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I don’t go anywhere without this pullover. For everything from groomed cross-country ski tours to weeklong climbing trips to long-distance backpacks. This is probably the most useful item of clothing I carry.
worth the money. very, very light. i dont ever use the pocket. that could go.
Most versatile article of clothing I’ve ever owned. So light weight and breathable but provides excellent wind protection.
It’s so breathable a full zipper is uncessary.
I have to agree with everyone about the Patagonia DragonFly. I bought 2 on a close-out sale for $29.95 each. You can’t hardly beat that for a really great piece of gear.
A fantastic deal at the close out prices that are going around— and if value were the sole criteria, it would deserve a “5”. A full zip and use of more breathable (and better DWR) Pertex Quantum is what prevents a rating of perfection. Great cut and hood.
I have had my dragonfly for several years now. It has gone on countless trips as well as used around town. I actually prefer it to the more recent hodini windshirt. I have found the cut and length to be ideal for me, tight enough that there isn’t a lot of fabric to snag on things, but enough room to move without binding. While durable, the dragonfly isn’t bullet proof. Earlier this fall I tore a small hole in the back of the jacket (without realizing it). Maybe when I was leaning against a tree playing hide-and-seek with my family.
What would move me from 4 to a 5? A better material. Quantuum is more breathable. My wife’s poly based Marmot Chinook windshirt seems as light and breathable much more water resistant.
I like to use mine for the usual use – windshirt or emergency rain shell – but also find it useful worn UNDER my sleeping outfit as a mild vapor barrier.
It’s not impermeable to vapor travel, but it DOES build up a more comfortable humidity next to the skin. It certainly reduces the moisture build up in upper torso insulating layer and sleeping bag(the “wear all your clothes to bed in a light sleeping bag system”) and reduces heat loss via “moist air” conductivity/convection.
Finally, in many cases I find the hood used at night to be just the right amount of head warmth required, without smashing down my ears like the typical “watch cap.”
I’ve worn this shirt for the past 5 months in the Pacific North West, under a poncho at times, and while it may stand up to the occasional drizzle, the arms ultimately “wet-out” in as little as 15 minutes, and I start feeling the water soak into my silk weight shirt. However, it does dry fast, so I suppose that it would be acceptable to wear for fiar weather rain/intermittent rain. Am still looking for the ultimate after market DWR treatment to revitalize it’s water repellency.
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