{"id":6197,"date":"2015-11-23T09:51:27","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T17:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=6197"},"modified":"2017-09-18T14:46:22","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T21:46:22","slug":"gear-review-outdoor-research-deviator-insulated-hoodie-jacket-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/gear-review-outdoor-research-deviator-insulated-hoodie-jacket-3","title":{"rendered":"Gear Review: Outdoor Research Deviator Insulated Hoodie Jacket"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have long been an obsessed fan of Outdoor Research\u2019s Ferrosi Hoody, my go-to jacket for summertime multi-pitch climbing in Colorado, spring and summer mountain biking, three-season hiking, and really just about everything I do from March through November, including walking to the grocery store.<\/p>\n

And I would have, without a second thought, thrown one in my pack for a seven-day backpacking trip traversing the Wind River Range<\/a> in August, if I hadn\u2019t gotten an email asking, \u201cWanna try the Deviator Hoody?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photo by Hilary Oliver<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

So I took a Deviator instead and Hilary packed the women\u2019s model. One of OR\u2019s many new \u201cactive insulation\u201d pieces, the Deviator has already won some awards for its design. The arms, back and hood are made of lightweight, breathable Polartec\u00ae Power Dry\u00ae High Efficiency\u2122 gridded fleece fabric, while the front of the torso features ripstop nylon filled with a light layer of Polartec Alpha\u00ae High-Pile Insulation for warmth. Basically it\u2019s a great piece for core warmth when you\u2019re moving in cooler temperatures: skinning in the backcountry, fall\/winter\/spring running and hiking, and even some bike commuting during the colder months.<\/p>\n

As a backpacking layer, we used the hoody mostly for evenings, early mornings and lunch stops at high passes (over 11,000 feet); it offered just the right amount of puffy insulation for those situations. The gridded-fleece arms and back let wind pass through, so the Deviator was good for downhill and flat walking when the breeze picked up or when the clouds obscured the sun, but a little warm for our climbs, which were often 500 to 1,000 vertical feet of talus hopping and scrambling, under the weight of a 40-pound pack. A month later in the year, it would have been perfect for uphills too, I think.<\/p>\n

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