From Decathlon's website:

"100% down and feather filling"
"Filled with 85% down/ 15% feathers (95 g in size L)"
So it's not 100% down?

EDIT.
I see their point - it's not like the cheaper ones that have holofil sleeves and a down/feather torso.

Further reading of the Decathlon page proves more entertaining:

"Our feathers come from Chinese ducks reared for their meat; we remove their feathers after slaughter. We hold the death certificates for these ducks."
I guess everyone has to have a hobby, but collecting ducks' death certificates? The rest of the world just collect stamps n stuff. The French are weird.

"Care instructions: Wash inside out. Wash alone."
There are some things I prefer to wash alone - but I tend not to put them in the washing machine!

good to see personal independence at work

OP, please polish my boots while you're at it

It's because less reputable suppliers gather feathers and down by ripping them off the birds while still alive, which sounds horrific. Decathlon at least are a reputable company.

"Designed for protection from the cold on your MOUNTAIN HIKES. Tested for optimum comfort between 0°C and -5°C."

So pretentious, it gets down to those temperatures in my bathroom...

Ladies jacket
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/full-down-womens-purple-id_8369864.html

Men's and ladies gilet full downs £19.99 as well

"Designed for protection from the cold on your MOUNTAIN HIKES. Tested for optimum comfort between 0°C and -5°C."

So pretentious, it gets down to those temperatures in my bathroom...

Whys it pretentious, these are toasty warm jackets with just a tee shirt under, and it's designed by the french for mountain use

ORDERED THANKS

Not according to their own estimate on this product for warmth (unless it's a mistake ?)

Yeah actually maybe not just a tshirt, I've got a rab microlight 50% more filling and running warm anyway I can easily overheat in mine , hence tee shirt comment

Yeah it's I out of ||||| for warmth but says optimum temp is 0-minus5

Might want to call a plumber, your central heating is somehow in reverse!

rank colours

From Decathlon's website:

"100% down and feather filling"
"Filled with 85% down/ 15% feathers (95 g in size L)"
So it's not 100% down?

EDIT.
I see their point - it's not like the cheaper ones that have holofil sleeves and a down/feather torso.

Further reading of the Decathlon page proves more entertaining:

"Our feathers come from Chinese ducks reared for their meat; we remove their feathers after slaughter. We hold the death certificates for these ducks."
I guess everyone has to have a hobby, but collecting ducks' death certificates? The rest of the world just collect stamps n stuff. The French are weird.

"Care instructions: Wash inside out. Wash alone."
There are some things I prefer to wash alone - but I tend not to put them in the washing machine!

op, which are the two colours that are reduced? I can only see one colour reduced.

feathers, down, who's counting, what's the difference bro?

Feathers are cheap, heavy, not very insulating (compared to down) and have pointy, stabby bits on them.
Down is fluffy, light, warm and would never stab you.

sounds like down comes plucked from dear tiny young ducks then, killed as infants

Delivery cost?

pluck me! that's cheap

really helpful, thanks so much for your input.

​Gotcha, was only looking at the men's link.... Cheers for clarifying.

That's cheap. But the reviews aren't encouraging.
No reference to a size guide I can see on the product page

good but crap they only have 2 stores in scotland niether has c&c avaialable so 3.99 postage & no free returns. all companies should offer free returns theses days

Accidentally voted cold :confused: Sorry op it's a great deal!

It's because less reputable suppliers gather feathers and down by ripping them off the birds while still alive, which sounds horrific. Decathlon at least are a reputable company.

cheers OP - ordered.

Thanks just ordered the Green one well worth £22.
Wouldn't expect it be any where near as good as my neutrino jacket but should be good under a hard shell for winter hiking.

Down is the soft underlayer beneath the waterproof top layer. As we've already discussed the ducks have already been slaughtered, eaten, and their death certificates stored safely before the down is plucked and stuffed into your new jacket. It's unlikely they were tiny - not much eating on day old ducklings!

i think you have to pay for that think its only free to a decathlon store

Thanks just ordered a ladies one and some new coats for the kids.

It's free for me to Asda, made a couple of orders this week

Hmm, decent lightweight jacket for the price, so ordered, BUT - sizing appears to be all over the place (check the reviews) - what actual size is a 44 US:M ?, so little idea if it will fit, and Decathlon seem to have had big delivery issues over Xmas - see recent reviews on Decathlon's site, so I have no idea when it will appear.

Best to find stock and try in-store rather than online, I'd suggest.

does anyone know if the sizing is pretty accurate? I am a 14 so was going to order a **** one but they only have the m left so not sure if it will be too small?

thanks it free to asda for me to!
how is sizing? size chart says ladis 8 would be a size medium.
i'm usualy a 6 in jackets (recenlty bought craghoppers size 6 "adventure fit" and it fits perfectly though expexted it to be smaller though.
how is quality?

Not sure with sizing, in terms of delivery I ordered some shorts (per another deal I posted) and they arrived two days later at the local Asda (30th Dec)

Because it's pretending that only he-men abseiling down ice cliffs and wrestling bears in the rocky mountains would ever need one of their super elite sporting tactical thermal NASA outerwear garments - when in reality a wet day shopping in Manchester justifies their use too.

Central heating is for millennial snowflakes, there's not even a foot of snow on the dog yet.

You shouldn't wear down.

It's £40 not £400.. well actually it's reduced to £22.
Vfm is great on these

sizing for men is very much european sizes

worth going up a size for UK equivalent - for example, if your a large, order an XL

Thanks :innocent:

no black jackets :_(

The inner lining of the men's is not the most attractive green it has to be said..

The other one for £27 is in black, but it's quite shiny, prefer the Matt, non bin liner look.

decathon sizes are real sizes. most uk sizes are at least a size to large to make us think we are skinnier than we actually are. They are French so just believe fat people are fat, large people are large. definitely get a size larger than your normal clothes.

decathlon sizes are real, they are not altered to flatter us. definitely get a size larger than normal.

Damn that is one ugly jacket

For it's weight and price these are warm jackets but there is no way you would be standing outside in minus 5 with just one of these over a T Shirt. I own an Arcteryx Therme which is 4 times the weight and 750 fill rather than 300 and I can just about get away with that trick but only just.

Tried one of these on as well as the X-Light one for £28 and much preferred the fit and look of the cheaper one. This one is way too bulky, zip sticks out and makes you look a very strange shape (well me anyway!). I went for the cheaper X-light and it's great.

From one of the the review
" The sleeves are very baggy. Most disappointing was the zip. You can actually see from the photo that is bulges out in the middle."

They tend to run small - There is a size guide if you Google it. They remind me of Superset and I'm an XL and have to take an XL to be safe

Ordered - great find - heat added.

Not my colour but heat for a clothing deal where you can actually get decent sizes in stock.

I didn't suggest it wasn't "value for money", I'm just mocking the pretentious lifestyle marketing that suggests these things are exclusively for Mountain climbers, when 99% of us only wear these things to schlep around Asda's frozen meat aisle.

Cold. Poor ducks. Quack...!

The ducks are dead they don't need their feathers

On the website it says warmth is 1/5 and lightweight is 5/5. So this is a cold, lightweight jacket for £20? Meh, what is all the fuss about.

of course they discount the worse colour of the three

French? cold then. :smile:

Just about as ugly as a jacket could get .-.

They are designed for mountain climbers,hiking etc.If you decide to walk around Asda in one so be it.
As for size they are meant to be close fitting and you shouldn't need to size up if worn correctly.

This statement suggests that the jacket is most comfortable when used between these temperatures. How can that be right? How can one ever be at the peak of comfort when exposed to -5? Am I to take it that I would be less comfortable in this jacket at 10 degrees? Is my comfort directly proportional to the outside temperature? Does this study consider the effect of wearing gloves, a hat, or other attire? I just don't know what to think any more!!!

Do you normally need advice on what to wear when leaving your home?

I do usually take advice on such matters, yes.

Best ask mrs xerox, I have a Rab microlight (very similar) and I tend to be warm, I can easily overheat, feel too hot in the jacket at 5-10 degrees

Thank you for your insight. I shall ask Mrs Xeroc later this evening and report back.

thanks OP.
picked up the darker green today....colour not too bad in the flesh tbh
medium fit me ok; was expecting to need a large

This is 660 fill

excellent!! cheers!!

Tesco F&F are doing a very similar one reduced in the sale to £20 - same mix 90% down 10% feather. lovely jacket if it had a brand name written on it it would be 2/3x the price!

My order has shipped, placed within a few hours of listing this on hukd. Should be ready local Asda in 2 days time :smile:

​The best you'll get is 96% down 4% feathers and to get that requires the feathers to be removed by hand after the mechanised process has done its bit.

Looks good. Thanks!

http://www.tesco.com/direct/ff-padded-down-jacket/367-9422.prd £15

Ok.

1. Red.
2. Black.
3. Blue

gr8 banta

Ozzzzz!

Don't support this inhumane ****. Go for man made materials or just sack up and take the cold :smiley:

Manmade materials that will be derived from oil. Can't win really.

Ok cheers my bad, assumed that's what the 300 in the name meant. Actually checked and my Therme has 120g of down at 750 fill (albeit just in the main body) whereas this one has 95g at 660 fill so not a massive difference. Shows this jacket is good vfm.

Why is there a picture of headphones/ear defenders in the product images?

So that you can't hear people whinging at you that your coat is inhumane :smirk:

​They're headphones mate, not blindfolds. I'll still get you on the internet you terrible **** :wink:

My order has been cancelled due to insufficient stock.. :disappointed:

lol

if you are looking to buy, stop now. I have bought one and it is not worth £3.99 never mind £21.99. I will not be wearing it twice. Utter rubbish, large is just over small, certainly nowhere near 42". Bitter yes as I have just been conned out of £22.

the coat seems good. but decathlon customer service is bad.

Wow! Return it maybe?

Collected mine from Asda today, and quite pleased. The zip doesn't stick out as some reviews suggest, the Ladies purple is quite a nice colour and it's well put together, although the material has a slightly plasticky sheen. I bought Large which turns out to be a 14. The fit is straight, not tailored, so I'll get the sewing machine out and take in the waist. It can be packed into one of its pockets, although the down will suffer if stored like that. Yes, it's not thick or very warm, but the size and cheapness means it's good for casual use, or for kids who can leave stuff behind. Good Value too.