, flexible lithium ion battery array that stashes easily in a zipped pocket at the upper back of this Ardica-enabled jacket
Adjust heat (up to 8.6 hrs. on low and 3 hrs. on the high) via the switch on the outside of the jacket
Nylon micro taffeta shell fabric is downproof by construction and silky soft; Durable Water Repellent finish causes moisture to bead up and roll off
Thermic Micro™ insulation is thermally efficient and structurally stable, and has excellent loft retention; it's also durable, soft and highly compressible
Features a 2-way front zipper with interior draft flap; Micro-Chamois™-lined chin guard
2-way pit zippers allow you to control ventilation
Laminated rip-and-stick cuff tabs and drawcord hem seal in warmth
Fleece-lined hand pockets and interior zip security pocket
PLEASE NOTE: Ardica Moshi Power System is sold separately and must be purchased for heating system to work
Moshi Power System weighs less than 1 lb. and offers up to 100°F of heat

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Item 789281

Mountain Hardwear Refugium Jacket - Men's Specs

Specification	Description
Shell fabric	Nylon taffeta
Insulation	Thermic Micro polyester fibers
Lining	Nylon taffeta
Waterproof	No
Average weight	26 ounces
Back length	27 inches
Gender	Men's

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2009

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4.0

Mmmmm, Toasty!

By paullam

from Northville, MI

About Me Casual Adventurer

Pros

Good Fit
Heated
Lightweight

Cons

Unattractive

Best Uses

Casual Wear
Freezing Conditions

Comments about Mountain Hardwear Refugium Jacket - Men's:

I received my Refugium jacket last week and tested it watching my daughter's cold, windy, wet soccer game a few days later. Unlike the other shivering parents along the sidelines, I was toasty warm with my jacket only at the "medium" heat setting.

REI sells the battery pack separate from this jacket. I assure you, sans battery, there is no good reason to buy this coat. It barely passes the style hurdle and looks and works best under a parka, which is how I use it. The Refugium is thin, with very little insulation and the torso barely reaches belt line. The heating element covers the front of the torso and the back shoulder blades with NO heating elements in the arms. It works to keep your core warm but I would have been freezing without an outer layer to block the 25 mph wind that day.

The manufacturer claims, I believe, up to 8 hours of use at the lowest setting, 3 hours at the highest setting. I had the jacket at the medium setting for an hour and the high setting for the second hour, at which point the indicator showed the power was 2/3 spent. Plug it in and you're ready to go in a few hours. While the battery quickly returns to around 3/4 full within the first hour of charging, it takes another few hours to top off the tank. No worries, the flashing lights on the front of the coat say when it's done.

At the lowest setting, I could barely feel the heat. Maybe good to take the chill off on a mild day, or indoors.

I can't speak about the durability of this item but it seems well constructed, especially the battery pack, which rides in a special pouch between your shoulder blades and is not so bulky or heavy as to be a nuisance. I barely noticed it at all.

I intend to use this product when outdoors viewing sporting events, parades, any sort of low movement activity. This product would be too hot in any sort of aerobic activity, even with the heating element turned off.

As a middle-aged guy who's tired of freezing all winter here in Michigan, I couldn't wait to get my hands on it and I'm not disappointed, except for the lack of style. I would recommend it to those who don't mind the price tag.