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Stoic Wraith Shell - Men's
Sweet
By Dustin Short
Ranked #15 - Men's Windshirts and Jackets
November 23, 2011
So I finally snagged this at a discount and absolutely love it. I'm 5'11" 145lbs with a 37ish chest. I went with the small just because I hate wearing potato sacks. The small seems tight but I can wear it over my small Arc'Teryx Gamma softshell or other mid layer and it doesn't restrict 95% of movement. If I cross my arms (think Chris Farley fat man in a little coat style) it does begin to tighten in the back but doesn't stress the seams enough to worry about tearing.
The biggest detriment is that it is short. Not terrible for just a windshirt but I have a short torso for my height and I feel a medium would have suited me better overall (assuming medium doesn't bump up a lot in girth like with many companies). Also no stretch to the fabric means the cuffs are a bit awkward to remove, especially pulling over the widest part of your hand.
The fabric has a small amount of air permeability so it is breathable a bit. I like the hood, snug without being confining and won't blow off. It stows into a pocket (not mentioned anywhere but really should be marketed) and it is true to spec on weight. My Small comes in at 2.1 oz!
Haven't tested DWR in a drizzle yet (mixed blessing of AZ living) but under a faucet it beads well, but I wouldn't trust it for too long in a storm.
For the price and weight, quibbles on sizing aside, it's phenomenal. It's great enough that if I had to buy another windshirt at full market price, I would buy a Stoic Wraith again, probably just in a medium.
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1 Comments Last Reply: January 31, 2012 By: Dustin Short
I wanted to proved more feedback. I still love this windshirt. It's great for exactly that, wind. I keep it with me at all times. However it's water resistance is non-existent. I was caught in a winter rain a few weeks ago and was soaked on the 30 SECOND walk from my car to the office building. Granted AZ has this strange "fat drop" rain and it rarely "drizzles" but less than a minute to wet out indicates to me that there is no DWR treatment on this product. Not a major issue for me and not why I bought it (hence keeping the 4 star rating) but just something to be aware of. If it had a great DWR I may have bumped the rating up to 5 stars. I'm going to throw it in the dryer to see if maybe the DWR just needs resetting. If that doesn't help I may use a nikwax or revivex on it.
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