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

Sent it back----too short at waist---toooo short short...

The coat keeps you very warm and gets used from taking the class out for recess, hiking and in New England, and looks good in everyday use. I would give it 5 stars for that, but the longevity is lacking. I love the functionality and price so much, this is the second one purchased in 5 years. That is also why I took two stars off. The down clumped and shifted, especially through the arms. I should have purchased this last winter. I am vigilant in the cleaning, with down cleaner and the use of wool dryer balls. The arms could not be fully lifted again. I am hoping the Downtech has evolved to be that much better than the last time.

This jacket was high in price and returned because it was uncomfortable. The jacket was tight fitting in the arms and restricted movement when both arms were raised up and extended forward. Not what you want to wear when driving a car.

not worth 200 dollars, not very warm

Fit is slightly boxy. nice and warm. Cuffs are a bit short on my arms. the outer fabric is nice and thick.

This jacket is so cosy& extremely warm for the cold weather, yet so lightweight, the best jacket I have ever bought

I am returning this jacket because it is not as warm as I expected. I wanted a new jacket to replace my warmer 850 Big Baffle Down LLBean jacket but unfortunately it is no longer available and there is no comparable item that is as warm and lightweight available at LLBean. I thought this was a new version of the Big Baffle down jacket but it is not. I already have an earlier version of this 850 ultralight jacket in a different color.

A lot lighter than I would have thought, and warmer than I'd have thought based on the weight. It's really big around the midsection, though--it seems like it's made for a pregnant woman. The neck isn't very comfortable in the front either when it's zipped up. And finally, it rustles annoyingly. My other down jacket doesn't do that. Not crazy about this piece. Good price, though, and very packable. I'd recommend it if somebody didn't care much about the looks.

I bought this for my wife she works outside at the playground for recess at the school an complained that she gets cold With the 850 down filled and reviews I thought it would be perfect .Plus it was a nice length I paid for express shipping came in about 2 days She loved the Plum color the coat fit her very well except in the shoulders she felt it was tight in that are and restricted her arm movements .The coat was paper thing like it had nothing in it You could not feel any down at all like they forgot to fill it.so we are sending it back. To bad she loved the coat

I am 5 feet 6 inches tall and weigh 135 pounds. I ordered the Medium size and it is too loose on me. The jacket is very light and doesn't keep me warm in temperatures that are below 35 degrees. I love the fact that the jacket folds into a pocket because I take it with me when I travel. For example, I wore it on my flight from NY to Florida and was able to stow the coat away in my carry-on luggage en-route to Florida. Upon my return to frigid NY, I simply took the jacket out of its pocket and put it on. I kept the size Medium because it leaves plenty of room for layers.

Beautiful jacket but runs big..unfortunately had to return..5'2 112 pounds.

The pocket zipper catches a lot on the inner part of the sleeve. There's a snag already on the fabric. There should be a cover for the zipper or something

This ran a little big, wanted to exchange but the shipping fees both ways didn't seem to be worth it if the XS would end up being too small.

The quality of the coat is excellent. The fit is very good. However, I was surprised that a down filled coat would be so thin. It's only appropriate for the first days of Autumn and probably also for Spring. But it is not designed for Winter chills. The hood will keep rain off of your head but only for a short time..I guess when we reviewed the description we didn't understand these features

I was looking for a new, warm, lightweight jacket for NorCal winter. I have an inverted triangle body shape (bigger in the arms) which is always a challenge to fit tops. Ordered my regular size 1X and one larger 2X and the arms were too tight and if I had gone up yet another size, to fit the arms the body of the jacket would have been too large. I purchased the blue and while the color was nice, it was a bit shiny for my liking. The down coat/warmth overall was what I was looking for.

Not quite the LLBean quality from the past. Warm coat, very plain, boxy shape - needs to be a little more tailored for price.

Great coat. Not sure if fit is true to size or not, but it was too large for me and in most stuff, I wear a small. Apparently though, every LL Bean coat I tried on, I need an XS Petite. Other than that, go with what your body seems to be telling you.

I loved this jacket in the catalog, loved it online, loved it when I got it. Perfect fit, perfect fabric, pretty much perfect color (a little towards turquoise). But when I went to zip it up the zipper was on the wrong side for me. I tried to put up with it but I saw a long road ahead that I didn't want to learn to navigate. The zipper was even beautiful. I hated to return it but I did.

Disappointed because the zipper on the pockets catches the seam on the inside of the arm VERY easily & pulls the thread. I've only worn the coat a few days & it keeps pulling the thread, which makes me concerned that it won't last long. :( Otherwise, it's a very warm, comfortable coat. Wish the zipper was covered, then it would be perfect.

Compared to my old LL Bean jacket the pockets in this one leave much to be desired. There is no outside breast pocket on this one. The old one has a zippered breast pocket both on the outside and the inside. The new inside pocket is deep but does not zip closed. I fear it will wear out quickly the fabric material seems light/thin. The old one had an addition to the hood that came around and closed around the neck. Made it warmer.

I wanted to love this jacket. I've been wanting to buy this for a while, so when there was a great sale I jumped on it. I love the color and the fit overall, but the sleeves are just too short and I don't like the fact that the cuffs are so tight and can't be adjusted. It would be great if the sleeves were about an inch or so longer and if there were Velcro adjustable cuffs. I will be returning, but I would love to purchase this jacket in the future if the sleeves were adjustable and a little bit longer. Also, it would be wonderful if there was a soft fleece lining in the pockets.

The jacket is very light weight and does keep the wind from chilling you, but it has some tiny pin holes where feathers come out. Seems not to be very well made.

I bought this as a winter coat in NY since the warmth guide said it should be good for 25 degrees. I wore this in our strangely warm fall and I was cold when it dropped to 40 degrees. The color was beautiful and I got a larger size than needed to be able to wear sweaters under it, sadly this coat was more like a sweater and it went back. The color was gorgeous though, I got the dusk blue.

I wanted to love this jacket, Color great. Lightweight great. BUT it really was not warm enough on a windy day with temp in the 20s Might be great for temps in 40s Returned

The fit was nice butna week after getting it, the threading on the elbow came loose and started catching on the pocket zipper. I don't know if it was just a flaw with the one I had or a design flaw. Before that, I had worn it outside in 30 degree weather with layers and it wasn't as warm as I would have thought it should be for 850 down fill jacket My cheap, old puma 650 down fill jacket was warmer and I've been beating up on that for 6+ years. For $200+ I expect more.