The North Face Mountain Light Jacket - Men's - 2010 BCS

I have owned a North Face light jacket, I’m just replacing my old one. The Light Mountain Jacket fits well in trails and mountains as well is comfortable to be used in cities and travels. The design looks good with large pockets on the chest. Good jacket for a reasonable price.
By DCA

This replaced my previous TNF Mountain Light which has served me well for over 15 years and TNF has completed at least a half-dozen, no-charge, warranty items to repair zippers, seams and velcro. My primary complaint on the new version is the zippers should be heavier, particularly the pit zips, which are often hard to open/close under the best of conditions. I still love the design with the large exterior pockets across the chest. Zippered interior pocket is great for smaller items. Time will tell how well it holds up and I won't hesitate to send it back to TNF for repairs.

I have owned my mountain light jacket for about eleven years now and it is still my go to shell for everything. This jacket fits in somewhere between a pac-lite and pro-shell. It's light enough to bring along everywhere just in case of foul weather but it's not so delicate that you really worry about scraping by branches or taking a spill. In the decade plus i've had it, i have treated this thing with revivex only twice and it's held up in even the worst rain. This jacket comes skiing with me, has been to the tops of the adirondack high peaks in summer and winter-on and off trail, and it continues to shrug off everything that's been thrown at it. I don't see myself getting another shell anytime soon. The only thing this jacket lacks are hand pockets. Excellent jacket at a great price.

The North Face is not what it used to be. I purchased this jacket after owning a mountain guide jacket for 15 years. The quality of this jacket is not even close to my original one. It lacks the key chest pockets inside and out as well as the abrasion guards the on the old one. Fortunately I got mine on clearance for $150.