Mountain Hardwear Exposure Parka

Exposure Parka
Reviewed by Guide, Dec 24, 2004

"I am an avid MHW fan, but I have to say these jackets leave a little room for desire. I work ski patrol in the Cascades and do waterice climbing and alpine style ascents, just to give you an idea of my range of use. I found that the shoulder yokes tend to absorb water more than the rest of the jacket."

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Exposure Parka
Reviewed by Deechee, Feb 09, 2000

"I got this jacket on sale during the fall and have been wearing it since. Easily made comfortable from 0 to -20C. And the waterproofness has yet to fail. Two things that bother me:

I seem to get the fleece lined chin flap caught on the main zipper of the jacket a little too easily, (really annoying when it's getting cold and you're wearing big gloves - I fix it by ironing the flap once in a while) and, I find the water bottle pocket too big."

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Men's Exposure Parka
Reviewed by Brian, Jan 18, 2000

"If you are currently considering this jacket, buy it! I cannot even express to you how nice it feels to be on an expedition where you have the only dry jacket out of the entire group. When I got home I actually wrote a letter to Hardwear congratulating them for a job VERY well done."

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Men's Exposure Parka
Reviewed by Jim, Jan 18, 2000

"I got this jacket from my wife for Christmas, I gave her some very strong hints. I recently used the jacket snowshoeing and cross-country skiing in Glacier National Park. It was fantastic. Mountain Hardwear is a quality company. I give this jacket 5 stars. I also just bought my wife a Mountain Hardwear Windstopper Vest."

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Exposure Parka
Reviewed by N.s. Kwon, Apr 07, 1999

"Used this jacket this past winter season for everything. The parka offers all the features, and I'm very happy with it. It's a little on the heavy side but much more durable. The polyester shell is quiet and more pliable than nylon. The inner mesh lining works great from blistering cold to those warmer days of snowboarding."

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Exposure Parka
Reviewed by an anonymous hiker, Oct 31, 1998

"This is the jacket to buy, everything is there: pit zips, easy-accessible pockets (even with harness on), waterbottles. If you want a jacket with a great cap this is the one, it might look crazy to other people, but it works well. Only disadventages of the jacket are the end of the sleeves, the seem to wear out pretty fast (little rips, after 1 and a half year."

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Exposure Parka
Reviewed by an anonymous hiker, Feb 01, 1998

"The best jacket out there period. Great for backpacking, skiing, snowboarding and anything you do outdoors. I have done it all in this jacket. I was in a 90 mph hurricane and it kept me dry."

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Men's Exposure Parka
Reviewed by Joey Wright, Jan 30, 1998

"I have been wearing my exposure parka for the last three months up here in Fairbanks, and I love it. I am never restricted in any way, and I have full mobility of my arms. I have used this jacket as a shell and as a cold temperature deterrant. Often, the temperature can drop to negative 40 and with a wind chill, the temp is unbearable, but with this coat, my worries are cut in half, and with capilene beneath the coat, both expedition weight and mid weight, I am fine in cold weather."

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Men's Exposure Parka
Reviewed by Robert, Dec 02, 1997

"This jacket is loaded with details that make life easier like key rings in both outside handwarmer pockets, one-handed drawcords for the hood, a "Napoleon" pocket, and a scuff-free chin lining. Oddly enough, many of these details found their way to The North Face's Mountain Light Parka the next year."

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Men's Exposure Parka
Reviewed by Paul Chiu, Nov 20, 1997

"I have to say I am a big Mountain Hardwear fan. Having owned the Vertigo Parka for two years, I upgraded to the Exposure Parka because it's a tougher jacket, which I believe would better stand the abuse of snowboarding.

The Exposure has a shorter cut than the Vertigo for some reason, probably to cut the bulk down and to increase mobility when climbing."

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Exposure Parka
Reviewed by santee@..., Apr 16, 1997

"This is by far the best parka I have owned. Previous to this one I had a Marmot parka which lasted for about 8 years. By the end it wouldn't keep the water out or itself dry. I have had the Mountain Hardwear parka in wet snow for three days on an ascent of the north side of Mt."

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