Outdoor Research

Carbide Jacket - Men's

Love this coat

This coat will forever sit at the top of my list of great coats. First reason it does exactly what it claims to do. It is a wonderful shell and if you know how to layer it is perfect. On a note, that may or may not be the doing of this coat, I survived a motorcycle crash with only minor scrapes at 55 mph while wearing this coat. The coat is shredded but I'm fine. It will always have a soft spot in my heart. Thank you outdoor research

Great jacket

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Great jacket

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great jacket i got for a steal. Needed to upgrade by boarding shell and this jacket rules.

Good Looking Jacket but could use improvements

This jacket, with its sleek design, is a definite eye-catcher. I appreciate the fact that it fits snugly over my helmet, and its flexible material allows for excellent stretch. However, there were a couple of areas where it fell short. The primary issue I faced was with the main zipper, which was considerably difficult to maneuver, especially during the snowboarding season. Zipping up the jacket became a challenging task, regardless of whether I wore gloves or not. Hence, a crucial improvement would be to enhance the usability of the main zipper, possibly by making it larger and more glove-friendly. Secondly, the sleeve cuffs, where you can strap and seal your wrist to your gloves, lack elasticity. Incorporating a stretchable material at the cuff would greatly improve the jacket's functionality, as it would enable the skier to tuck their gloves in more comfortably. As it stands, the stiffness of the cuffs and the inadequate diameter made it an arduous task to secure my gloves within the sleeves. In summary, while the jacket's aesthetics and overall performance are impressive, the issues with the wrist diameter and zipper caused some considerable inconvenience during the past winter season.

Lightweight and comfortable

Very comfortable jacket, fits true to size and is very lightweight. It has a ton of feature for the price, great value.

Perfect Tour or Resort

Been super happy with this jacket. Both in bounds and touring this is my new go-to. Keeps me warm but can dump heat quickly if needed.

Decent jacket. Bit heavy. Hard to start zipper.

Good material and colors. Decent feature set. Missing key stash pockets. I really miss having stash pockets on this. Wish it didn't have the powder skirt and I'm tempted to cut mine out. Hem is quite narrow and jacket is long so don't know how snow would get up there anyway. Kind of an odd fit since it fits so snugly on hips at hem and then bulges out above when things are in pockets. Sizing is good. I'm normally M, and this M works. 5'11" 180 lbs average build male.

Great Jacket. Versatile and Breathable

Just took it out for an uphill hike in Snoqualmie Valley. Unzipped the pits and was at the perfect temp for the entire way. Warm when standing. Cool when working. Solid product.

Perfect lightweight winter shell

This jacket is the perfect compromise between a traditional raincoat and a heavy duty winter shell. I bought it to use for winter hiking, but will definitely throw it in my bag for fall and spring hiking too. It is super lightweight but provides great coverage, and should layer well with my OR base layers and insulation.

Almost perfect shell

Familiarity:

I've used it several times

Size Bought:

M

Height:

5' 7"

Weight:

185

Waterproof and stretchy with a form fitting but fairly generous fit and all of the features. The Pertex is a bit thin but it still keeps wind and rain/snow at bay. The cut is a bit more generous than typical OR (a decent bit more room than a skyward shell in same size) so it’s easy to throw another layer underneath. If the powder skirt was removable this would be my go to rain jacket as well but it still works pretty well as a 4 season shell.