Functionally great, but...

By Martin V. Ranked #1278 - Men's Rain Jackets March 29, 2010

For someone looking for a true hard-shell it would be perfect, I'm sure. It's impervious to wind and extremely lightweight. I didn't get a chance to test the water-resistance of it.

However, as great as it was functionally, I couldn't deal with the stiff collar and "plasticky" feel and rustling noise of the Gore-tex Pac-lite material so I returned it and ordered a "Venta" soft-shell. The Venta doesn't have a hood but that's OK because it'll layer better underneath my motorcycle touring jacket. The lack of an inner pocket was also a minor annoyance.

I'm 5'9" and the size "L" fit was perfect for me but more slender types of the same height may find it too bulky. YMMV.

Anyway, it's a fine product, just not what I was looking for.

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