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Down was made for weathering winter

A sub-zero air temperature produces fog around waterfowl huddled on a pond at sunrise.  (Associated Press)
A sub-zero air temperature produces fog around waterfowl huddled on a pond at sunrise. (Associated Press)

WATERFOWL -- Ducks -- you'll find them looking for open water during this cold snap -- are models promoting the effective qualities of down insulation as they hang out comfortably in below-zero conditions.

Down is the lightest most compressible and efficient natural insulator for cold-weather clothing.

But the ducks stress that consumers should insist on clothing filled with 100 percent GOOSE down.

And they're correct.



Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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