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Good parka with a great hood. At 6'2" I usually wear a large Tall. The body and length are good, sleeves too short, compensated for with the tops of gloves. Front zipper wind flap has snaps, but three external, three internal and five hood/collar closures have Velcro. After two hours of removing the wool shredding stuff, I have a decent coat. One concern: there is a small print tag deep in the recesses of the jacket that state there is the minimum allowable down content in the jacket. Does that mean 30% feathers? It works well in cold windy conditions. It is a bulky down parka with a great faux fur trimmed hood.

Good parka with a great hood. At 6'2" I usually wear a large Tall. The body and length are good, sleeves too short, compensated for with the tops of gloves. Front zipper wind flap has snaps, but three external, three internal and five hood/collar closures have Velcro. After two hours of removing the wool shredding stuff, I have a decent coat. One concern: there is a small print tag deep in the recesses of the jacket that state there is the minimum allowable down content in the jacket. Does that mean 30% feathers? It works well in cold windy conditions. It is a bulky down parka with a great faux fur trimmed hood.

Great jacket, too many Logos. Far too much Velcro: on the sleeves, in the flaps of the external pockets (three), in the internal pockets (three), and on the hood (five). It took me two hours to get rid of all that wool shredding stuff! At least the zipper wind flap uses snaps. Why couldn't they use snaps all over? Great down jacket with a great hood otherwise, just remember to remove the Velcro before it eats your sweaters, gloves and hats.

Great jacket, too many Logos. Far too much Velcro: on the sleeves, in the flaps of the external pockets (three), in the internal pockets (three), and on the hood (five). It took me two hours to get rid of all that wool shredding stuff! At least the zipper wind flap uses snaps. Why couldn't they use snaps all over? Great down jacket with a great hood otherwise, just remember to remove the Velcro before it eats your sweaters, gloves and hats.

The axuwool as a base layer is not unlike a built in heater. It is so warm, which doesn't seem possible from such a thin, soft material. It stays dry and keeps me warm under a soft shell. As an added benefit, the merino wool stays free of odor for a very long time (many days).

At 6'2" tall, this garment was too short in the torso and the sleeves, same as Patagonia's R2, R2 Body Rug and R4 windproof fleece jackets. I had to return it (and the others as well). Wonder when Patagonia will realize there are tall people in the world? Seemed like the right stuff otherwise, good fabric, nicely designed.

Very nice jacket, but had to return it because the torso is so short. At 6'2", I want something in a jacket that comes below the top of my pants. If only Patagonia made TALL sizes. The sleeves were just barely long enough (could have been a bit longer). Everything else about it is great. 100% down, highly water resistant shell, nice stuff sack, but needs a couple inches in the torso and sleeves.