User Review: Marmot DriClime Jacket

Marmot DriClime Jacket
Above: The current DriClime Jacket, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed August 2, 2007 by JTroxell

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Price Paid: $60

If there's one piece of gear that goes with me on every trip, this is it. I've used my DriClime Jacket for hiking, skiing, mountaineering and mountain biking, as well as just casually wearing it around town. For high aerobic activities, this jacket serves as my outer layer, and with a wool baselayer I've used this jacket down the low- to mid-20s. For skiing and mountaineering, this jacket generally gets used as a middle layer.

I personally find that the shell on this jacket wets out pretty easily, so I don't try to use it in wet conditions as an outer layer. But the windproof shell with the lightweight DriClime lining makes this jacket ideal for cooler, windy environments where you don't want a bulky jacket on.

One combination that I found very effective when hiking and rock scrambling in wind and snow in Ecuador at 16,000 feet was combining this jacket with a Windstopper vest.

I also own the windshirt version of this jacket which is every bit as functional. I happen to like the cut of the jacket better since I don't generally want to tuck this garment into my pants, as the windshirt appears to be designed for.

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