![]() In my opinion, Arc’teryx hit a nice balance of weight, features, and durability with the Cerium SV. You can go lighter with Arc’teryx’s Cerium Lightweight Hoody (7.2 oz.) or Mountain Hardwear’s Ghost Whisperer/2 Hoody (7.8 oz.), but both of those jackets have fewer features and thinner shells that are more susceptible to snags and tears. For comparison, it stacks up very competitively in the ultralight market and significantly undercuts leading lightweight designs like Patagonia’s Down Sweater Hoody (12.1) and Arc’teryx’s own Cerium Hoody (10.2 oz.). This is especially impressive considering the use of synthetic insulation, which is much heavier and less compressible than down fill. Taken together, it’s fairly easy to batten down the hatches.Īt a scant 8.6 ounces for my women’s small-0.4 ounces lighter than its listed weight and a considerable 4.5 less than the original in the same size-the latest Cerium SV Hoody is remarkably light given its level of warmth. Additionally, a drawcord at the hem allows you to cinch the jacket tight at the waist, and the elastic cuffs are snug enough to prevent cold air from creeping in (and warm air from escaping). First and foremost are the hood and collar, which provide excellent coverage and are nicely insulated to keep your head and neck cozy. To help you retain body heat, Arc’teryx outfitted the Cerium SV with a few key protective features. All told, the Cerium SV has been cozy for everything from mild backcountry ski tours to an unseasonably cool backpacking trip in Patagonia (although it’s not a winter-ready piece like its predecessor, which contained 4.9 oz. Arc’teryx also used a mix of 80- and 100-gram (g) Coreloft in moisture-prone areas for a nice dose of wet-weather assurance (more on this below). of 850-fill down) while offering a little more warmth than Mountain Hardwear’s Ghost Whisperer UL (1.9 oz of 1,000-fill down). Since the Cerium SV is a bit of an outlier, it’s hard to make an apples-to-apples comparison, but it stacks up similarly to Arc’teryx’s own Cerium Hoody (3.2 oz. For insulation, you get 2.7 ounces of 1,000-fill-power down, which is a rarity in the market-most competitors use lower-fill varieties that aren’t as lofty or compressible, requiring more insulation to achieve the same warmth. The Cerium SV Hoody is built to maximize warmth while keeping weight to a minimum, and we think Arc’teryx pulled it off quite well. To see how it stacks up to the competition, see our article on the best women’s down jackets. Below we break down our experiences with the Cerium SV Hoody. The latest jacket does feel (and look) noticeably different from the original-including a lower weight, smaller baffles, and less down fill-but the remarkable warmth-to-weight ratio, solid weather protection, and practical feature set remain. We recently put the retooled women’s version (there's currently no men's counterpart) to the test in southern Patagonia and were impressed by how much warmth Arc’teryx packed into the ultralight package. ![]() Dig? Have a good one.Arc’teryx’s Cerium collection is known for its cozy warmth and competitive wet-weather appeal, and they recently reintroduced the Cerium SV (short for “severe weather”). ![]() With the Fee of Fees airline billing process we fight, its important to choose clothing that will fill the gaps w/o overfilling your TravelPro. Too, many of us “outdoor” types have to air our way to the mountains to kick it. So, I’ll wrap it up by saying that some vendors (yes I know I didn’t mention which one) WILL bargain (even on Arcteryx). First, the vendor I ordered from sold me the thing for 50% off (yes that’s $350…mostly because people wanted the black jacket) and secondly it crosses the line for a skier like myself who needs a dual-purpose jacket (warm ski jacket, around town jacket) to make trip/airline packing that much simpler and lighter (an important discussion I didn’t see mentioned). Anyway, my two cents falls this way: I bought an “Aztec Orange” Fission SL in men’s large and an very pleased. Nice discussion here…I get really tired of discourse getting polarized and (almost) inevitably falling into the argument abyss. ![]()
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