I've had several TAD softshells over the years, and they all had the rear outer fabric start to separate from the inner layers, creating a saggy loose stop under the hood/collar.
I love the design and fit though
I've had several TAD softshells over the years, and they all had the rear outer fabric start to separate from the inner layers, creating a saggy loose stop under the hood/collar.
I love the design and fit though
I rotate between an OR Foray and Patagonia Torrentshell; slight edge to the Patagonia piece, IME.
Patagonia’s Granite Crest jacket looks pretty good as well.
For more-rounded styling, the Fjällräven Visby is pricy but pretty handy.
I LOVE Arcteryx gear. I have at least a dozen garments from them and I'll always have it and will probably buy more. But 100% of my Goretex jackets from them have delaminated. I don't really blame Arcteryx. Its Goretex textiles. One was under warranty. But my warranty replacement delaminated too. The others delaminated right after the warranty period. I used Revivex DWR and detergent and followed all instructions on how to care for them. A $550 jacket should last more than 6 years.
So no more Goretex jackets for me. When I get another hard shell it will probably be a $150 non-Goretex jacket.
I have Grunden's on my radar.
Aaron D.
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I have the Otte Patrol Parka Hardshell. It uses eVent for the moisture barrier. It meets all of your criteria. I have enjoyed it quite a lot, and had it for about 13 years now. Got the pants also. (On sale, they're stuff used to be competitively priced. No idea now.)
I don't do cool guy shit, I was just tired of being wet.
You bring up a good point. I have had the hem cord lamination fail on three shells. Two fixed under warranty by sewing the hem and one not fixed because out of warranty. I took the out-of-warranty jacket to a local seamstress to sew. Because its at the hem, I wasn't worried about being sewn through. If you look at the warranty submission site, a sample picture of damage is the hem failure. So I guess this might be a common problem.
It was worth fixing because I am still using all of these jackets years after repair.
I just picked up the Otte Patrol Parka this week after seeing this thread and realizing my old Marmot may no longer be up to solid downpours for long periods of time. First impressions are very good, solid construction and well seamed/taped.
I had considered the dead bird, but 800 plus dollars for a rain jacket seemed steeper than I wanted to pay. What sealed it for me however was by buying the grey instead of the ranger green (my current position does not require the green) the price went from $650 to $250. Add in my .gov discount and it came in just under $200. I figured even if it is 85% of the Arc, at one quarter the cost I will take it.
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Good info! The Beyond jacket that @Default.mp3 posted is also on sale. $249 for black and $299 for coyote.
https://beyondclothing.com/products/...32446152867902