Ask the “imports” what brought them this far north – or any born-Alaskan why they stay – and they’ll tell you stories of glorious-but-brutal wilderness, record hauls out of icy seas, iffy encounters with moose. The next thing they’ll tell you: While nature doesn’t pull any punches, it needs to be conserved. It’s why we took a hard look at our customer-favorite Puffin Vest, and remade it from 100% recycled materials while keeping all the performance. Still packs channel-quilted synthetic insulation that lofts and insulates even when it gets soaked. With a featherweight shell that holds its own against scrapes and scratches, and a storm flap to block wind at the zipper. Which is all to say it’s the same reliable heat-trapping Puffin as before, but now a bit kinder to that great, unkind wild.