Favorite Jacket

By Scott Pendleton Ranked #2322 - Men's Softshell Jackets July 31, 2009

I love this jacket. It's comfortable and fits very well. I have a medium and I'm 6'2", 150lbs. It's long enough but not too loose. Looks great in nearly every setting.

I use it for most of my skiing and all of my ski touring and climbing. It's nice and warm and holds its own against water. I've used it in rain and extremely wet snow and stayed completely dry. The water resistant zippers for the pockets are a nice touch. The outer fabric is also plenty tough; I've fallen into trees and thorny bushes at reasonable speeds and have no rips or tears, just some scuff marks that washed out. The inner fleece is very soft and feels great. As a softshell it's a little bit light to use in extreme cold, but wear several layers underneath and it does plenty well. It fits nicely under my puffy for very cold.

As a very minor quibble, after two seasons of keeping the cuffs loose the stiff side of the velcro is wearing the softshell material a bit at the inner edge of the flap for the cuff cincher. It's very minor and some fabric tape will take care of it, but it would have been nice if OR already did that.

View Details: Outdoor Research Credo Softshell Jacket - Men's

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