A puffy jacket can be compressible, it can be warm, and it can be water-resistant—but never all at once. Call it the iron triangle of insulated outerwear: Improvements to any two of these properties ...

For decades, outdoor aficionados have only had two choices when it came to selecting an ultra-warm puffy jacket for chilly backpacking trips and frigid winter hikes: down or synthetic. Recently, Ibex ...

Excellent value. Reasonably lightweight. Regular fit leaves room for layering. Recycled materials. Plenty of cavernous pockets. Packs down small for storage. $30 more expensive than the outgoing model ...