Extreme Cold Weather Antarctica Jacket
Extreme Cold Weather (ECW) Down Jacket as designed for, and supplied to, Antarctica New Zealand and the Australian Antarctica Division. Each jacket is made up of 106 individually cut panels and takes 9 hours for an experienced machinist to make. It utilizes 9 different specialized fabrics sourced from Canada, Japan, Taiwan, and Italy. If you are serious about staying warm, this is the jacket for you.
The Orange is the only option with the Trans-Antarctic Expedition embroidery.
Contact us for sizing/fit information as the ECW is sized to fit over other layers.
$1,599.00 – $1,699.00
Prices in NZD
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Ross Fincham (verified owner) –
After having bought many cold weather jackets over the years, I can easily say that this jacket is clearly the best quality and fit, Obviously a lot of design has gone into it and much feedback from people in the field has been taken in I suspect. Ultimately the top quality product.
Layton Findlater –
Yes its expensive, but what cost do you place on comfort in the extreme cold. This jacket kept me warm in -47 celsius with just one layer underneath. A small nagging detail is that the zips were very hard to do up by yourself, each time I needed my wife to do my zip up and in some cases I simply used the velcro strip to hold it together. You really need extreme cold to benefit from this jacket as you become very warm in temps above -20c. Layers are a must. Arguably one of the best extreme cold jackets you can buy.
Catherine –
I originally bought this jacket for when I travel to cold countries. The coldest I have used it in has been -22.
You can really notice how this jacket keeps you nice and warm out of the elements.
I’d say it works best from about -10, as you do get hot
But you just adjust layers accordingly
Honestly a great Investmet I’m very glad I purchased this jacket . It’s been to several very cold countries in the past 12-14 months
Carson C –
I bought my ECW Antarctica Jacket two years ago for photography in the Swiss Alps and for travel in winter in northern Norway. It’s just brilliant – in fact, the only (very minor) criticism I could think of is that the jacket became a little too warm while dog-sledding, but it was easy to adjust the draw cords and zip to balance the temperature. In Arctic conditions the jacket is warm enough for just a couple of base layers. The cut is perfect for active use and the multiplicity of pockets makes it easy to store – and retrieve! – gloves, lenses and other bulky items. Fantastic quality that’s more than worth the cost