Great long term review! This jacket could be SO much better and falls short in my experience. It wears very slim and limits shoulder/arm/chest movement if you're muscular or athletic which was was my experience. The amount of down used to insulate isn't much at all on the version I had. It wasn't very warm sub 25-30*F temps and given the slim fit it left very little room for layering. For me this is a 30-50*F Fall weather jacket. It excels in the looks department but I wish it was warmer. Add triple the down, some gusseted back/shoulders for movement and you'd have a real winner.
I’ve had my jacket for 10 years as well. I agree on all your points. I have the same points of wear and I agree that the torso is a bit slim and not sized for layering if you have a normal body composition. I would add that I’ve had my jacket professionally cleaned twice and re-waxed the shoulders and elbows with good result. Overall a good jacket. All Fjällräven stuff is a bit overpriced but still a good buy if you have the money. In Sweden we have good availability of second hand Fjällräven clothes as well.
Thanks! I have a mid 200 ice breakermerino wool base layer, as well as a sears one that’s same thickness, then a couple polyester/fleece type of ones that are good, but the wool ones are warmer and I prefer them. Then I have a couple of chunkier wool sweaters that barely fit under the coat haha
So what you are saying is you can get a 100 dollar jacket that outperforms this piece in every aspect besides looks. fjallraven the brand for looking rough while going to the coffeeshop :D
Haha ya basically. But, I have been impressed that the jacket has lasted this long… you could find a much warmer and cheaper jacket, which I’ve had in the past, but they’ve only lasted 2-3 years for me.. so if I do the math, I still need to get another 10 years out of this one for it to pay for itself haha
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Thanks for the shoutout! Glad you liked it
Great long term review! This jacket could be SO much better and falls short in my experience. It wears very slim and limits shoulder/arm/chest movement if you're muscular or athletic which was was my experience. The amount of down used to insulate isn't much at all on the version I had. It wasn't very warm sub 25-30*F temps and given the slim fit it left very little room for layering. For me this is a 30-50*F Fall weather jacket. It excels in the looks department but I wish it was warmer. Add triple the down, some gusseted back/shoulders for movement and you'd have a real winner.
helpful together long term review- thanks!
I’ve had my jacket for 10 years as well. I agree on all your points. I have the same points of wear and I agree that the torso is a bit slim and not sized for layering if you have a normal body composition. I would add that I’ve had my jacket professionally cleaned twice and re-waxed the shoulders and elbows with good result. Overall a good jacket. All Fjällräven stuff is a bit overpriced but still a good buy if you have the money. In Sweden we have good availability of second hand Fjällräven clothes as well.
Enjoyed the review . What are some good merino wool base layers you could recommend?
Thanks!
I have a mid 200 ice breakermerino wool base layer, as well as a sears one that’s same thickness, then a couple polyester/fleece type of ones that are good, but the wool ones are warmer and I prefer them.
Then I have a couple of chunkier wool sweaters that barely fit under the coat haha
Have you ever washed it/ how do you clean it? How about the main zipper, any issues?
So what you are saying is you can get a 100 dollar jacket that outperforms this piece in every aspect besides looks. fjallraven the brand for looking rough while going to the coffeeshop :D
Haha ya basically. But, I have been impressed that the jacket has lasted this long… you could find a much warmer and cheaper jacket, which I’ve had in the past, but they’ve only lasted 2-3 years for me.. so if I do the math, I still need to get another 10 years out of this one for it to pay for itself haha
Just wear a long sleeve merino wool baselayer. The jacket is perfectly fine, infact it excels.
I actually have done merino sweaters and base layers. Have got it down to temps of -20, but still had to get a parka for those -30 days