Description of Patagonia Rubicon Rider Jacket - Men's:
A combination of hardshell and softshell polyester material makes the Patagonia Men's Rubicon Rider Jacket incredibly breathable without sacrificing warmth or function. Thanks to a Deluge DWR coating, this Patagonia jacket fights off blowing snow and keeps you from getting soaked if you take a nasty digger on the slopes. Whether you ride lifts or prefer the backcountry, the Rubicon Rider Jacket makes your day more comfortable with a powder skirt, removable hood, and warm recycled polyester insulation. Plenty of pockets hold everything from cold hands to climbing skins to your MP3 player.
Bottom Line: Get more breathability without compromising warmth when you grab the Patagonia Rubicon Rider Jacket.
Before you read this, I need to confess that I have a strange and unnatural relationship with gear. For example, when I first saw this jacket in my favorite Crested Butte shop, the Alpineer I knew it was for me. I immediately wanted to put it on and not take it off until it was sleazy with grime and patched with duct tape. So I bought one and wore it for most of last year. I love it! I'm never cold, occasionally hot, it's tougher than I thought it was. No rips, no tears. Just many happy memories of snow, winter cycling trips to the store for beer and groceries. During the summer I found myself longing for cold days so I could bring out my old friend. I warned you it was going to get weird.
Great jacket to throw on without the hassle of finding the right layering system. Put a few base layers underneath this jacket and you will be toasty. As the other review states, the lack of pit zips is frustrating. Otherwise it has great features such as removable hood, high warm collar, handwarmer pockets, large stretchy cuffs to fit over large gloves, ipod pocket, large inner mesh pocket for holding skins etc. I am completely satisfied with my decision to buy this jacket. One of the best skiing jackets around for simplicity and warmth.
I serched high and low for a coat to ware this season. This is the one for me. It has all the warmth of a big puffy down jacket without the big puffyness. Making it a great fit for riding. No need to layer up. Just a t-shirt and the coat provides the rest of the heat! Plus it's "PATA-GUCI" so you know it's quality!
