Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer Pants Review

Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer Pants in teal, ultralight down pants

Fully featured ultralight down puffy pants

Coming in at just under 10 oz, the Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer Pants are perhaps the most widely distributed pair of lightweight down pants. What’s more, they’re fully featured, including hand pockets and ankle zips. Plus the fabric is 100% recycled. Shop now.

  • Price: $275
  • Weight: 9.6 oz
  • Fabric: 15D Nylon
  • Fill Power: 800 | Fill Weight: 2.2
  • Percent Down Weight: 23%
  • Uncompressed Down Volume: 1760
  • Down Volume/Jacket Weight: 183 in3/oz
  • Pros: Ultralight. Widely available. Hand pockets. Recycled fabric. Good looking.
  • Cons: Modest warmth-to-weight. Ankle zips add weight and cost.

Features

While they’re about as cool looking as down pants get, they miss the mark slightly on warmth-to-weight ratio thanks to mid-tier down and too many features.

Filled with 2.2 oz of 800 fp down, they are 77% material weight, 23% down weight, which is notably sub-par. At least 30% down weight is to be expected in expensive puffy garments. Ergo, these aren’t the warmest or lightest down pants out there.

We also want to call out the tall ankle zippers, which extend almost to the knee. This is a nice gesture, because people with small to medium sized feet will be able to put them on or take them off without removing their shoes.

However, those with medium to large sized feet will not be able to use them that way, and thus the zippers add weight and manufacturing cost with no benefit whatsoever to half of the customers.

Verdict

The Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer Pants are still ultralight and are still much warmer and more effective than fleece pants or tights. Plus, they come in a wide array of color and sizes with fits for women and men.

We’re glad Mountain Hardwear made a pant that corresponds to their popular line of lightweight down jackets, we just wish they put in a bit more down or cut back features to save weight.

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