Gear Review
Mountain Hardwear Nitrous Down Jacket - Men's
Nice sweater
By Joe L.-S.
Ranked #693 - Men's Down Jackets
October 13, 2010
I haven't used this jacket yet, so this review may be a bit premature, but it feels like a well made jacket that fits great and should be pretty warm.
To start out: Appearance. I got the Tiger, and my god is it orange. The pictures online make it seem like a nice pale gold, but its more Atomic Orange than anything. I'm somewhat of a subtle kind of guy, so I'm having trouble with the color, and it might end up going back. The fit is fantastic. I'm 6'3", 190#, long arms, and this jacket fits really really well (its actually a little too large, but I think I'll cope). For more detail, check out my answer to BrayD's question on fit.
Next up: Performance. Like i said, I haven't tested it out, but it does feel like a nice warm down sweater. No blizzards or frigid nights, but I wouldn't hesitate on a sunny day with snow filling the streets of Boston. Don't expect TOO much, as this is an ultralight sweater like thing, but layering with a fleece will take this a long long way. It comes with a stuff sack, but it can be compressed way further than that. You can also (somewhat awkwardly) invert it into its own breast pocket, but the zipper doesn't close easily as it wasn't designed for such. My size large weighed in at 11.6 oz, and stuffed into the pocket it is about 7"x7"x4". It feels extremely well made and I'm certain it'll last a long time.
I own several mountain hardware pieces of clothing, and they always fit great, work well, do what I need and take what I give. Aside from the color, I really like the jacket.
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1 Comments Last Reply: September 14, 2011 By: Joe L.-S.
So after sitting in my room for about a week, I decided the Nuclear Waste Orange jacket had to go. That was nearly a year ago, and I have regretted it ever since (not really regret, because I just couldn't handle it). But, it has been a year and fall/winter approacheth, so I started looking again. The jacket was on sale at a pretty good price, and there was only one large left in black, so I snabbed it...and I'm so excited! I was also considering the new model, which they supposedly fixed some of the fitment issues, but I was afraid it was going to be too wide in the torso, which is why I love this jacket so much. This jacket is for thin people, but if you have a thin/athletic build, it will fit well (I don't have any weird underarm issues, but i guess that is just a personal thing).
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