Customer Reviews

Unisex Long Trail 3-ply Rain and Wind Jacket

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4 star:		(1)
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Although the intended recipient of this gift jacket has not yet received it, I was impressed by its quality and appearance. We'll have to wait to see how it performs re rain, but it would seem to be quite waterproof, being "Otterwear" fabric (or maybe that's the manufacturer of the jacket). This is noted on the tag but not in the online item description. The jacket is lightweight and very compressible, what I was looking for because of my son's intended travels. When I ordered, the only colors available in his size were brick (dark red) and orange, not the more conservative navy I otherwise would have ordered. But I took a chance and ordered the brick color, which is not an obnoxious red, in which I thought he might be uncomfortable. In fact, it has sort of criss-cross grey lines in the fabric, which make the jacket even more attractive in my opinion and sort of mute the red a bit too. The inside of the jacket (where the waterproofing layer is) fortunately is done so the fabric is not likely to stick to the skin and feel clammy, as is the case with some jackets of this type.

If there are any downsides, they might be that it would be nice to have outside hand-warmer type pockets, and some might consider the fabric a bit "noisy," though this may lessen with use--I don't know. But in any case, these are not significant negatives as far as I am concerned.

This jacket is certainly a good value. It's hardly Gore-Tex, but it's definitely not Gore-Tex-priced either. In fact, if I'd found this jacket and seller earlier, I'd have bought three of these jackets from him instead of just one. But shortly before finding this jacket, I'd already bought two others on eBay for gifts.

This seller was very responsive to my questions during a phone call, telling me what I wanted and needed to know. Shipping was very prompt, and I received the jacket well before Christmas, though I certainly didn't order very early.

The zipper is a bit tricky. The Jacket breathes as described and so you don't get too hot inside it. It does the trick keeping the rain off. The hood offers maximum coverage of the head and face.

I've found Goretex to be overrated. This jacket and rainpants combo works as good and is costing much less..I'd give it 5 stars except the pants are a bit confining even in size large even though I am a average sized guy. The fabric is a bit 'noisy' but works fine and is light..although not as light as my GoLite combination jacket and pants (meant for backpacking..but not as water proof) . These were especially good for construction work in driving rain. I did a metal roof partly in the rain with this outfit and it still looks like new!

Goretex again doesn't work any better than the newer Chinese made breathables like this one. Get over it! They are all made in either China or some other lowwage country and this one works as well as the $200 plus models out there.

wanted a jacket to fit over me and my 1-month old daughter when she's in a sling. i am a slim woman (size 4-6) and reasonably tall (5'9"). I thought the large size would be big enough considering the size charts. however, the jacket is tiny. the sleeves barely reached below my elbows and the jacket was practically above waist-length. definitely no space for a baby inside when it was done up. I just don't understand how they size these items but i am disappointed to have to pay shipping to return it. a total waste.
can't say anything about its performance.