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Aug 25, 2012 at 12:01 pm #1905981

Duane Klinge
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@ksc

I got the jacket Friday. Med. Burnt/Red Rock.
I found the hood elastic cords that exit out of lower part of hood had some defects where they terminate with plastic tabs. The left one was not attached around elastic part of cord and the right one had a slight gap at rounded part of tab that created a sharp edge. I did a shower test for about 5 mins and was a little disappointed that most of the jacket wetted out. The DWR at least on this jacket was poor. Internally totally dry. The arm pits have 2 zippers that I guess allows for fine tuning venting.
I am 5'11" about 168lbs and Medium fit fairly well with light layer. Maybe slightly tight with heavier layers. This one is being sent back. Not sure I'll get a replacement.

Jun 3, 2013 at 8:33 pm #1993035

oliver hulland
Spectator

@oli_h

Looks like Stoic is clearing out stock as this is back at Backcountry. I still really like the one I ordered last year. It's held up better than my Patagonia shell that started delaminating (but which they happily replaced).

http://www.backcountry.com/stoic-vaporshell-jacket-mens

Jun 4, 2013 at 2:24 pm #1993307

Brian Lindahl
BPL Member

@lindahlb
Locale: Colorado Rockies

The armpits/chest are pretty tight on this one. I'm usually a medium, but I bought a large, and it was still too tight of a fit. I found this to also be true of my Stoic Wraith (but not a big deal as a windshirt – no layering needed underneath). I think their shell jacket pattern is a bit off. Their down jacket did NOT have this problem.

Jun 5, 2013 at 10:28 am #1993577

Joe Geib
BPL Member

@joegeib
Locale: Delaware & Lehigh Valleys

Worked well for what I paid for it. Compared to my GoLite, it is heavier, and YES, the cut is a little tight in the shoulders/pits.

Jun 6, 2013 at 10:41 am #1993957

Brett Peugh
BPL Member

@bpeugh
Locale: Midwest

Still too small for me, didn't change the sizing Backcountry said.

Feb 26, 2014 at 11:34 am #2077368

Adam Kramer
BPL Member

@rbeard
Locale: ATL, Southern Appalachia

great deal on the anaroak at 38 bucks with today's 20% off one item coupon…ADD20 (from homepage)

Feb 26, 2014 at 3:19 pm #2077457

David Thomas
BPL Member

@bluelou
Locale: Not close enough to the Rockies

Thanks for the heads up. Just grabbed one.

Feb 26, 2014 at 4:20 pm #2077477

Jeremy
BPL Member

@jeremynova
Locale: NoVa

What's the coupon? Didn't see it in me email?

Feb 26, 2014 at 4:54 pm #2077488

Dan Quixote
BPL Member

@dan_quixote
Locale: below the mountains (AK)

it's on the homepage of the outlet: "add20". I couldn't find anything about how long it's good for.

Feb 27, 2014 at 6:46 am #2077651

Mike Muralt
BPL Member

@mmuralt

I bought 2 of these 2 years ago and found that they wetted out almost immediately. That is going to cut down on the breath-ability. I don't know if I got defective jackets, but I returned them. Do these new ones have a decent water resistant coating that keeps the water beading up for a long time?

Mar 5, 2014 at 2:19 pm #2079826

Jim Sweeney
BPL Member

@swimjay
Locale: Northern California

Just got a medium anorak, and it does fit very snugly in the body, as reported. Hood fits tight to the head, and turns well as the head turns. Don't think a helmet would fit under it, on me, anyway. This is the fit I prefer, as I never wear a helmet backpacking.

I wear a 15 3/4-34 shirt, and the anorak sleeves are perfect on me. As mentioned elsewhere above, the Velcro closure at the cuffs seems amazingly worthless. Side zip is great for on-off. Ran a sleeve under the sink faucet for a minute, no immediate obvious wet-out, but of course longer exposure might be different.
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