Free Goods Friday: Bonfire

February 17

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For this week’s Free Goods Friday we are giving you the chance to win yourself a Bonfire Sitka Down jacket. We all know that down jackets are typically made with feathers to keep you extra warm and comfortable. But we want you to get creative and tell us alternative options for the filling of a puffy jacket. Let us know what else you think could be an alternative filling for a puffy jacket in the comment section below. Feel free to get creative with your answers. We will pick the best answer to get hooked up and stay nice and warm on those bitter cold days.

Contest ends 2/24/12

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  • http://facebook.com/pham.william William Pham

    Marshmallows in vacuum sealed compartments. When you’re done riding, you can reach in, get a cup of hot chocolate and enjoy.

  • Ian

    kittens and tears.

  • http://www.whodahell.com Ryan

    The jacket could defiantly be filled with money and have extra pockets so when your hungry, just pull out a 20 and your set. You would gain access through the inside.

  • Max H

    Whiskey cause it keeps you warm

  • http://snowboardmag.com John w

    It could be filled with marshmallows!

  • Dan Thach

    Whitney Houston’s coke filled nose.

  • Will Nunnelee

    Fill it with unopened twinkies, because they have a 12 year shelf life and if you ever got stranded you could survive by cutting open your coat and eating them.

  • https://twitter.com/#!/DylanCarbonneau Dylan Thomas

    I would just use the extra fur from the bear I killed in the previous Friday Goods !

  • A

    asbestos

  • Jono

    Skip the middle man and just fill the lining with a couple of live geese.

  • http://twitter.comjonpnw jon s

    No questions asked. Fill it with VooDoo donuts, maple. Bacon.

  • http://snowboardmag.com John w

    Sorry didnt see someone already said marshmallows….NEW ANSWER: It could be filled with silicone breast implants!

  • chris wagner

    unicorn feathers. You know…to help fly off the black diamond runs.

  • Alex

    Clouds!

  • Alex

    ludacris’s fro from back in the day!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.flac Nathan Metaxy

    Nano particles that trap heat.

  • D. Scott

    You could use plastic! They make long underwear out of recycled plastic bottles. I can’t see why you couldn’t use this fabric to fill a puffy. And it’s enviro friendly!!

  • Emil Vanjaka

    Puppies! Or koalas (i hear koalas are super warm! Just saying…) It’d be kindda cruel though, maybe just hide them inside the jacket and have ‘em hug you while riding :) I’m sure they’d be mad down.

  • Josh B

    Old pages of Snowboarder magazine. Not only are they inspirational, but I can read them on chairlifts. I can give them to people to make new friends. If I get lost off-piste, I can use them to build a nest and start a new life in the wilderness. And, if I notice that they’re a bit on the old side, it’s a great reminder to renew my subscription.
    /suckup

  • Colter B. Koch

    The fur of a manbearpig!

  • Toryalai Maqdoor

    A gel; like that used in insoles

  • Chris Barnes

    Lift tickets, so I can ride everyday!

  • Josh Carson

    Newspaper! It’s good insulation

  • Thomas Preston

    Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, Brown paper packages tied up with strings, These are a few of my favorite things.

    Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels, Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles, Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings, These are a few of my favorite things

    Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes, Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes, Silver white winters that melt into springs
    These are a few of my favorite things

  • Joel man bro dude

    Beard trimmings from chuck norris and jack johnson

  • KJ Alexander

    Recycle other puffy down jackets… Never hurts to be Earth conscious.

  • https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000321754785 Alex Hosick

    A lock of Jesus’s Hair, enchanted with eternal flames.

  • Alan O’D

    That memory foam that they make beds out of! However you might hike a line and nod off at the top while strapping in… maybe throw in an alarm clock too then

  • Dale M.

    Marijuana so i never have to buy a bag again! I better win!

  • Tim

    Fluffernutter

  • RYAN

    cold farts

  • John Canadian

    I am gonna go with a true alternative and use recycled dryer lint,shredded unwanted clothing and bottles.Go green energy!

  • Jordan

    Jellybeans! Keeps you warm and full.

  • jason clark

    HEMP fiber can be crossed with recycled bottles to produce a warm alternative that is renewable and enviro savy.

  • http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=75741109&trk=tab_pro Terrill

    A built in seasons pass because they’re just too expensive for the college kid’s budget. Oh and I’m sure the jacket above will do for warmth.

    -Keep up the Mt. Bachelor support!

  • Mark Morarie

    fill it with hipster mustaches so it will be warm, artsy and smell like chai tea

  • http://www.mystylespot.blogspot.com cindy b

    Lots of pillows and hand warmers!

  • Cal Gillet

    Marshmallows! Provides padding during those wipeouts and you can snack on them between runs!

  • Andrew

    Fill it with bacon! Bacon is awesome anywhere, anytime and just as you strap in you can have a little bacon sandwich to keep your energy up and there should be refillable bacon packages made by bonfire of various falvours like maple bacon, canadian bacon. LONG LIVE THE BACON! WINNING!

    P.S. You could also throw bacon slices at the cops to keep em off your tail as your trying to get away at the after parties!

  • Danny L.

    How about beer? It’d be like wearing a water bed and a camel back at the same time. Preferably some Rainier Beer; love that shit.

  • Jeff S

    Stuffed animals. nothings says warm then thick insulated soft fur creatures
    and there cheap, especially if you have a young sister or an older one who doesn’t use hers anymore lol

  • Chris

    Organic Recycled cotton. Throw in some aromatherapy so it dont stank!

  • Max H.

    Most definitely flower petals to serenade the ladies after a long day at the hill ;)

  • Jesse

    Cut off skier tall tees, nuff said

  • dart

    tempurpedic foam would be sick and comfortable it could absorb impact when you fall

  • Brian Hollis

    Rabbit fur breathable and warm

  • Andrea

    why not recycled paper?

  • Brian hollis

    Bulll fur

  • Josh

    i would fill them up with past seasons lift tickets cut into pieces and doctors
    papers received from injuries sustained while skiing/snowboarding! :)

  • Ash

    Recycled DENIM!

  • http://www.marcpiscotty.com Marc Piscotty

    Ala Randy Moss…”Straight cash homey”!

  • christopher bennett

    id shave about 600 chinchilla’s and fill it with there fur, you ever stroked one? softest fucking fur ever, like stroking snoop dogg’s bong smoke yo!!

  • Michael

    silicone pads should be nice to touch and be warm

  • Leo

    I think memory foam would be awesome, that way when you land it will be soft and your still really warm

  • Tobias

    easy question: rainbow unicorn tailhair. Which gives you an extra 20minutes of air time on every kicker and keeps you cozy whilst flying high up there :)

    Also the rainbow on your tail makes tricks seem a little more stylish.

  • Charlie

    Cheese puffs to open up when in need of a tasty snack

  • Josh H.

    Travis Rice’s skills

  • Joakim Bekkevold Kretzmähr

    The Bonfire Sitka Down Jacket keeps you warm on freezin days when the blizzard arrives.

  • sarah mayhew

    Cattail fluff… the wetland plant.

  • Colton

    I don’t know what the hell a down is, but I bet it’s one of those fat fluffy bunnies with the big floppy ears. That is what this jacket reminds me of. If i win this jacket I promise to be a responsible pet owner. I wont let those bunnies out of my jacket, no matter how great the urge. But holy crap how I would love to cuddle the #$#% out of one of those cute little B@$t@rds….

  • Daniel Costa

    Fill it with nice hot-dogs!!

  • Mantana

    Pubes.

  • Brett Saguid

    Coconut husk or hemp….stay green with it!

  • Mark

    It could be a bi-product of hair from the Ghostbusters crossing streams when zapping John Jackson and Danny Davis simultaneously. It’s extra warm because of all the “burning” done by the two. It’s eco-friendly because the small woodland creatures living in the hair tend to make dens and nests with it once it is ready to be discarded. The care free nature of the hair lends a positive vibe to the rider wearing the jacket, resulting in more fun had on the mountain, in streets or just around town.

  • Dave Miller

    Warm chocolate chip cookies

  • http://web.me.com/chrisinuk Chris Dargiewicz

    The fire from the upcoming London Olympic Games torch, mixed up with delicious bon bons candy = BONFIRE! :)

  • J.

    Sea biscuits, and white panties. Keep it fresh!

  • http://minnski.tumblr.com/ Minna

    Hair donated by Shaun White.

  • Doctor Dave brake

    Sympathy and some feramone thing that attracts really hot chicks

  • Jon k

    Ripped up homework with the option to light it on fire with fireproof material

  • scott

    its filled with cherub farts

  • Jon

    Coconut, duh. Its all the rage…

  • Catie Clune

    dryer lint! Smell as fresh as you look. reuse and reduce waste. Its the perfect material! otherwise saw dust.

  • Liana Hedlund

    I think the alternative should be turtle fur, if you havent heard of it it is pretty sweet and I have a couple winter wear garments and absolutely love the feeling. I have yet to see a jacket filled with it but I couldn’t imagine it would be anything less than amazing. It will keep you warm and feel great!!

  • Maccheesey

    extra soft toilet paper

  • Allan Planes

    There are many reasons people choose to buy alternatives to down-filled Jackets. Some consumers use them to avoiding allergies; others appreciate their ease of care. Price-conscious customers like the fact that they are generally much less expensive than down and animal friendly.If price is a consideration, consider a polyester-filled Jackets, as these are usually less expensive than the silk, satin, or wool-cotton combinations.For warmth a great filling I would personally choose is Mohair,It is one of the warmest natural fibres known and one of the most versatile.Just straight up pimpin in my perspective.

  • newbrough

    louif special edition stuffed with all of his ‘real street’ contest winnings.

  • andrew

    Things to Fill Down Jackets with

    Stealing Skiers down Jackets
    Red Panda Fur
    Wolverine “Nevers Freezes”
    Find a Mammoth and use its fur “probbly good but hard to find them living”

    or Be nails and just dont fill it and have some skinny swag

  • briz

    bunnies, while they shuffle around in there it will keep u warm and ur body loose!

  • david

    a skiers skill at snowboarding. oooohhhh yeeaa then it wouldnt puff :(

  • jörgen

    the jacket should be filled with awsomeness

  • Scott

    Maybe just fill it with up since that is the alternative to down.

  • Justin S.

    fill it with a bunch of smaller jackets that are filled with even smaller jackets and so on until their is just tiny jacket shaped atoms inside the smallest jacket.

  • http://www.mhubblephotography.com mitch

    Playful: POPCORN but not store bought, theatre only….

    Genius: I would fill it with pine needles. Their green, sustainable, waterproof, and they’ll add a new level of freshness to your riding.

  • http://kalensart.com Kalen Malueg

    Twinkies: insulation/ survival food all in one

  • Futch

    Himalayan Yeti wool. No contest; this stuff keeps the dude and his fam warm up on Everest. While accessibility may be an issue (shaving a yeti is not the easiest thing ever…), this is an environmentally friendly and renewable resource and will provide the Himalayan nations with a source of international industry.

  • http://www.soundcloud.com/noprints Penny

    Charles Manson’s blood.
    Wait, that won’t keep you warm.

  • Derek D

    Helium, so you can get that extra bit of lift off those kickers.

  • Hanna

    Shaun Whites hair…
    Not only would it be warm but it could rub off some of his ginger swag on to the wear-er of the jacket

  • Michael S

    You could fill the jacket with cheetos! That way you can snack while you ride!

  • Lor

    Fill it with HELIUM. Great insulator and a sure-fire way to boost your hang time when busting fakie stalefishes in peoples’ eyes!

  • tyler logan

    you guys should go on a hiking trip and take down a buffalo with ur bare hands and us the fur! orrr haha u goes should kill some whales and use the flubber fronm the whales! that will keep u all nice and toasty.

  • Mark thewlis

    Fill it with air it’s free and enviromentally friendly :-)

  • ryan

    FFind some way to make a faux fur out of recycled bottles(like burton is doing for t shirts) or donated hair or something to reduce waste and protect the environment

  • Jeff Gauntlett

    Fill it with recycled products cleaned up from your local beach! It cleans our beaches and provides a reusable product capable of being a waterproof insulation. Plastic is a often discarded and non biodegradable product. Why not clean up our earth and reuse it to enjoy it!!!

  • Enarf

    I think Shaun White needs to cut his hair once and for all and then you could fill it with that. simple.

  • tessa

    stickers, lots and lots of stickers.
    representing the pasion

  • Jake

    shredded cash

  • Rosa

    Used plastic bags. They would make a nice rustling sound down the slopes as well as great insulation (and recycling)to warn people you’re coming up behind them ;)

  • verdonck frederik

    met een simpele kleine ingebouwde warmte heather met warme lucht die eigenlijk die doorheen de jas wordt geblazen zo verkleint men de kans van onderkoeling bij eventuele lawine’s.en waarom niet voorzien van zuurstof you never know!!

  • slecht

    the hopes and dreams of orphans

  • Ole Marvin Fallet

    A backprotecter in the jacket! So you don’t hurt yourselves.

  • Arlene Marrinan

    Marshmallows!

  • riccio

    old newspapers…it’s a good insulating material, cheap and it’s a good way to rycicle material

  • Eric T

    The righteousness of Jesus

  • Aidan Paike

    Soft puppies who are mourning their lost mother, they are looking for a new companion to share all their warmth and love with. you take them and put them in the jacket so your always with them and they be keeping you warm.

  • Dale G.lover

    Fill it with mgical feathers that warm up when you get on the chair lifts, oh and also fairy dust to help you get that extra boost of airtime :P

  • Anthony D

    Stuff it with Liger fur!

  • Henry

    Nothing would be better than a soft babies buttox. thank you

  • John

    fill it with nothing because we r hardcore

  • Lee Swopes

    I believe you guys should use some form of memory foam and poly cotton blend. So the jacket can be warm and soft when you take a bad wipe-out.

  • Kevin Van Zandt

    inflatable honeycomb pockets with pump and adj due to weather temps Fat on them cold days Flat on blu bird!

  • Zoid

    Dickfarts. Reusable and environmentally safe.

  • Sean

    marshmallows. lots of marshmallows. as the day progresses, you get hotter and hungrier therefore you eat the marshmallows and your jacket becomes slowly less warming

  • Jonny Mars

    Bamboo fibres. Economical, cheap. Warm!

  • Colby Yee

    feathers from the hawks of mt. hood

  • http://bit.ly/temposnowboarding Mason Bradford

    They should fill jackets with shredded up copies of snowboarder mag so that you will always have an issue with you!

  • Jamie

    Water in a clear plastic lining so you can put goldfish in your jacket and see them swim around. Like those prizes you get at the fairground.

  • mclovin

    john jacksons hair

  • Michael

    Ginger hair! cos there’s tonnes of it out there and no one wants it, So will keep it out of sight!

  • Matt

    Pam Anderson’S Tatas’ son!!! it will provide you with Warmth, Padding,and a nice sense of comfort with those bodacious mamajamas.

  • Zack

    A jacket should be made with love, to warm even the coldest hearts.

  • Hayden Mactavish

    skin of a bear…. its warm and makes u a bad ass… derp

  • Kevin

    Fill it with all those hot babes in the office! There sure to keep you warm!

  • Jon Wallace

    Go find a Yeti, shave that mother down, stuff your damn coats with that forsure

  • Phil

    Filled with baby fat…ain’t nothing warmer then baby fat!

  • Zach Loving

    Its simple fill it with the good stuff… The real good stuff

  • Andrew

    Collection of belly-button lint from Chris Farley. thick and plentiful

  • Justin

    I think Hay or straw, it environmentally friendly and Green, its cheap (I’m to poor to buy a $400 jacket), there is a lot more abundance of Hay and straw farm rather than geese and sheep, the moisture, it holds less moisture than goose, wool, synthetic down, its a recycled material to reproduce. Most of all its CHEAP!!!!!!

  • Grant Derifield

    you should put memory foam in it because it will keep you warm and wont hurt if you fall

  • Brown

    I think the jacket is filled with a ton of candy, so when you eat shit the jacket explodes with candy like a piñata

  • Stef

    Stuff it with a good amount of Weed in order to really absorb the shock when you fall, its also warm and most of all…aromatic !!!

  • SArah

    Jelly! As it will keep you warm, provide a meal if you get hungry and be shock resistant! Plus everyone loves jelly!

  • Andy F

    I think hemp would be a great isolating stuff.. ;)

  • Liam Pearce

    fill it with hopes and dreams of that next powder day. Maybe could incorperate a small riveted vent to allow a couple of dreams to escape in a rain dance type theory meaning it will snow that night to ensure a perfect next day on the slopes.

    Failing that fill it with shits and giggles, just for shits and giggles really

  • Alin Gurau

    You could fill the jacket with bubble wraps. The material is light and the air makes the material a good isolator. Plus how wouldn’t like to fall on air :) ?

  • Alex Marthaler

    Children’s laughter and Unicorns that poop happiness and jelly beans

  • Luoma

    Dryer sheets-to keep you smelling meadow fresh?

  • Matt B

    Igloos are warm why not just fill it with snow?

  • Kevin Nolan

    Just straight money so when you stomp your tricks you can make it rain on yourself.

  • William

    Those furry rave boots chicks wear

  • William

    Furry rave boots and spirit hoods

  • Joseph Childree

    The best thing to put inside the jacket would be a built in heater, like the ones in a heater blanket.

  • gabe

    condoms; they are waterproof, and you could put any number of things inside them to heat yourself like the stuff in warmups, and you could do many things inside the jacket…

  • A-mac

    Half bubble wrap and and the other half r24 insulation. The bubble wrap would be good for protection when one bails, and r 24 insulation is the highest rated inslation you can get so most of the heat would not escape.

  • elliot

    Bear and wolf fur, those things live in the cold without bonfire jackets.

  • MaTtY

    Shaun White’s hair, obviously.

  • Mike

    Fill it with a knife and Newt Gingrich’s face. You know, just in case you fall.

  • Chris G

    How about if we shredded the Olympic qualification rules for snowboarding. Then they would be useful for something, but that wouldn’t work because the IOC rules don’t make anyone feel warm and fuzzy. I guess the Himalayan Yeti fur is the way to go.

  • Tres T

    Nutella. becuase everyone would buy it.

  • Victor

    Fill it with ____________(insert creative answer)

  • David Cardany

    What would Dwight say…beats and bear fur?

  • Tyler P

    First I would find an albino Polar Bear. Second I would drug the bear with Roo-Hif-Nal so he would pass out. ( no I would not rape the bear or do anything to harm the bear) Third I would shave the bears fur, except around the torso region, leaving him still looking fly for those ladies. Fourth I would take the fur to a buddhist monk who would bless it with the power of warmth. Fifth I would sprinkle a little love, from Taylor Swift’s amazing voice, all across the fur. Last I would stuff the jacket with this amazing fur. Not only would this blessed, albino, thick, leg Hair get us warm, but the sweet voice and love that we received from Taylor Swift’s voice would keep us warm!

  • Terrible T

    All snowboard jackets should be filled with at least 4 pounds of bomb CHRONIC.

  • Hannah

    Packing Peanuts, because it would make everyone feel special and brand new!!

  • Pat U

    Jackalope fur!

  • Mason Buettner

    Fill her up with some good old mechanized chicken. If it’s good enough to eat then it’s definitely good enough to insulate!

  • RobLS

    Tempur-pedic Memory Foam!

  • Luke

    Nobody say Newspaper? Did a science project on insulators in Jr. High and newspaper was the the one that retained the most heat. Re-usable, recyclable. Why pluck an animals feathers when we have a better material already!

  • Jonathan

    a mixture between hulk hogan and rob machado’s hair knitted into a fine shell, insulated with puppy ears and jugaboo fur.

  • Miles Ritch

    Wool and bamboo fiber stay warm and eco my friendS

  • http://eghamsbenedict.tumblr.com James

    another bonfire jacket. that would be the most sensible filling.

  • speed king

    chopped up hot snakes with cobra saus and jalapenos

  • Patrick Walker

    Only the finest Woolly Mammoth fur of course

  • Nico

    You should use fur silk and a waterproof material

  • Renaud

    get the biggest coat you can and fill it with the most chicks possible, warm enough?

  • Kris

    Pubic Hair…….Duh……

  • Kris

    Queefs….Pussy Farts!!!! Yaaa

  • Joe S.

    I would fill my puffy jacket using the fur of the most badass animal alive: the honey badger.

  • Parsa

    some sort of warm soluid to also protect the blows

  • daglife

    hypodermic needles

  • LSD

    first you must harness the power of the SUN and place the rays of warmth into the jacket for everlasting warmth. Or you could you marshmellows!

  • Damon

    FedEx Packing Peanuts.

  • Genius

    Some kind of soy-based or rice-based product that is similar to packing peanuts. Maybe even those little foam balls. Something eco-friendly or recycled that is functional, cost-effective, and most importantly, warm. Down is great, but wets out in moist conditions. Synthetic is great, somewhat bulky. We need something in between…

  • piles

    reuse some asbestos-free house insulation to keep you warm.

  • David P

    You can fill it with don don intestines such as in star wars, it kept the young Jedi alive!

  • DA DA DA

    marshmallows. duhh.

  • joker

    We already know feathers work, but that pisses off the environmentalist, but everyone knows that snowboarders are rebels, so i say screw em, lets use the whole bird! shove a couple hundred ducklings in there and you would have one puffy warm jacket! plus you would have ultimate bad ass rebel status!

    The only thing that could top that off would be if you made the jacket out of a Giant Panda’s hide, with the head still attached as a hood, then shoved it full of ducklings… or wait, better yet baby Galapagos penguins, cause we all know penguins have waterproof feathers that protect them from some chilly ass situations.

    …. hmm or on second thought we could rebel against the bad ass fad, and follow the green fad. for example you make the jacket and leave it un-stuffed, and don’t sew it up all the way, then sell it for twice as much with an Eco-friendly Green tag on it, then the customer can stuff it with whatever “recycled” materials they want, like newspaper, weed, munchies, or home grown organic salad greens… or all the cash they have, then they could have an “into the wild” experience if you know what i mean.

    either is a top notch idea that is sure to make the companies lots of money, depending on which fad is in

  • Daniel Gort

    Popcorn, and when you’re hungry…

  • http://cadaverkrew.blogspot.com brandon

    styrofoam.

  • Brent Colley

    A good alternative could be that the jacket is filled with heat packs, and before each time you use it you just put it in the microwave and it lasts all day.

  • Juliaan W.

    I would fill this jacket with big titties and round bootys and I would never ever take it off again !

  • Christopher

    I would fill the jacket with Candy cotton so it would be always fluffy ;D

  • Joshua Bruno

    I would fill it with all the unsold shamwows in the world.

  • Richard K

    Fill it with neon lights then wait for the dark to fall and have a psychedelic shred down

  • Jess

    I would fill this jacket with marshmallows and hand warmers. That way the jacket is warm and fluffy and I would have a delicious toasty snack for me at all times.

  • Gilles Kolthek

    Whit fur

  • http://www.targheelifestyle@blogspot.com GHansen

    Seeing as I own two shaggy Poodles…thats right; Poodles. Don’t ask how I got them…its a long story.

    Living on the mtns, I have let their hair grow so they don’t turn into dogsicles! These little shits keep pretty warm up here in the Tetons. I have to think that it is there specially adapted poodle fur !

    But now that you mention it, I am always having to shave them…. and I keep the fur ( kinda like sheepskin )

    So i have about enough for 1 jacket in a brown paper bag…..!

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150105151069868&set=a.440590899867.234682.844264867&type=3&theater

    Anyways, i could really use a new jacket here in the Tetons…and I wouldnt have to keep chasing these silly poodles around to try to make a new jacket!

    Thanks guys!

  • Dan Golembiewski

    I would fill it with the fur from the bear that i killed last week on the mountain

  • Matt

    fill it with shredded issues of transworld mags

  • Tai Marron

    Bacon and 4-LOCO.

  • Bry

    Recycled Pillows, sterilize and re-use, those things take up a whole trash bag and some people burn them up, bad news right there, pick me!

  • Andy Leerssen

    THE WARMEST, LIGHTEST, MOST LUSTROUS FIBER IN THE WORLD. . . ALPACA!! Seriously, this is gonna be the next standard in comfort!!!

  • Sindre Holm Lægreid

    What about a creative way to fill a jacket instead of the material itself. Air is an excellent filling, but what if we could adjust the amount/shape of the jacket as we pleased? Imagine having tens mamybe even houndreds of “straw-like” tubes connected to a venting system within the jacket itself. Want more puff? Just blow it up, manually or mechanically. You could also fit in some kind of built in camelback-like system along the spine, one or two large stabilizing tubes, fills with whatever you like, drink from the end of the hoddie-adjuster. What if we fill the tubes with nitrious-oxide (laughing gas), It’s a seriously good insulator, and if you mess up that awesome run you can just cheer yourself up through inhaling some from your trusty jacket. Would be light to. So many possibilities.

  • Ryan Conway

    Using those pesky packing peanuts for insulation in a jacket would be prime. Those things take so long do degrade in landfills, using them for insulation would be much better. Also what they said vv is genius.. Good luck!

  • Nicholas Stroud

    PB&J

  • meg

    candy :D yeeee!!!

  • Xabier Manzano

    The best filling is human hair. Specially the curly one from where you know

  • Chris Moors

    Energy absorbing foam, exactly what is says on tin and its lightweight and breathable!

  • Liam Cullen

    Memory foam first layer, then alpaca wool, then feathers. Then the shell as a windbreaker shell with taped seams.

  • Jeffrey

    Whale blubber. It is literally nature’s best insulator, although, in an effort to “save the whales” it’s probably best to use a type of synthetic whale blubber.

  • Andy Forseman

    Easy let me fill the jacket and it will see the mountains all year long.

  • Zach

    I would recommend wiring some flexible,thin,and hi-tech solar panals onto the outside of the coat and then line the inside of the coats with some seriously toasty heating blankets so that way it’s environmentally friendly and hooked up with some kick ass technology. Warmth whenever you need it without having to kill anything to do it. Don’t get much sicker then that!!!

  • Amy

    I would fill the Jacket with lots and lots of Cotton balls , because having a jacket filled with Candy would be nice and all but what would you do when you find that your friends had all the candy in your Jacket ? So for me I would fill my Jacket with lots and lots of big Cotton balls !

  • Luke Raison

    Stuff it with more Bonfire products then when it gets warmer up the mountains you can take the products out and use them.

  • gwyn

    wings from angels and the beards off of mountain goats. duh. ask me something hard!

  • Curtis

    leaves. it’ll be like falling on a pile of them.

  • Alysa

    Feathers soaked in sex panther. Smell sexy look sexy. OR make the outside a shell, whilst the inside is removable layers. Customize your “puffy-ness” preference.

  • Ricci

    Fill it with hot water and turn it in to a giant wearable hot water Jacket!

  • James Wilson

    X-treme Energy drinks so you can drink it and do double corks like Shane whit.

  • Bailee

    Fill it with Barney Stinson so you would essentially be……..wait for it……….LEGENDARY AWESOME!!!!! True story…

  • Rob C

    Packing popcorn would make it a really puffy jacket! But if we put real popcorn in it we could have a snack on the Mountain!

  • http://Www.steezyar.com Jethro

    Do a passionate drive to collect used neon hotdog ski one-pieces from the 80s that are no longer considered in fashion. Shred them all and use that as the puff-pack for the jackets. Then these relics can live on and on without shame. Gape-tastic but in some puff camouflage!

  • Toby

    Liquid hot magma…. Oh wait that wouldn’t work. How the hair off Austin Power’s chest?

  • Rolf

    Fill that jacket the good old way we do it down here… squirrels… fuzzy, puffy, wam squirrels..

  • David

    The fur from a Liger

  • Dirk

    I was going to say Chinchilla fur because Jay-Z calls it the best fur (see: Crazy in Love lyrics), but really nothing is as warm as radiation. I say fill it with non-ionizing microwave radiation. It’ll kill you sooner than later, but you will sure be warm!

  • Enrico

    The art of Bonfire, a real experience

  • Davide Carlet

    Fill it with lovely wonderful thoughts and fairy dust.
    It will let you fly.

  • Ryan

    This is a jacket it keeps you warm

  • Noel Nocas

    The best insulators are those which have the highest R-value. The R-value basically tells us the thermal resistance of a produce. it the measure of heat flux (rates of temperature changes across a medium). The highest R value is a vacuum…so filling a jacket with nothing would be ideal..but not practical. So the best option is Silica Aerogel…http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerogel

    A vacuum has a R value of about 40 to 50 ft²·°F·h/Btu., the next highest insulating R value is Silica Aerogel which is about 10 ft²·°F·h/Btu.. This is twice as warm as thinsulate and about 3-5 ft²·°F·h/Btu higher than down.

    The problem is that Silica Aerogel is technically a rigid solid…which as you can imagine would complicate things as a jacket needs to be awesomely mobile when i dub cork all day. but thin pannels in the chest and back regions similar to volcoms TDS should do the trick, and add a little padding as well. the cool thing about this aero gell is you could use the D30 gells used in the modern day padding items, so it would be safe and the warmest thing next to your coleman thermos.

  • Carmine Conte

    i would have to say Poodle hair! its soft, its warm, its very light and its a very good insulator. Reason why i know that is because i made a kitty condo for the stray cats around my area and i used my dogs hair as insulator to keep it warm in there. I live in Montreal, Quebec so its gets cold up here. So thats what i think would be a good idea.

    Thanks!
    Ride Free!
    Ride Forever!

  • Ben

    Easy. No less than 73 live kittens. The jacket purs when you stick switch back 5′s.

  • Fuentes

    use polur bear fur on a nice LA NINA day! those bears stay warm for days!

  • Kevin

    Recycled cardboard that has reached its maximum useful life and will be landfilled if not used. It has strong insulation properties, is very lightweight, and would be saving the planet one parka at a time. It’s a win all across the board (People, Planet, Profit). People stay warm, Planet stays clean, Profit gets earned.

  • Patrick K

    Fill it with bumblebees. They supposedly vibrate inside of hives to warm them up, I’m sure you could train them to do the same for your jacket.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001705362661 Maurice Theurich

    I would fill it with some recycled cotton of old clothes I dont need anymore. That would be warm as well and safes the environment and the money in my wallet!

  • http://dzaeman.blogspot.com/ Dzaeman

    As the ever incresing demand for new matirials are putting more and more pressure on what our finite world can provide I turn to more sustainable sources.. feathers are a good source as you can grow ducks however they requre more and more space, food and fresh water.

    What i think we should fill it up with is with matirials which you can recycle from used garmets for example.. you could turn untangle old merino jumpers, gloves hats and scarfs and turn them into filling matirals! I understand that it might be too dificult to pin point to a single recyled matirial but you could always use a mixture, and a mixture with some fluffy wool to get them nice and fat…

    These days there are many used clothes drop off points where i think you could source your matirals from!

    Cheers,
    DZ

  • will pye

    bubble wrap.

  • http://www.revolutionz.co.uk Jakey

    I’ve collected space hoppers since the summer of 1984.

  • Tobias Steiger

    Fill it with primaloft ;)

  • Jacob

    Methane from Unicorn farts as they don’t smell and have magical particles that help you stay in the air longer enabling you to pull crazier shapes!

  • Alex

    Tacos.

    Tacos are an excellent source of spiritual, emotional, and physical energy. Not to mention the mythical powers inherent in all tacos. Its quite obvious that tacos should compose a jacket because of lettuce, cheese, salsa, magic, and tortillas.

  • Colin B

    Fill it with the film tape from old vhs snowboard films. Keep inspiration in and perspiration out!

  • Tony

    Fill it with country music, the heart and soul of America. AMURICA!

  • Skjerli

    the tears of a black man

  • JM

    Whiskey and cookies. 2 best things on earth.

  • richard sheridan

    The beard of jesus… I expect this on my desk no later than five.

  • Jess B

    Tater tots! Then, if you get hungry while riding, you shall have a snack.

  • Nicholas Wittman

    Fill it up with cotton swabs (aka cotton balls)

  • Max Worhatch

    -50% torn up pieces of kevlar (bulletproof) vests for lightweight armor to aid in fighting off yetis/skier javelins
    -25% helium to aid in higher/longer airs
    -25% alpaca wool. Mountain animal wool to keep the mountaineer warm

  • Chia Tan

    Smart nano-fibers that absorb not just warmth from sun rays, but also all that body heat you’re radiating when you’re zooming down the slopes. Hit a button to activate heat release when you’re chilling on the chairlift (the coldest part of the day!)

  • Nate

    fluffy fluffy nuggets!!!!!

  • Jack Moran

    Fill it with air… then you have a personal airbag and don’t have to worry about the falls

  • Caio

    Well let me think what to put in a Bonfire Sitka Down jacket, mm, well how about we put a bonfire in the jacket. It’s warm so it will keep you nice and toasty on a freezing day in the mountains and It’s fire so it weighs next to nouthing. And isn’t that what the Bonfire Sitka Down jacket is all about.

  • ryan mctevia

    fill it with memory foam

  • Alan Garland

    Silky Terrier. I used to work beside a woman who called Anne who had a Silky Terrier dog. Being a dog (the terrier, not Anne – she was a really kind lady) it needed walking regardless of the weather. One icy morning Anne took her dog out for its walk and tragedy! Anne, a larger lady, slipped and instead of seriously hurting herself she… well, she was fine but the Silky Terrier was a goner. On the plus side it did a marvellous job of cushioning Anne’s fall so sounds like some good jacket filling to me. You’d have to let them out for breaks, only fair. True story. Can’t remember the dog’s name but if this wins I’ll forever remember it as Bonfire.

  • http://N/A Andrew Brown

    Fill it with Grimbergen Beer, preferably blonde and not dark. Never have I stopped any snowboard run because I was to cold to continue. The adrinaline keeps me warm. Now on the other hand, many times have I started to think about that cold beer at the bottom of the run. Make sure you put some camelback type access to the brew and then I would only have to stop to get a refill. Dreams, I know it would never work.

  • Evan Mcdonald

    panda bears. When a skier cuts you off you can go panda bear on their ass.

  • Savu Radu

    fill it up with love,cuz the love for powder is like nothing you’ve ever felt before,fill it up with passion,cuz the passion for snowdoarding will keep your blood preasure high…..

  • Bryan K.

    Please don’t fill it with anything, I want to feel the cold at least once this winter!!! La Nina apparently missed Ohio, PA, and Western NY!

  • http://na FReider

    Peacock Feathers! Only you will know how cool you really are on the INSIDE!

  • http://www.snowboardermag.com/enter-to-win/free-goods-friday-bonfire-2/ Marcus Castaneda

    Fill it up with tater tots because the one thing I’ve learned from Napolian Dynamite is that there is no possibility that nothing wrong could happen when we have tots with us at all times.

  • http://na FReider

    No feathers Right um ok Fuzzy Caterpillars (warmth and they extend millions of little feet and bring you to help when you crash)

  • Nico

    On the inside there should be fur and pockets inside and on the outside there should be a waterproof material on the outside of it

  • http://na FReider

    Grass Hoppers (trained to all jump on demand)

  • http://na FReider

    Gender Specific Babe Magenets! (well)

  • http://na FReider

    Late 70′s Early 80′s Backround Music

  • Trevor Harpur

    Fill it with baby pigs so you can go off the jump and make pigs fly and show those assholes its possible

  • http://facebook.com/emflopper Emmett Brooks

    Because its easier to pluck a bird than to shave a sheep. Womp!

  • Holden D

    The inside should be filled with Aerogel which is extremely light(almost air) and one of the best insulators to keep you warm. The outside should be coated in a superhydrophobic spray stuff that shoots water/ice off of it so you will never ever be wet again.

  • Jeroen Flinterman

    Fill it with helium to use it for my snowkitesessions, then i can fly even higher and have airtime i can only dream of!!

  • JP Melencio

    It should be filled with tempur-pedic material! I would sleep all day in it.

  • Douglas Mapes

    A helium filled puffy jacket. Help you get a little more lift on those monster table tops, pad your landing off of the stair set and keep you a float if you get caught in an avalanche. Of course you would need to be able to re inflate it from time to time. Who couldn’t help but take helium drags on the lift ride up.

  • Carson

    on word… Twinkies.

  • Samuel Millkvist

    “You can use this even if you are fat, because it is so fluffy that no one can see that you are fat!”

  • Ben

    Fill that jacket with heat packs. All you have to do is microwave it for a few seconds before hitting the hill and stay warm for hours!

  • Kim

    fill the pockets with coupons for your accessories. Better yet…some cash to spend while watching your Super Pass Event at Powder Ridge this Sunday. I would be sure to stay warm in your Jacket and the “Special Hot Chocolate” Powder Ridges Chalet serves!

  • Emily N.

    Fill the jacket with artificial fluffy snow, memory foam, feathers, cotton, fleece, wool, silk, fur, and lots of awesomeness!

  • Virgil hart

    So I’m thinkin the best thing that would keep you warm to put it a jacket would have to be wolf fure and lots of it no screw that put heat pads in them:) anybody would like that

  • https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=612091621 Kristyanne Beckemeyer

    i need this!!

  • Andrea

    You could fill it up with some hot and fluffy chicken wings…. who doesn’t love chicken wings ?!?!?! heheheh or just stick up with some old and good beer it cheers you up if you can’t afford a jacket!

  • Mark Gassler

    Battery powered electric coils and a pack of big league chew. GRAPE FLAVORED!

  • benjamin campbell

    in an effort to be friendly to ducks and the environment, I would scour the world and collect all the fluff found in everyones tumble dryer filter. for an extra warm recycled quilt filling.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=590522855 Sindri Þór Jónsson

    An Oven!

  • Matt Ryan

    Dried seaweed

  • Yoshi

    To be friendly to the ducks I’d use grizzly bear fur to keep you warm on The Big Bear Mountains.

  • Calvin

    Fill it with a snow-making machine. Then just pop open the zipper and bam, pow!

  • t

    Babies, tiny little pro-choice babies! so soft, so cushy!

  • Damien Loy

    pillows

  • shane

    grey hairs from the elderly

  • Chris G

    Pick a winner already, it is almost time for Spring riding in my board shorts.

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