"The Patagonian Volvo" - Review of Patagonia Super Guide Jacket - Men's

I've found this to be a pretty great workhorse softshell. The jacket pattern is designed exceptionally well - it's quite stretchy, the pockets are in the right spots for a harness or pack, the waist comes down long enough for wearing tucked under a harness, the underarms are gusseted, the cuffs are clean (no Velcro) and mate well with gloves, and the neck is cinch-down-able. Simple, basic, no frills design. The weatherproofness and durability is also exceptional. The DWR lasted about 20 field days, where water just beaded up and ran off. Now, it's still fairly water-resistant, but not waterproof in heavy grinding rain. On the downside, it's heavy. Most modern softshells clock in under a pound. This is closer to a pound and a half. But it has proven itself as a workhorse shell, and I expect mine to last through harder use than most of my shells get, and for a longer time.
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