Columbia Waypoint II Shell - Men's - 2009 BCS

...If used correctly. I've been using this as my top layer for all my hikes and I love it. I just have to continually adjust the pit-zips to exhaust. It is very waterproof as far as I can tell but it is also pretty windproof. The windproof part I like a lot. For an affordable jacket it does pretty well and I am pretty happy with it.

Have use half dozen times xc skiing - sometimes in light wet snow showers. Worked well - light weight, like: that hood folds into collar when not in use, pit zips, large pockets. Only complaint - sleeves are a bit too long - I ordered a small which otherwise fits me well.

I've used it for about a month now.
It keeps me dry in light rain.
In medium to heavy rain, not so well. It still resists water panetrating all the way in, but the surface DOES get wet and stops there.

Great for everyday wear.
Buy this one if you want something that is light, yet waterproof.
(if you leave in a city like NYC, DC, this would be good enough to keep you dry while you walk from one building to the next building or to underground.)

If you are looking for a hardcore waterproof gear, try something else.

I haven't worn this in a real downpour so I can't tell you about how well it does waterproof-wise. BUT I did wear this out in the snow a couple of times and it works great. I've also worn this shell running and it does a pretty good job although in both cases, you get a fair amount of moisture build-up on the interior of the jacket even with the armpit vents open.

It's light, the pockets are great and the hood is very good visibility-wise.

I recommend it as a good medium wet-weather jacket. Works great with layers in the cold (down to 25 F) and is excellent as a top layer in warmer temperatures.

I thought this was a zip in but I found it was not. Wasn't that big of deal. I bought the inner fleece liner two weeks before I found this shell. I like them both together very much.

I live on the water and am often found in light and heavy rain which the shell works great for. The underarm vents work great! I have worn the shell without the liner and found it does keep in your body heat in and you will be fine with the vents open.

Overall this is a great shell! I would buy another if I needed to!

i haven't used it yet, but i'm certainly looking forward to skiing with it. Overall it seems pretty awesome. The seams are taped and it's lightweight and awesome. i got the medium and it appears to run pretty big, but its prefect because i'm gonna use it as my outer shell for skiing, so all my layers fit great underneath. Not much else to say until it gets a bit colder out so i can use it.

Well, I can't really give a review on how this thing handled outside because I returned it the same day I got it. This shell is not truly zip in but is three point compatible meaning the sleeves and neck of a softshell/fleece can be attached however the zippers can not. So while, you can potentially where this with a softshell/fleece be aware that you have to zip that layer in addition to the shell up separately.

In terms of sizing, I am 5'11" and 155 lbs with a 38" chest. This shell was a great fit with one layer, namely the fleece I tried to zip in.