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REI is a great place to shop premium brands of everything from hiking boots to camping equipment to mountain bikes, but their in-house brand is not to be slept on. The REI Co-op brand is some of the best and best-priced gear you can get, the latter doubly true when an exceptional down jacket is on sale for a third less than normal — in the middle of a particularly cold and active winter, nonetheless.
The REI Co-op Magma 850 Down Jacket is on sale for $160, 33% less than its $239 list price. It’s available in sizes S through XXXL in black, olive green, and red-orange colorways. It’s listed as discontinued, so it seems likely that this discount is aimed at clearing inventory and could represent your last chance to get your hands on the “lightest, most technical down jacket” REI makes.
A 100% recycled ripstop nylon shell and lining hold 850-fill-power goose down insulation that provides lots of warmth without lots of mass. All three pieces are treated with a PFAS-free durable water repellent that keeps this jacket dry inside and out. The variable baffles, the chambers that hold the insulation, are designed to map insulation to the body where it’s most needed and minimize bulk where it’s least needed. Rounding out the warming features are elastic cuffs, a drawcord hem, and an internal neck draft tube that seals in warmth and a center-front zipper backed by a windflap and chin guard. There are two zippered hand pockets to keep your hands warm, a zippered chest pocket to keep your phone warm, and raglan sleeves and articulated elbows that allow for ease of movement.
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“The jacket is amazing,” wrote one shopper. “The quality of the material is top-notch and the feathers inside are evenly distributed.” Overall, it’s an “amazing jacket for everyday use or day hikes.”
Other customers similarly vouched for this jacket’s warming bona fides. One called it “lightweight but durable,” the kind of “warm, comfortable jacket” that everyone needs. Another added that it has “very high-quality stitching and fabric” that’s held up well in lots of rough conditions.
The REI Co-op Magma 850 Down Jacket is lightweight, durable, and effective enough to make winter walks and hikes nice and pleasant. The chance to get one with this 33% discount might not come around again, so we’d recommend grabbing one now, when there’s still plenty of cold weather to come this winter.
