Mountain Hardwear Epic Jacket - Men's

I have the Epic Jacket from 2009 and I got it in an XL so I could wear it as a waterproof shell over layers in the fall/winter. That jacket is fantastic it is my favorite rain jacket ever. I liked it so much I wanted to get another one that was a size down for just wearing over tees in the spring/summer. So I purchased the current model. It's a lot thinner than mine 2009 model. I mean that's okay since it's for spring/summer, but I worry it may rip.

All in all it's a great jacket for the price. It's waterproof and it fits well. If you've never had an older model you may even think it's darn near perfect.

I picked up one of these for 40$ on clearance. That said for the price its a pretty good little jacket.
The fabric is good and the stitching etc. is all of great quality as I have come to expect from Mountain Hardwear.
After an extended period of time (over 1.5 hours) in heavy rain I did notice some wetting out of the fabric but only in the shoulders. This occurred faster when I had had something like a strap from a pack on the shoulder.
The breathability was decent, however with just a t-shirt on the interior did get somewhat clammy. The inside of the sleeve would then stick to my arms occasionally.
My biggest compliant is that after only a couple of months the interior of the jacket near the arm pits has become discolored. My jacket is green and the interior is white with the nut from the mountain hardwear logo printed all over it. Now that area is a nasty faded green color. I haven't contacted Mountain Hardwear yet, but I'm hoping they'll replace is as it seems that the interior Conduit Silk coating/laminate is wearing away in those areas as well.
Still if you can find it at a good price I would say you could do worse. But don't expect it to keep you as dry as say Neoshell, PacLite, event, DryQ Elite, etc.

good jacket. got it off SAC for less than $50. vents considerably well. packs small. there are better venting jackets out there if you want to pay for them. still vents pretty well. pit zips help. this is my go to jacket. tough ripstop. i like the toggle on back of the hood better than others with toggles on the front. you can fit a helmet under the hood and it rolls out of the way nicely too.

conduit laminate material doesnt breathe as well as gore-tex, but it seems to shed water just as well. its never saturated through on me.

I've had this jacket for a while now, and it's pretty good. I don't know why someone would give it one star for an incorrectly-labeled description, but whatever. I used it about a month ago in Zion during a rainy backpacking trip. While it doesn't shed water like a duck, it worked OK. It rained constantly (and pretty hard) for about 4-5 hours. By the time we had reached our campsite, the fabric had soaked through and my shirt and skin was damp, but it was much, much better than no jacket. I like this jacket, and it will keep you pretty dry in backcountry excursions and completely dry in quick urban adventures, but I will soon trade up to Gore-Tex.

I have been fortunate enough to own one of these jackets for about a year now and can say with honesty that it is amazing. First of all, the fit is superb; a good athletic fit with great seams, pit-zips, and a wonderful hood. The jacket sheds water very well, and is incredibly light. I always get compliments on this jacket. (It looks great!)Excellent job Mountain Hardwear!

This is by far a killer deal for a great shell. For 100 bucks, it sheds water like nobodies' business. It's super durable, and has held up really well to my abuse. Only problem is some of the inner laminate is peeling off a little bit, but doesn't affect the performance of the jacket. It's also pretty breathable, and works great over an insulating layer. Nice big pit zips too work great for dumping extra heat.

For the money you can't beat this thing! Great ventilation, waterproof and windproof. hood fits over hats and other layers perfectly. Can't say enough good things about it.

This is great as a windbreaker or shell. I've worn it by itself and layered up with fleece underneath. It does the job and the pockets and pit zips are great. Usual high MH build quality. It is NOT a rain coat, though.

You could take this out in a short duration light rain but don't pack it as your go-to shell in case the rain dumps while you are hiking. The outer fabric will get saturated and then start to seep inside. You will get cold and wet.

If you know it's limits, you'll have a great time in this light piece of gear!

I bought this jacket primarily for a warmer weather rain jacket and so far this spring i've gotten a lot of use out of it and it's performed great! I'm 5'11" about 210 lbs and the XL is a little bigger than I expected, but other than that I have no complaints.

A few years ago I bought this jacket for it's weight and size when it's all packed up, though when I was hit by a storm and had to use the jacket I was fairly let down, the fabric didn't breath properly, and in fact water was seeping through onto me, considering I'd had the jacket only 2 months and it had only seen showers I called the Mountain Hardwear suppliers for New Zealand, and was told it wasn't the jackets fault, it just needs reproofing and then recommended a few different items to me to do it (I would never expect to have to proof my own waterproof jacket, at least not for the first year or so).

Reading through though, I see a lot of people who are more than happy, so it's entirely possible I just had the 1 in a million that slipped through the cracks in MH's quality control.

i realy like this coat i have bought a few things from Mountain Hardwear. i always had to go one size bigger than my normal. but with this one its a little big. it sheds water great and feels and looks good. all around good stuff. so if your looking for a good rain coat you cant go wrong here.