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Zip up the Arc'teryx Men's Stealth Jacket and check out the town between expeditions. Arc'teryx's Fortius stretch fabric increases your comfort and freedom of movement so you can have as much fun away from the mountains. Throw your passport and boarding pass in the Stealth's internal zipper pocket. Arc'teryx articulated the Stealth's elbows, and lined its sleeves with nylon so you stay comfortable while scrambling around town. A brushed, tricot-lined body provides excellent breathability, and gusseted underarms further increase your mobility. The DWR finish repels early-morning mists, and a zipping chest pocket holds your coin so you can grab a quick snack before the flight.
Bottom Line: Arc'teryx packed a payload of comfort and mobility into the Stealth Jacket.
Bought the jacket 6 weeks ago, using it to travel and during less formal events. The looks in combination with a great feel, wind resistance and water repellant functionality is what i was looking for (missing to date)
The pockets do not really accommodate travel documents, not large enough for passport, paper ticket, and a map for example. The outer chest pocket is difficult to reach.
I am 6', 220 pounds and usually need to have an XL with Arcteryx, but this jacket would have been fine as a Large too.
Fortius is a stretch woven plain weave fabric made of continuous textured nylon/spandex filaments. It is similar to Schoeller Dynamic.Arc'teryx products made with Fortius or Gore-tex are both treated with the same DWR treatment. Gore-tex is %100 nylon, and Fortius is %84 nylon and %16 spandex. The DWR sticks to Nylon a lot better than stretchy spandex, so the DWR is going to stick to Gore-tex a lot better than it does on Fortius.
It's nice somebody's making a jacket so the unreconstructed gear head blends in a bit easier in the public forum of airports, city streets, etc. It's certainly pretty enough, but doesn't really have much useful function. The front metal zipper is maybe more fashion statement than function driven, and the collar is good provided you are inside a building. My main bitch is its functionality or lack thereof. It's very tight under the arms for me, though I am a robust medium at 5'9" and 170 lb,s which definitely limits it for layering purposes. The outer pocket is almost inaccessible and so doesn't serve the purpose of easy passport/ticket access. I get the feeling it was designed on a computer screen and never actually field tested. It's also not particularly light. Hope they try again, so gear heads can look urbane and casual.
I'm not really sure I 'get' this jacket. An arcteryx jacket that does not contain Gore Windstopper, Polartec Wind Pro, of Polartec Powershield, but instead "Fortius"? What kind of insulative and wind resistent properties does this material have? I'm guessing almost none of the former, but some of the latter?
This jacket could be called a heavy weight wind breaker in my mind. It is going to resist a bit of wind and water, but probably shouldn't be relied on as a weather blocking jacket. More of a casual around town jacket that will keep a bit of weather off you, while being very comfortable. Could be compared to the Marmot Driclime or Arc'teryx Squamish Windshell as far as wind and water resistance go.
Great fit and comfort. Soft, quiet stretch fabric has great water-resitance. This jacket is not insulated at all; it is a soft shell with a lining. Still, it's reasonably warm over a layer because of the wind resitance. The zipper is backwards (as in left-handed, ladies, italian, etc.). Not a big deal, but a little awkward. Almost sent it back because of this but I think I can get used to it because I do like the jacket.
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