Decathlon Forclaz Men’s MT100 Hooded Down Puffer Jacket – Budget Friendly

Paul Gallaher

I recently had the good fortune to sample Decathlon Forclaz Men’s MT100 Hooded Down Puffer Jacket.

Decathlon Forclaz Men’s MT100 Hooded Down Puffer Jacket Review

Details: First, this jacket is made for and sold by Decathlon, a French sporting goods retailer. Incidentally, they are the largest sporting goods retailer in the world with over 2,000 stores across 56 countries. In the United States, they are currently an online-only retailer. Forclaz is one of many proprietary Decathlon brands, focused on trekking and backpacking gear.

(We have tested – and love – this jacket here at Engearment.  Here is one of our video review)

The Forclas MT100 Hooded Down Puffer jacket is an ethically sourced down puffer jacket filled with 800 fill power down for warmth. It has an abrasion-resistant and water repellent outer layer. It is not waterproof, but will keep you dry for short stints out in light rain or snow. There are two well-placed and large hand pockets. Also, designed as a backpacking jacket, this is Decathlon’s most lightweight and packable down jacket as the entire jacket can be folded left-hand pocket with a double-sided zipper for closure. The jacket has an attached insulated hood. Decathlon advertises that this jacket is good in temperatures between 23 degrees and 41 degrees F. Also, of note, this jacket runs small and for sizing it is recommended that customers order “one size up” or fully two sizes bigger if they jacket will be worn with multiple layers underneath.

Wear testing: I live in the high mountains of Colorado which means that cold weather and even occasional snow start coming in September. I did order one size up on this jacket and when worn with a thin sweatshirt or fleece under it, it fits well. It does have a trim fit across the abdomen, but is not uncomfortable. This size Large jacket fits me well as I am 6’3” and 170 pounds. The arm length is good for me and the waist of the jacket is long enough to provide ample coverage below the waistline. Arm mobility feels natural and does not seem constricted. The hood fits my cranium well and is toasty, blocking out cold wind and keeping the back of my neck warm on early morning dog walks when the temperatures are down in the 20s. I did notice that on windy days, this jacket seems to block the wind pretty effectively. This jacket has been my new go-to jacket to wear on short trips outside, walking the dog and when I’m bopping around town on errands during cool weather this fall. I’m looking forward to perhaps trying it when I do some snowshoeing on nicer, sunny days this winter.

This jacket comes in four colors and has sizes available from small to 3XL. With Decathlon’s direct to consumer business model, this jacket is a great value with a retail price of $99.99. Decathlon is currently offering free shipping on this jacket at the time this review was written.

This jacket is also available for women in a variety of colors and sizes.

Paul Gallaher

Paul grew up in Minnesota where he learned to love the outdoors, riding his bike, fishing and canoeing in the summers and skiing in the winters on Minnesota’s 300 foot-tall “mountains”.

After finishing college, he was commissioned as an officer in the USAF eventually becoming a special operations and reconnaissance instructor navigator flying and serving around the world for twenty-two years.

Living and traveling around the world has given Paul opportunities to explore outdoor passions. He is an advanced scuba diver, a pilot, a sailor and has skied in the United States, Canada, France, Italy, Austria and Switzerland.