Top Rated: Decathlon Quechua Trek 500 Down Gilet (8.6 / 10)
Category: Lightweight (~250g) Down Vest, Gilet (Thermal Booster Layer)
A down gilet is a very useful accompaniment to ones thermal arsenal, both for fine tuning insulation requirements for specific conditions or for simply extending your range into lower sub zero temperatures. Decathlon's Quecha Trek 500 Down Gilet is a minimalist down vest with an excellent warmth to weight ratio that excels as a mid-layer beneath water-resistant synthetic insulation pieces.
Weighing less than most winter-weight baselayers, the Trek 500 provides an impressive boost to your core warmth and helps fine tune your insulation requirements for any given trip. With a spec that competes well with many offerings from the best mountain brands, the Quecha Trek 500 is available at a fraction of the price - a true giant killer and our top pick in the Down Gilet (Thermal Booster Layer) category.