Great jacket. This thing is super warm, lightweight, and compresses down to about the size of a football (American football, that is). The Conduit SL laminate sheds water suprisingly well. However, the down will tend to clump if you stuff it back into its stuff sack after a day in a snowstorm.
This jacket feels great when you are wearing it. The hood cradles your head nicely.I have had the SubZero SL for more than two years and have used it in a variety of conditions. It is exceptionally warm down to roughly zero degrees--even with a moderate breeze. Like all Mountain Hardwear products it is beautifully made. In a true rain, I always wear a shell (call me superstitious) but in snow (powder or the heavy wet stuff) the Conduit SL shell has kept me, and more importantly the down, dry.
cluck - Jan 21, 2003 12:10 pm - Voted 4/5
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