prAna Grahm Down Vest

The vest divides casual apparel lovers with a large group voting with their dollars for hoodies. Active Junky testers found the lightweight versatility of prAna Grahm vest convinced some to let go of their sleeves (and hoods and draw strings) in favor of the Allied RDS, 90/10 650 fill power down insulation tucked neatly inside. With sensible and subdued quilting, Grahm doesn’t look like an overwrought version of a lumberjack vest nor a hunter’s deep woods consolation prize (for missing the 12-point buck). Instead, a solid back length of 27.5 prevents tail droop while the full complement of zippers effortlessly manages temperature and practical stowage. Colors, as always with prAna, express understated confidence and quality while featuring two-tone, yarn-dye polyester in the shell. Carry on. And don’t look back.