This has been my go to jacket. Layered with a fleece I've been staying warm. I've stayed dry through a good downpour that soaked out my friend's more expensive soft rain shell. The lengths are perfect. I've been wearing it to work (tough on clothes) and it isn't showing any signs of wear. My only complaint is there isn't quite enough room across the back for complete range of motion for my shoulders. I could go up a size and not have this problem, but then the jacket would be too big else where...not a major problem, minor annoyance at most.

I bought this hoping it would fill a gap in my collection of shells. I needed something that was light, comfortable and blocked wind and water. It fit the bill, but I just didn't like the fit and how much the lining stuck to everything I wore. I found myself always going to my Rime pullover or a rain jacket instead of the Welder. With that being the case I decided to return the Welder instead of decorate my closet with it. Now I can afford a new Gore-Tex rain jacket to replace my aging Precip.

I rode all weekend in rain/snow mix and temps around 20. My hands were warm and dry.....what else can you ask for? I can't bring myself to give them five stars because I don't know how durable they are yet.

I bought this jacket when it was first available on the east coast and have worn it religiously since. Now it's so broken in I feel like I have a sweater on. Yet after years of abuse, it still blocks whatever momma nature throws at it and lets me breath at the same time. This is a coat you don't hand down because it is impossible to replace!