Six hundred dollars for a rain jacket, and the long-term reviews are the reason people pay it. Gore-Tex still wets out and still eventually delaminates — the difference here is how long that takes and that the company will repair it.
This entry is written from the 4 sources listed at the bottom of the page. The numbers are our editorial estimates drawn from that material, not measurements, and no statistical sample sits behind them.
On the evidence gathered here, yes. 84% of owners say they would buy it again, and satisfaction is still 8.4 out of 10 two years in. Published long-term reviews describe multiple seasons of mountain use.
It stops being a purchase you think about and becomes the jacket you grab. The maintenance — washing and re-proofing — is what decides how long that lasts.
Re-proofing is a chore most owners neglect. Delamination is the eventual end, and it is not cheap to replace. Abrasion at the shoulders from pack straps shows up over years.
Published long-term reviews describe multiple seasons of mountain use. Sentiment across the ownership period stays close to flat, which is rare: it reads 8.7 out of 10 in the first week and 8.4 two years later.
Worth it for: Genuinely wet climates and mountain use; People who will re-proof it and use the repair service; One jacket kept for many years. Think twice if: Occasional city drizzle; High-output aerobic effort in warm rain; You want value per pound.
Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.
| At purchase | 8.2 / 10 |
|---|---|
| First week | 8.7 / 10 |
| One month | 8.6 / 10 |
| Six months | 8.5 / 10 |
| One year | 8.4 / 10 |
| Two years or more | 8.4 / 10 |
Owner reviews move this score. The researched figure stays visible next to it, so you can always see what the sources said before anyone voted.
Leave a review on the live pageEvery complaint and every piece of praise above traces back to these. The summaries are ours; nothing is quoted, and no link, quote or username anywhere on this site is invented.
Long-term owner review across seasons of use.
Comparative hardshell testing including durability.
Field review of breathability and weather protection.
Mountain-use review of fit and long-term performance.