Comments by "" (@tomk3732) on "$12 Hack Beats Expensive Down Jacket" video.

Short answer is no, a $12 jacket is just too far out from $250. I used $12 aliexpress sweater at over 7000m+ (that is like 23000 ft+) and it was fine but it certainly was not "good" as say more expensive brand names. Issues are: - down distribution - some down quality issues (800 is not other 800) - durability - zipper was it like 20x difference? no, the 250 jacket was just touch better. I think middle of the road $80 is the way to go - I doubt there is any difference between $250 and $80 justifying price difference.
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