Resolve Down Anorak

What the Resolve Anorak is

The Resolve Anorak is a down anorak built for static warmth in sub-freezing conditions. It is OV’s warmest apparel piece to date, and is intentionally built for narrow applications: sub-freezing temperatures, no movement, for as long as the situation demands.

It uses the construction logic of a sleeping bag rather than a 3 season puffy: Box baffles sized to let the down reach full loft, 850 fill power ExpeDRY white duck down, No full-length front zipper (a potential cold spot), & a 15D nylon shell.

It is not a layer for moving in. It is the layer for when the moving stops.

Why a jacket built for stillness is a different jacket

While many insulated jackets are designed to be a static insulation piece, they’re designed for milder, less cold conditions. The situation the Resolve was built for is longer and colder than that: heat production has stopped, the temperature is below freezing, and there is no option to hike yourself warm again.

• That is the condition where a jacket has to do all of the work:

• Glassing a basin at first light in November

• Waiting out weather on an exposed ridge with nowhere to go

• Sitting behind a camera for eight hours because the animal appears on its own schedule

• Cold camp at elevation, hours before the sun clears the ridge & hours after it goes down

• The unplanned stop: a partner's injury, a route error, a night that runs longer than the plan

Why the ½ length zipper matters