Very Comfy shell

By Amanda K Ranked #900 - Women's Softshell Jackets October 19, 2009

I bought this jacket thinking that the liner was fleece, but it's the lining of the SHELL that is fleecey. Rather than a nylon-type rain jacket that sticks to you with the moisture, the fleece (I'd say it's more of a flocking) is just warm and comfy enough to wear during the 3 days of rain we get here Cali. =P
I got this jacket for a trip to Beijing in November, where there is the possibility of some snow. With the liner, I think I would be plenty warm, but since I'm not a fan of hiking (going up the Great Wall) and having sweat stick a nylon liner to me, I'll probably get the TKA 100 Masonic fleece to wear under the shell instead. I think the shell itself was probably worth the $114. It has some water resistance, a bit of stretch, and the afore mentioned lining. The description says there are two front hip pockets and a forearm pocket, but the hip pockets aren't sewn inside a lining so they actually create two more, pretty deep, internal mesh pockets. I'm 5'3", 150 lbs so I'm a little thicker in the arms and waist, but a medium still feels good. I think a large would have been too big in the chest and too long.

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