Reviews by User: Matthew Meyer (8)

Great jacket, the Paprika(Red) minimizes the trashbag look. It is unbelievably lightweight, packs down to nothing and I still have a hard time believing it keeps you as warm as it does. However: I am a size Large in TNF, and had to exchange for a XL in this jacket because it was too small around the chest/back/armpits if you did anything but stand up straight.

I bought this jacket after a day-long hike in the rain with my Marmot Precip jacket. I was comfortable enough, but wanted to improve my lightweight clothing system. For about the same weight you get a huge increase in weather protection. The jacket has a generous cut (a little too generous for my 6'3" 195lb frame perhaps) for layering below and is long enough in the torso and sleeves, places that normally are issues for me. I would definitely buy this again.

Purchased this for trail runs and races after realizing that I didn't need to have 100oz of water contained in a very heavy and hot camelbak. Go to any Ultra and you will see mostly Nathan packs for a good reason. Rides higher and doesn't bounce at all when snugged up. Doesn't restrict movement or breathing and has plenty of easy accessible storage on the front for gels and salt capsules. The shoulder straps are a very thin material with a comfortable/soft brushed texture towards your skin. They seem fragile to me, but I haven't experienced any problems with them after a lot of miles.

Like the previous reviewer said, these glasses are much smaller than they look in the picture. Would probably work well for someone with a smaller face or a girl.

Got this shirt in Adobe on sale. For the sale price it is a great shirt. Fits true to size and dries very quickly. The reason this shirt gets 3 stars is because the strips of different colored fabric on the back have large/thick seams. The seams are very noticeable on my back/armpit area. Not the best thing to have with a pack either.

Nice shirt, but just not my style in red. Looks too much like a cycling jersey in my opinion. Never the less, it fits well and performs well. Slim but not tight fit.

These are some pretty nice trail shorts. Very comfortable, quick drying, but a little noisy at times. The zippered pocket is also nice. The fit is much better than most running shorts since they don't balloon out just below the elastic waistband.

Very nice jacket. Size Large in Anchorage Green fits me great (6'3" 185 with a long torso). Very athletic cut which is nice. The little snaps on the cuff are kind of annoying, but not a huge issue and could be easily cut off if necessary. I assume that they are for when you zip it into a shell.