Great for my uses

By James MacDiarmid Ranked #481 - Men's Windshirts and Jackets August 25, 2008

A solid wind jacket that will repel light (emphasize light) mist for a bit. Not insulative, but not meant to be. It's not the Marmot Catalyst, but it weights 10 oz's less and can be stuffed into your pocket if need be.

I bike 2 miles to work every morning in San Francisco, and it's the only jacket that does the job for keeping the morning chill off while breathing well enough that I don't show up to work too clammy. (Some clamminess is inevitable with a cotton undershirt) It's a pretty ideal jacket for SF and environs, where keeping a chill wind at bay is 75% of the battle to staying comfortable.

On a recent backpacking trip in Emigrant Wilderness, with daytime temps in the mid 60s, where I was often in direct sun, there were multiple elevation gains and losses, and a couple ridgetop section, this jacket over a microweight smartwool crew was ideal at managing my body temp.

On the sunny climbs, I unzipped and pushed up the elastic cuff sleeves, when I reached the top where I was exposed to 10-15 mph breezes, I could zip and push the sleeves back down.

Over a Capilene 3, it helped hold in some body heat and keep me comfy down to probably 50 degrees.

The reinforced shoulders and elbows have held up well to abrasion so far. It's been a few months, but I'm still not sure how well the elastic arm cuffs will hold up to being pushed up and pulled down my forearms. They held form pretty well so far.

And finally, to reiterate previous reviewers, it runs small. Even in a large the sleeves are just long enough for me, and I never have that issue with other jackets.

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