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Marmot Exum Jacket - Men's
Good shell
By Troy Rutledge
Ranked #2228 - Men's Technical Shells
November 10, 2008
its pro shell so the quality is there...but i'm a little concerned about the long term wear compared to other...picked this up as my "fast & light" shell...it is a few ounces lighter than most and its material allows it to be more packable which is a plus when maxing out a 30L pack for 2 days...i prefer my Arc'teryx Beta AR (esp for roughly the same cost) when for longer slogs...higher denier construction is more durable
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Change me.
1 Comments Last Reply: October 23, 2009 By: Niall MacRae
The Exum will be better long term than the Beta AR if you change how you think about wear on the jacket. The Exum's ProShell is a 3-layer fabric with a high-tech microgrid backing fabric on the inside, while on the Beta AR Paclite, considered a "2.5" layer fabric, the waterproof-breathable membrane is only covered by a ".5" layer of high-tech ink. Ultimately, the ProShell's membrane will take less of a beating over a jacket's liftime of flexing, rubbing, abrasion, etc. that happens on the inside of the shell. Gore-Tex tests its fabrics like crazy and it says ProShell is more durable than any other fabric it makes and just as breathable as Paclite. It has taken me a while to get to the point where I feel like I can roughhouse with my Exum, but it has proven to be pretty bombproof in every situation. Don't get me wrong, I think Paclite is amazing in lighter duty jackets at a slightly lower price point, but the Exum is so good all-around that my Paclite jacket hardly ever comes out of the closet these days.
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