REEL DOWN Thermal Puffer Vest in Black, front view with stand-up collar and full zip
REEL DOWN Thermal Puffer Vest in Black, rear three-quarter view
REEL DOWN Thermal Puffer Vest in Black, back view
REEL DOWN Thermal Puffer Vest in Black, back angle showing the shoulder logo
REEL DOWN Thermal Puffer Vest in Black, front view partly unzipped at the collar
Close-up of the zippered hand pocket on the REEL DOWN Thermal Puffer Vest

REEL COAST GEAR - Insulation Layer

REEL DOWN Thermal Puffer Vest

$259.00

Core warmth, zero bulk. The same 850 fill-power HyperDRY® down and PrimaLoft® Gold hybrid insulation as our jackets, in a vest built to layer — windproof, water-resistant, packable, and made to keep your core warm while your arms stay free.

Color
Color: Black
Color
Color: Black
Size
Size: S

REEL DOWN Thermal Puffer Vest — Size Guide

REEL DOWN Thermal Puffer Vest size guide
Features
  • Hybrid insulation for ultimate warmth and moisture resistance.
  • Ethically sourced Allied Feather HyperDRY 850 fill goose down.
  • PrimaLoft Gold insulation in high-moisture areas for durability.
  • Lightweight and packable for easy storage and travel.
The Full Story

Sometimes you want warmth without the sleeves getting in the way of a cast. This vest carries the same hybrid insulation as our jackets — 850 fill-power HyperDRY® water-resistant down for warmth-to-weight, backed by Primaloft® Gold in the moisture-prone zones — in a layer that keeps your core warm while your arms move freely. The plant-based Ecodear® ripstop shell is windproof and water-resistant, and it packs down small for the days you carry it just in case. Ideal over a merino mid and under a shell, or on its own when the chill is light.

Specifications
  • Layering Position: Insulating Layer
  • Best Conditions: Cool to Freezing Weather
  • Weight: 1 lb 2 oz / 510 g
  • Material: Ethical Sourced Allied-Down HyperDRY 850-fill Goose Down, PrimaLoft Gold Insulation, TORAY Outer-Shell

Layer with
The hybrid inside

Warm when it's dry. Warm when it's not.

850 fill-power HyperDRY® down

The body is filled with premium European white goose down for the best warmth-to-weight there is — treated with a PFAS-free hydrophobic finish so it beads water instead of soaking it up.

PrimaLoft® Gold where moisture hits

At the high-contact, high-moisture touch-points — shoulders, cuffs, hem — we swap down for PrimaLoft® Gold: synthetic insulation that keeps its warmth even when wet, with almost no bulk.

Dries 4x faster

Because the down sheds water instead of absorbing it, a REEL Down layer dries roughly 4x faster than untreated down and stays warm through the damp — the whole reason we built it this way.

Ecodear® bio-nylon shell

Everything's wrapped in a plant-based 15-denier ripstop — windproof, water-resistant, and PFAS-free, made from 60% castor-bean nylon with a solvent-free coating.

Packs down to nothing

850 fill power plus an ultralight shell means serious warmth that crushes into its own pocket — as light as 9.3 oz, ready to stuff in a pack until the cold rolls in.

Warm When Wet

HyperDRY® down beads water and dries 4x faster than untreated down, so a soaking doesn't cost you your warmth.

Featherlight & Packable

850 fill power and a 15-denier shell mean serious warmth that crushes down to almost nothing — as light as 9.3 oz.

Built Responsibly

Plant-based Ecodear® shell, PFAS-free treatments, and responsibly sourced down — performance without the pollution.
The Details

Specifications

Shell
Ecodear® 15-denier plant-based bio-nylon ripstop
Down Fill
850 fill-power ALLIED HyperDRY® European white goose down
Synthetic
PrimaLoft® Gold in shoulders, cuffs, and waist
Composition
60% plant-based / 40% recycled nylon

Built Right, Backed Right.

HyperDRY® — by Allied Down & Feather

Down that shrugs off water.

A PFAS-free hydrophobic treatment that makes our down 30–40x more water-repellent and 4x faster-drying than untreated down — performance without the forever-chemicals.

Explore HyperDRY®

PrimaLoft® Gold

Warm even when wet.

High-performance synthetic insulation in the moisture-prone zones — soft, packable, and warm even when damp, with almost no bulk.

About PrimaLoft®

Ecodear® — by Toray

Plant-based ripstop shell.

A 15-denier bio-nylon shell made from 60% castor-bean nylon and 40% recycled nylon with a solvent-free coating — light, soft, rugged, and far kinder to the planet.

Meet Ecodear®

Why we built this

Made by two guys who actually fish.

We got tired of gear that quit before the day did — base layers that stank by noon, shells that soaked through, "performance" that was mostly marketing. So we built our own, tested it on the water we love, and give 5% of proceeds back to protecting it. If it doesn't survive our worst days on the water, it doesn't get our name.