User Review: Columbia Ice Dragon Parka

Columbia Ice Dragon Parka
Above: The current Ice Dragon Parka, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed November 22, 2004 by Brad From Indy

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Fabric: Omni Tech Nylon
Fill: Fleece Liner
Price Paid: $170

Okay, for what it's worth, I first bought my wife an Ice Dragon Parka, Men's Medium, paid about 280 at an end of the season sale. I liked it so much I bought the shell, at Campmor for about $170, then got the insert later at a sport specialty shop for about $80 more.

It is by far the best Columbia jacket or outdoor ski jacket I have ever worn. I have compared countless jackets, and the exterior on this thing is like a turtle shell. It is solid, not like the stuff on lot of shelves that feel like women's nylon stockings ready to tear at the slightest sneeze. This Ice Dragon wears like a champion. It has seen our washer at least 3X in two years and still looks as new as when I first got it.

If you decide to buy it, make sure the inserts fit the shell, if you buy them separately. Columbia changes the inserts every so often, as I was told, so make sure the color of the tag, eg, red, matches the insert tag (red).

Hope this helps. I have not seen this jacket around anymore, so I hope Columbia continues to produce it. They got a winner.

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