Pretty awesome

By jbm_13 Ranked #136 - Men's Windshirts and Jackets February 27, 2009

The Stormur jacket completes my ever growing winter outdoor clothing collection for this year..and what a way to end things! First of all, this is NOT your typical hooded fleece jacket. The smooth face Polartec windpro on the outer surface will do a great job of blocking all but the strongest/coldest wind, while the high loft (similar to the MHW monkey man) on the inside feels absolutely awesome. At first I wasn't sure about the metal snaps on the cuffs in place of velcro..but snapped up it cinches around my wrist just about right and will probably last longer than velcro. The chest pocket is smaller and more shallow than it should be..but I rarely use those things anyway. The style of the jacket is terrific..I usually wear medium but got this in large because of European sizing (I'm 6'0 165lbs) and the L fits great and still allows plenty of room for layers underneath. The hood also is lined with the silky soft high loft and is easy to cinch down around your head without block vision..and has a "brim" that is reinforce with nylon on the back to retain it's shape. If you're looking for a hooded fleece that is different than what everyone else is wearing (66 degrees is hard to find and expensive when you do) then this is it. However, even though quality of materials is high, and styling is second to none..I wouldn't have given it 5 stars if I had paid the normal sale price, but I snagged one on SAC and it is more than comparable to anything else in the same price range. Keep in mind that this is more of standalone, warm outer layer jacket than something you would use for layering...with that in mind the price doesn't seem too bad. Highly recommended if you are looking for a stylish yet functional..and really warm fleece. Another quick note..the "blue gray" shown in the pic is not too far off from what it really looks like. The "green" in the pic doesn't really look green to me...but that's not a bad thing.:)

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