TERRIFIC VALUE (but read my review in full)
Terrific jacket at a great value BUT, as with most things in life, it's all about where you set your expecations. I love the light weight, compressability, and features of this jacket. The elastic cuffs, bottom hem, and hood opening are well sized. The cut is a little boxy, certainly more so than jackets I own from high-end brands which sell for 3-5x this one! The pockets in this jacket are well done: two zippered outside which easily fit my hands, phone, etc. and then on the inside there two sufficiently wide and deep "drop in" style pockets and finally a large zippered pocket which doubles as the pouch into which the jacket compresses. The jacket feels decently made and warm enough for 50 degree temps over a t-shirt, colder if you're wearing good layers underneath. I'm 6'2" and normally wear a large in jackets like this but I found the Medium in this jacket to be a better fit (likely due to the somewhat boxy cut) than the Large was. Hard to say if I'll ever use this jacket in the backcountry as I've got my trusty favorites (e.g. Patagonia, Arc'teryx, Mountain Hardware, etc.) for hiking and camping. All in all though, this was a great purchase for how I'll use it running errands, hanging out around a fire pit (i.e. risk of embers) and in situations where I don't want to risk damaging my more expensive options. Read more
