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Mountain Hardwear Synchro Hooded Jacket - Men's
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Mountain Hardwear Synchro Hooded Jacket - Men's
Its name captures the brand’s essence with clever simplicity—Mountain Hardwear. From Exum Ridge to Everest, hardcore mountaineers have relied on Mountain Hardwear to get them through the toughest conditions. Check out Gore-Tex shells, weatherproof soft shells, technical fleece jackets, pants, and more.
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Description of Mountain Hardwear Synchro Hooded Jacket - Men's:
The Mountain Hardwear Men's Synchro Hooded Jacket offers pure softshell comfort, unmatched alpine style and superior technical functionality. When the Synchro Jacket debuted, it was as the first truly waterproof softshell. It returns with the same great stretchy quality to get you through long days of backcountry touring or the toughest ice climbing moves. Pitzips let you drop heat, and fully taped seams add protection from the snow you love. The hood fends off the advance of precipitation, and you get the comfort of a microfleece lining throughout the jacket.

Bottom Line: The Mountain Hardwear Synchro Hooded Jacket is a do-it-all softshell.

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Softshell   12-08-06
pow pow Gnar gnar (27): rank
This is my first softshell. It breathes really well even though it is windproof and waterproof. I have toured in it several times and haven't had a problem with overheating. Pockets, pockets and more pockets.

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Good, with room for improvement.   01-26-07
Jake Burkey (4): rank
The synchro jacket has a nice trim fit, with the arms cut to prevent lift when reaching above the head, making it a great jacket for climbing. The conduit laminate breathes well, and the fabric is light and flexible. There are some areas that need improvement, however. The fleece cuffs don't seal out cold air, and even worse, act as sponges in wet weather, wicking rain into the arms of the jacket. The zippers are very hard to pull, requiring two hands to operate. Also, one of the drawcord keepers on the waist of my jacket will not hold the drawcord tight, allowing it to slip out so that the waist is always loose. I intend to replace that part myself, but it shouldn't be happening on a jacket this costly. It's worth considering the Mammut softshells as an alternative to this one.

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Great Jacket with an "almost" fatal flaw...   04-17-08
Rocky Mountain Goat (4): rank
I am about 5'9" and wear anywhere between 42-44 inch chest jackets...thus I typically order large. I ordered this jacket in the Classic Navey in large. Construction: Very good construction. One of the interesting things about this jacket is that the tape for the seams are sealed on the outside (its the grey dotted strips you see in the picture). The pockets are great, you get two on each chest, two deep side pockets, a large internal zip pocket and a large mesh pocket for goggles. The hood is roomy and I was actually able to fit it over a large sized ski helmet. Nice soft, micro fleece lining. The jacket feels roomy to me without feeling baggy...its not a slim, tapered athletic fit like some Arc'Teryx stuff but I think it has a nice, true fit. There is no powder skirt, which is a disappointing, but the hem of the jacket does have very nice drawstring enclosure that works very well and stays cinched. Now for the almost fatal flaw of this jacket. I cannot comprehend why the hell Mountain Hardwear (MH) would not put Velcro wrist closures on this jacket. In my humble opinion, this is a fairly technical jacket and it is freaking mistake not to have Velcro straps to tighten up the wrist opening. The wrist opening is not very tapered and it has a next useless internal collar of fleece material which I frankly find gets bunched up and just gets in the way. Performance: The conduit softshell construction works awesome. I used this jacket on several spring skiing trips and around the base of the mountain hanging out and it performed superbly. Water beads and just rips right of the jacket. I was lying around on the snow goofing off with the kids and although the outer material did get wet in some places, water never got through. I was skiing up in Loveland (which is in the Rockies right on the top of the Continental Divide) and the wind got fierce. I felt the wind go right through me and I started to get concerned that this jacket was crap...until I noticed that I had left the pit zips fully open. Once I closed those off...the wind was no problem. I am going to guess that the winds ranged between 25-45mph throughout the day and this jacket provided me with very good protection. I have the Arc'Teryx Seeker Comp jacket and this jacket is better than the Seeker Comp at blocking the wind. The micro fleece jacket does a surprising job at providing warmth. I was wearing a light base layer and a light fleece pullover and I found that in 30 degree whether, I was quite warm...once the temp hit around 40 in the late afternoon, I got fairly hot so I just skied in a base layer and the jacket with pit zips open and I felt great. This jacket seems to breath fairly well...but not a swell as the Seeker Comp. However, the pit zips provides added temperature range and overall, the jacket has fantastic temperature range and breathability. I love the hood. The hood definitely provides added weather protection from wind and moisture...further increasing its range of use. Conclusion: I really like this jacket but the lack of Velcro wrist closures almost killed the deal for me. The end of the sleeves feels like it's flapping around. However, this jacket just had too much going for it for me to return it ultimately. This jacket I think rivals and may out perform my Arc'Teryx Seeker Comp because it is fully waterproof, better at blocking the wind, has greater comfort range due to the microfleece and pit zips.

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Material: Synchro nylon with Conduit softshell laminate
Lining: Polyester Microfleece
Core Venting: Pitzips
Pockets: 1 Interior zip, 1 arm, 2 hand, 1 chest
Hood: Yes
Removable Hood: No
Zip-in Compatibility: No
Recommended Use: Alpine climbing, snowsports
Weight: 1lb 4oz
Warranty: Lifetime

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