Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Backpack Hunting Is the 800 fill down that much better than the 500?

I would say, yes, quality counts in down fill. Ounce for ounce, feathers do not have anywhere near the efficiency of down.

You are making a leap of faith when accepting a labels claims regarding down quality as most labels contract out their work to offshore manufacturers. Retailers who build their own product, like Feathered Friends or Western Mountaineering, can and do control their raw materials to a degree not possible when your label does not have total control over it's manufacturing.