Patagonia Men S Pluma Jacket Review

The women s pluma has a lighter 12 9 ounce listed weight due to its.

Patagonia men s pluma jacket review.

Though each patagonia product is designed and shaped specifically for its intended use we can generalize our fit descriptions in four ways. For this review we put the men s version of the pluma through the wringer. Fair trade certified sewn. An unfailing companion on any mountain adventure the patagonia men s pluma jacket is a fully featured packable waterproof and windproof hard shell jacket.

Overall it is better at protecting one from nasty weather than it is at keeping one cool from the inside while sweating heavily so we. Slim fitting technical garments may be worn over baselayers and light midlayers. On the long grinding ascent of nearly 3 000. Conforms to the body s contours.

An unfailing companion on any mountain adventure the pluma jacket uses lightweight durable waterproof breathable and windproof 3 layer gore tex pro fabric with gore microgrid backer technology in a simple yet fully featured packable hard shell. In almost all regards we found this jacket to be better than some and not quite as awesome as our top award winners. All season shell jacket patagonia pluma jacket 549 14 oz. But patagonia also makes a women s specific model which shares the same gore tex pro build and lightweight microgrid backer feature set and 549 msrp.

For two straight days trekking the tour du mont blanc in july rain fell much of the time and strong gusts of wind seemed to hit us from all directions while the temperature remained stuck in the 40s and 50s fahrenheit. Women s version of the patagonia pluma. While it lives up to its billing as a versatile hardshell able to handle the worst weather we found it to be lower performing than the similar patagonia refugitive jacket and in our comparative testing it.