TERRIBLE ZIPPERS!

By HIKER-D Ranked #1006 - Men's Down Jackets March 30, 2009

I'll echo what has been said time and again on various review sites. The zippers are horrid! To start the jacket, it takes SEVERAL attempts to start the jacket. Secondly from so much give and take with the zipper, the material is starting to fray to the point of eventual tear at the end where the covered it with some thin tape on the left end. The zipper size is also really small. I remind that this is a deep cold jacket where most likely you're wearing gloves. Simple zipper issues should never happen on such a jacket. My Canada Goose Parka thick big zipper assembly is day and night better! The only other issues I have is the down on the sleeves moves to the back (especially in the shoulder areas), so you're ALWAYS futzing about to MOVE the down (which is a pain) over the naked two pieces of nylon in the front--in frigid cold, you have no insulation to shield you unless you inspect your jacket regularly. In addition, each sector is inconsistent with the amount of fill--the bottom areas had markedly less fill on mine. Another issue is that the jacket is too short in the front--one or two inches would make a world of difference. Since this jacket uses waterproof material they should tape the seams--it really isn't waterproof and is false advertising. I'm returning the jacket and will keep looking...

View Details: Mountain Hardwear Sub Zero SL Hooded Down Jacket - Men's

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