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Black Yak Niata Down Jacket Review
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Online2020-02-17 06:51:01Black Yak is a relatively new name to most North Americas but due to the quality of their apparel, you should get ready to hear a lot more about this company. In this review we looked at the Black Yak Niata Down Jacket which is filled with traceable goose down with a fill power of 750 cuin (cubic inches per ounce). The fill has a 90:10 ratio which refers to the down to feather ratio; the first number being down percentage and the second being the percentage of feathers. Down clusters offer better insulation than feathers, and 90:10 is about as good as it gets.
Read the full review of the Black Yak Niata Down Jacket here.
