You don’t mess with a fan favorite like L.L.Bean’s PrimaLoft Packaway Jacket unless you know you can make it better. Fortunately, developers at the iconic Maine outdoor lifestyle company had an ace up their sleeve for this update. The new version of the L.L.Bean PrimaLoft Packaway has 60 grams of PrimaLoft Cross Core insulation—a recycled polyester synthetic fiber infused with NASA-developed Aerogel.
Aerogel is the lightest-known solid material on the planet and has such an impressive warmth-to-weight ratio that it’s been used to insulate NASA spacecraft. Here on Earth, it allows the L.L.Bean PrimaLoft Packaway to be simultaneously lighter and warmer, making it the perfect choice for a seriously adventure-ready jacket.
L.L.Bean has been using PrimaLoft insulation—which outperforms down by keeping you warm even in wet conditions—since 1990. So, what does 35 years of innovation mean for you? Well, for one thing, you might have just found your perfect travel layer.
The L.L.Bean PrimaLoft Packaway is so light and so packable that it stuffs into its own internal chest pocket, compressing down to the size of a one-liter water bottle. Packed, it’s the perfect airplane or camp pillow. Unstuffed, it’s ready for immediate deployment as a travel layer, emergency puffy, or lightweight insulator underneath an L.L.Bean waterproof shell, like the Pathfinder Gore-Tex Shell Jacket (men’s or women’s). Two hip pockets and one chest pocket add no-fuss functionality, and Lycra cuffs with an adjustable cordlock hem seal out the elements.
Want sustainability? The new L.L.Bean PrimaLoft Packaway is the first product on the market to use Cross Core insulation manufactured with PrimaLoft’s new P.U.R.E. technology. P.U.R.E. stands for Produced Using Reduced Emissions, and the process has cut emissions in half when it comes to producing Cross Core insulation. Additionally, the 20-denier recycled polyester ripstop Pertex Quantum fabric is lightweight, abrasion-resistant, and windproof, with an eco-friendly, PFAS-free DWR that deflects light rain.
Ready to buy? The L.L.Bean PrimaLoft Packaway comes in a few different versions, so you can dial in the style and layering functionality you prefer. Snag a hoodless version (available in men’s or women’s) for maximum weight savings, opt for a men’s or women’s hoodie for extra coverage and comfort, or grab a vest for ultimate layering versatility (men’s or women’s).
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