Arc'teryx Beta LT vs Patagonia Macro Puff

Arcteryx make the best jackets. This is my second Beta LT after giving my first one to a good friend. Excellent product, kept me warm and safe during several mountain ultra marathons.

For reference, our Micro Puff uses 65 gram throughout. Revolutionary Plumafil replicates the structure of down for great loft, but offers the warm whe...

However, if you care about every ounce and packability, go for something with down. I like the Uniqlo packable down hoody. It's a few ounces lighter than the Arc'teryx and packs down smaller.

The rest of the interior is made up mostly of the same ripstop material as the exterior. There’s no fancy liner that would spoil the lightweight nature of the Macro Puff Hoody. If that’s more your thing, this isn’t it, chief. That said, we think it’s a fair trade to swap out a fancier liner for the sake of weight reduction—it certainly has its merits in ease of movement