Hello. This jacket is just okay. 678g for a men's XL. So a good tramping weight jacket, in between a light jacket which will leak, and a 1kg+ hunting jacket, which won't leak, but too heavy for tramping tripsGreat long length. Used today for first time. Water beads and runs off well.Zip is a pain as per other reviews. When I squatted down to tie boot laces, zip started to undo itself from the bottom! As it has two zippers on it, jacket can unzip from top and bottom, which is a terrible weakness in a garment designed to stay zipped up!I found i could do zippers up okay, as I'm used to this trick from sleeping bags. Presumably next seasons jacket will have just one zipper, sensibly.Otherwise, I stayed dry walking in moderate cold nor West rain on the flat, ... MoreHello. This jacket is just okay. 678g for a men's XL. So a good tramping weight jacket, in between a light jacket which will leak, and a 1kg+ hunting jacket, which won't leak, but too heavy for tramping tripsGreat long length. Used today for first time. Water beads and runs off well.Zip is a pain as per other reviews. When I squatted down to tie boot laces, zip started to undo itself from the bottom! As it has two zippers on it, jacket can unzip from top and bottom, which is a terrible weakness in a garment designed to stay zipped up!I found i could do zippers up okay, as I'm used to this trick from sleeping bags. Presumably next seasons jacket will have just one zipper, sensibly.Otherwise, I stayed dry walking in moderate cold nor West rain on the flat, with just a small amount of perspiration on my upper back and shoulders. So it appeared to breath, although I wasn't wearing a pack, or walking up hill, so just a basic water proofness test really.Pockets large and useful.Okay jacket to buy on sale!

Macpac replaced my first jacket after the waterproofing seemed to fail in a moderate rain. Second jacket now, initially water beaded nicely off. However, after about 30/45 min in a decent rain, my jumper was wet and the pockets of the jacket were soaked. Admittedly, the front, hip pockets could have been run off from my sleeves but the chest pockets wasn’t opened until returning in from the rain where I discovered water and a wet phone. Weight is fantastic, zip doesn’t bother me but disappointed with the level of alleged waterproofing.

Only had the jacket for 3-4 weeks so far, but it has been out the rain (briefly) in Anger. First impressions are it has many different adjustments available to suit lots of different body shapes and/or preferences in the way it is worn. Yes the main zip is not foolproof, but I have found it rewards me being precise and accurate in the way I approach it. Once the two parts are engaged I have never had problem with the zip. Time will tell whether in the cold with gloves it will be impossibly fiddly. Did think perhaps a larger gauge zipper might be better, but would that compromise waterproofing? The other issue (the chin flap) is there but doesn't bother me, I appreciate the function it fulfills and haven't found it too much of a nuisance.Overall it is comfortable to ... MoreOnly had the jacket for 3-4 weeks so far, but it has been out the rain (briefly) in Anger. First impressions are it has many different adjustments available to suit lots of different body shapes and/or preferences in the way it is worn. Yes the main zip is not foolproof, but I have found it rewards me being precise and accurate in the way I approach it. Once the two parts are engaged I have never had problem with the zip. Time will tell whether in the cold with gloves it will be impossibly fiddly. Did think perhaps a larger gauge zipper might be better, but would that compromise waterproofing? The other issue (the chin flap) is there but doesn't bother me, I appreciate the function it fulfills and haven't found it too much of a nuisance.Overall it is comfortable to wear, moves with my body (i.e when I turn my head) and keeps the water out, but hasn't yet caused me to sauna on the inside.