“The two different materials are put in all the right places; the jacket breathes incredibly well and is comfortable, worn as a midlayer or stand alone on cold days moving uphill.”
The Tech: The Kor Strata, new this year, is designed for go-to emergency warmth, boasting hyper-stuffable PrimaLoft Gold insulation combined with a Pertex Quantum Air nylon stretch liner for increased mobility and weather protection. And at 0.7 lbs., bringing it along on long days is easily justifiable.
The Talk: The blend of materials and the use of under-arm gussets had our tester praising the Kor Strata’s versatility: “The two different materials are put in all the right places; the jacket breathes incredibly well and is comfortable, worn as a midlayer or stand alone on cold days moving uphill.”
$200
MountainHardwear.com
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