Warmth
The Black Diamond Deployment Hybrid Hoody’s PrimaLoft® and merino wool blend admirably delivered on its promise to keep winter athletes comfortable when active, warm when not. I found it only slightly less warm than the Brooks-Range Hybrid Down Sweater.

Fit & Comfort
The Deployment Hybrid was a tight fit over heavier base layers. The fabrics are soft, forgiving, and go where you go. It is bulky through the insulated chest and shoulders.

Features
The hood fits over a helmet and the pockets are designed to be out of the way of waist belts and harnesses, but that results in them landing squarely under shoulder and sternum straps. They’re easy to open but tedious to close—I had to remove mittens each time. 

Quality
The Black Diamond Deployment Hybrid Hoody is a formidable piece of cold-weather practicality. Despite so much multi-directional stretch, I could find no evidence of stitches pulling or exterior wear. Everything is tightly bound and sealed.

Weight
The Deployment Hybrid Hoody weighs 18.2 ounces, making it the heaviest jacket in the test. In terms of packing, the Deployment is not designed for hanging from a harness, packing to about the size of a football.

Additional Specs
Insulation: Primaloft® Silver Hi-Loft Insulation 
Shell: Schoeller® stretch-woven nylon with NanoSphere® 
Back, Under Arms, Cuffs: Blended Merino Wool