All we want is warmth, and MEC’s Tremblant Long Parka delivers. Words & photos :: Todd Lawson.
When the temperature drops to -27°C but you still have to venture out and do your thing, you want to feel like you can go about your day without turning into an ice cube. All you want is warmth, right?
MEC’s Tremblant Long Parka makes it feel like you’re wearing a big sleeping bag when you put it on. Insulated with 700 fill-power duck down (that meets the Responsible Down Standard for animal welfare) you’ll feel like you can take on harsh Canadian weather and be protected from the elements.
Long enough to keep your whole body warm without making you trip over the material, this is the kind of jacket you want when you’re skating on a frozen lake in the middle of winter, or scraping the ice off your windshield before you go to work. Treated with a DWR finish, the shell fabric sheds light rain and snowflakes so you’ll stay dry while shoveling a path to your vehicle and brushing off the foot of snow that fell the night before.
On these crisp winter days, you wouldn’t dream of exposed skin; luckily the hood is substantial enough to fit easily over your stylish pom pom toque and zips right up over your neck and chin.
If you did forget your mittens, you can slide your hands into soft-lined hand warmer pockets.
Bonus—it doubles as a blanket when you’re too cheap to turn up the heat in your house ;).
Features
- Shell is Pertex® Quantum Eco recycled polyester with a DWR finish that repels light rain and snow.
- Lined with recycled polyester that glides over layers.
- Down-filled hood and high collar prevent chills.
- 160g EcoSoft mid-loft recycled polyester insulation in the top of shoulders, underarms, and elbows adds warmth in areas of high moisture.
- 2-way front zipper has a storm flap to seal out gusts.
- Knit internal wrist cuffs keep heat in.
- 2 zippered hand warmer pockets and a zippered internal pocket hold all your stuff.
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