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18 Reviews
Bob27
Well, this jacket has a great fit and I love the stretch, it has zero resistance to water. Should not be advertised as waterproof.
CurtE
If you can only afford one rain shell, this is it! Lightweight, breathable, comfortable, AND waterproof! I wore this during the steady deluge of a Pineapple Express rain event for over an hour and remained dry and comfortable. All of the zippers (main, armpit, pocket) have been trouble-free. Keep in mind this jacket lacks a two-way zipper and an internal pocket, but despite these shortcomings I find it to be an excellent value!
Aussie customer
I have had this shell for about 5 years. Like many say, the DWR is enough for a 30 min shower, but wets through if you are in decent rain for longer than that. Wash it first to get that DWR working optimally. My issue is the seams made only of glue(no stitching) eg on the hood are now letting go. I will buy a fully stitched product in future, and for my Needs a truly waterproof material eg Goretex.
Oregon
This jacket is much much thinner than it looks in any photo where any advertisement for it as well as stretch ozonic the material stretches almost nothing.
Scott
Not waterproof at all. Love the weight of the jacket and softness of material, but that's probably why it's not a good rain jacket, at all. Returned it.
TesterDude
Jacket seems all good except the DWR on mine doesn’t seem to work. I sprinkled a little water on it, and the water only beaded up for a few minutes. Then it started to saturate the outer fabric. Per the mfr recommendation to ’activate’ the DWR, I washed it with double rinse and dried it on low heat. Outer fabric still saturates quickly. Other jackets like Patagonia Torrentshell do not saturate for long time with the same test. Do I have a defective jacket, or is the DWR really that bad on these jackets?
JD
Even though it says the fix is trim fitting, I've found it plenty roomy. The inside feels great, i like the large hand pockets and the chest pocket. Hood is a good fit, and most important of all - it's kept me dry during a few short downpours and a moderate rain during a 4 hour hike. This is going to be my new favorite shell.
foresttechman
Great lightweight jacket, I find the waterproofing works quite well. I've spent full days out in the rain and yes my base layer will get a bit damp underneath but as long as you're wearing wool/fleece under this jacket you'll be fine. I work outdoors in the PNW forests 4 seasons of the year and wear this jacket most days. It works great. The zipper is a bit lousy though I busted an end stop off mine and had to repair it.
MudDuck75
I love this jacket and use it 4-seasons, but I bought it in 2023 and today is the second time the zipper has broken. Upgrade the zipper for 5 stars comfort, packability, waterproofing.
Mateo
This a great light rain jacket. It works well in the light/moderate rain for about 1.5.
sgwest
Here's the problem, you can't have it all. Nope. For starters I LOVE this jacket. I'm on my second one after nearly a decade. I know exactly what it is and exactly what its not. It's ALWAYS in my pack or my luggage. It's light and compressible. The fabric has a brushed finished so it's quiet. It's of course a fantastic windbreaker. It's got solid pit zips. It's stretchy. But it's not gonna keep you dry on a 3 hour hike in a PNW downpour. It's not marine grade foul weather gear. It's not even a 3-layer hardshell. It will keep you dry running the garbage can to the curb or taking fido out for a quick one. It works in a light rain/drizzle. It's perfect for that 45min Summer shower in the Sierra or Rockies while you wait most fit out under a leaky tree. Its NOT 'lets go walk the dog in a Bainbridge island downpour or a jacket your gonna put on to go work down on dock on the 10th straight day of rain Greenville Maine. You can't have it all. So for the naive that like to post "my waterproof breathable (WPB) rain jacket leaks"... it probably doesn’t. All WPB rely on the DWR to shed water. Once that DWR fails the exterior of the jacket "wets out"... meaning the outside stars to absorb and hold water. The second that happens you are now hiking in something with the breathability of a trash bag... Not just this jacket, ALL WPB jackets. And once that happens every bit of sweat goes no where and it gets wet inside your shell. This nice soft quite stretchy exterior shell, it's DWR is gonna fail in a downpour. It just does. It’s the price you pay for it weighing nothing, being stretchy and quiet and compressing into a water bottle's volume. All that said I love this jacket. It does what it does better than any other I've found. The vast majority of rain gear made and sold is for people who going out in the rain for a very short period of time. Think about it. How often do most people spend more than 5 min. in a torrential down pour? … very few. Very few go hike, climb, boat etc for hours in the rain. The people who can’t come in? who can’t get out of the rain, 99% don’t use WPB garments. Manage your expectations folks. Maybe if a billionaire puts his team engineers on developing a next gen DWR that doesn't fail we will see a WPB rain jacket that truly does it all. Until then watch Elon's rocket fuselage land vertically, be amazed, then accept that you ain't Elon and manage your expectations. Cheers.
Matt
Excellent jacket, lightweight and doesn’t feel sticky. Good fit, not too baggy
Frank
I expected better from this jacket. Used it backpacking on Vancouver Island this week and it soaked through in a half hour of meaningful rain. By the time I had the tent set up all of my clothing underneath was dripping wet. Despite being listed as waterproof the material absorbs water rather than repelling it. Either this particular jacket is defective or mountain hardwear doesn’t take their reputation seriously anymore.
Sokha
Premium rain shell that is prefect for hiking/vacation.
747
Excellent shell. Very stretchy, lightweight, the right fit for layering. Great windbreaker for the Greek islands during the summer, haven’t managed to get it wet just yet.
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