Mountain Hardwear  Stretchdown Light Full-Zip Insulated Hoody - Men's

This is the little brother of my Stretchdown hoody. I wore it as a mid layer under my ski parka and will take it to Northern California for travel use. As others have noted, this line performs well for travel. You trade some warmth to get the stretch. It is bit heavy. The focus is on style. I take my Ghost Whisperer into the backcountry. I am disappointed by the poorly designed stow pocket. Way too small. There’s just no excuse for a simple error like that these days. We expect MH to deliver best in class design and fabrication. The stow pocket is a big miss.

[Employee of mountainhardwear] I love the stretch down lite but after my second use this jacket got pit stains from sweat, even after washing it with down wash they didn’t come out. I was expecting this to be a jacket for outdoor enthusiasts who are active.. emailed warranty team a month ago and never heard back.

I have the Kor Airshell Warm in a size medium and it fits fine for me at 5'8". I really like that jacket. This Stretchdown Light on the other hand in a medium is a disappointingly bad fit. It's generally too loose and the arms feel oddly too wide. So it just looks bad on me and I had to return it.

The jacket fits really well. I’m a large and everything and this jacket was no exception. The quality is high. The jackets warm. I had no problems with the T-shirt and just the jacket at 40°. I wore it down to 20° with a T-shirt and a flannel underneath. It’s also good and warmer temperatures.

Most MH gear fits my body well but this did not. Shoulders and chest fit okay, but the waist really billows out and there's no drawstring on the waist to cinch it. As a result it doesn't look good and wouldn't stay warm. I'm 5'11'' and 165 lbs and I usually have a 30in waist size on my pants.

This particular jacket fits great; however, it is not warm at all. If you wear a hoody with it you should be warm enough. I would go with a jacket from Columbia. I have noticed the jacket sizes for Mountain Hardwear are weird. Mediums are on the smaller side and a large fits more like an XL.

I love this jacket! The warmth to weight ratio is great. The only downside is that the down seems to be not very evenly dispersed. Some of the baffles have little to no down and others are packed full. Overall not a deal breaker but you can feel it when the wind is blowing.

Loved this jacket until I tried to use the hood. It is comically oversized and folds down over my entire face. There is no drawstring on the back to pull it tight. Had to return it as I couldn’t use the hood without losing visibility or holding it in place with my hands