Nice, but not as light as advertised and sizing is off

By tim h. Ranked #257 - Women's Rain Jackets September 26, 2011

In a size US10/UK12, this fits my wife, who usually is a size small (4 or 6) in US jackets (backcountry.com, patagonia, stoic, helly hansen, etc), so keep that in mind when ordering -- sizes are way off. I was glad for the advice here to order two sizes up.

On my scale, the jacket weighs 5.5oz (if you add the stuff sack, it goes up another 0.4 oz), way over the advertised specs -- especially because this jacket is the same size as the reference jacket. The difference between 4.0 and 5.5 is huge from a percentage perspective -- the jacket is almost 40% over spec; when you are looking for the lightest possible option, this is a tremendous disappointment.

If we had paid anywhere close to full price, I would have been very disappointed and sent it back. Many of other manufacturers make similar jackets that weigh the same or less.

Hasn't been used in the rain yet, so I'm not sure how it will hold up. On the upside, the colors and fit are better in person than I expected -- looks nice on and the red is a much more pleasant red than the pictures would indicate.

View Details: Montane Litespeed H2O Jacket - Women's

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