Customer Reviews L.L.Bean Ultralight 850 Down Hooded Jacket

I love its lightness and protection from the wind. I like the fact that it has a hood with a drawstrap. I like the inside pocket and the drawstrap around the waist and the elastic wrists.

Ultra light, very warm, worth the price. Needed a jacket to pack up without bulk

It is very light, hard to believe there is much of a lining in it but it keeps me warmer than my old one. The hood is a little annoying but overall an excellent jacket.

Easy to find online. Fits exactly as expected. Warm, confortable and looks great - what else could you want or need.

Everything that I expected. Warm, waterproof, good looking

Warm, light similar to wearing a cozy sleeping bag. Travels well and works really well with a light waterproof shell over it to create exceptional ski

I insisted my husband try this jacket in spite of his doubts that it would be warm enough. Well, four months later and a closet full of jackets, this is the only jacket my husband has worn all winter be it 40 degrees outside or 10! I have two longer versions of this from several years ago and I know it is the perfect all around winter jacket for the northeast.

Great jacket, light weight and warm. Bought this for a trip to Alaska and I'm sure I made the right choice.

I love this coat. It's very lightweight but extremely warm and comfortable. The fit is exactly right.

Great Fit! Like the fact that it's packable and so light in weight.

Excellent jacket. Warm, comfortable. Great price, love the down warmth.

This parka has an equivalent amount and quality of down as parkas from Western Mountaineering which cost almost twice as much. The fabric is lightweight but the zippers are very robust. The parka is designed for backpacking and winter ski touring trips when warmth and durability need to be balanced with minimizing weight and bulk. I've taken it on overnight winter ski tours and on long day ski trips in Yellowstone NP when the temperatures were in the low single digits and it performed great--- albeit in conjunction with long underwear and a fleece mid layer. If you want the warmest possible coat for hunting, ice fishing, or winter camping you may want to get something heavier or even look to a synthetic filled parka; but for backpacking and winter ski touring this an excellent jacket and, in my opinion, an exceptional value.

Very light weight but it really keeps me warm: great product!

Go to jacket in cooler spring, cooler fall and mild winter days

Outstanding fit, quality, pricing, and customer service!

Great jacket! Fit is roomy and true to size. Really warm and very light!

I really wanted to know what the fill weight was, so I contacted customer support. Men's Medium fill weight: 4.32 oz, total weight is about 15 oz. Each size varies 1.12 oz, so you can scale proportionally to determine fill weight for any given size. Hope this helps someone else. Great fit and finish. This is a heavier jacket compared to some other ultralightweight options on the market -- the thicker face material makes it so. Still extremely compressible and lightweight. My suggestion to anyone saying that this jacket isn't warm is this: look at fill weight and fill power. It's not a winter parka, it's a ultralight insulation layer. You will not be warm standing around with this and a t-shirt at 0 degrees F. I've found I'm okay at 40 or so with just this. Thanks to LL Bean customer service for quick responses.

Great jacket. Really warm. 6', 210 lbs, bought XL, nice with or without a sweater. Also REALLY lightweight.

This is an excellent lightweight jacket. Very stylish. However the large size is a slim fit and too small for a wide chested or muscular person. I had to exchange it for a different style.

Very warm, lightweight and comfortable. A winner!!

I got this for my son--he barely ever takes it off. It is lightweight, warm, and looks great. It's great for travel.

Jacket is lightweight yet pretty warm. The hood is also very helpful. It's not the warmest jacket that you can buy but works well in layers.

It was for a gift and he loves it. Very stylish and warm. The hood snugs up nicely.

I bought the 850 in both the hooded and jacket style. I love both and occasionally double them up on minus degree days. So why not double the fill and charge $450 for it? I would've bought that one instead. Consider this 4.5 stars, because a double-filled version of the hooded 850 would be 5.

Very very good jacket. I also bought the 850 sweater jacket from LLBean to compare both. This is the heavier version, filled with what seems to be twice as much down. It is also longer and bigger, so you can layer underneath more easily. I've been wearing this daily this winter for my bike commute with temperatures from 35 to 15 degrees without any problem, although I always wear a wool sweater underneath. Blocks wind perfectly, is more water resistant than you'd expect for a puffy jacket (it isn't waterproof though!) and looks and fits great.