User Review: Mountain Hardwear Monkey Man Jacket

Mountain Hardwear Monkey Man Jacket
Above: The current Monkey Man Jacket, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed June 5, 2007 by 00264167

Rating:
Price Paid: £75

Lightweight, high flexability and the feel of the fluffy fleece make it nice to wear. It is warm but not really hot. There are a few downsides, the biggest is the sizing. I fit a North Face and Arc'teryx large exactly being 6 foot 43 inch chest, but the large in this is too small and tight round the chest, but the xl is ok, but the arms are an inch too long and I've got longer than average arms. It's not windproof in the slightest and too thick to comfortably wear under most jackets so its functionally limited.

The zip is a corse ykk zip and when zipped up near the chin it rubs, which I find frequently irritating. However this isn't a problem when fully zipped up. I haven't washed it yet but I can only imagine it won't be good for the fluffy brushed finish.

Despite all this its still the first one I pick up, although I mainly use it indoors. It's quite eye catching and people are complimentary. It's overpriced at 100 pounds but if you can get a deal it's worth it.

Where to Buy

Buy Online We found the Monkey Man Jacket at 8 online stores:

Store

Product Description

Price

Moosejaw

Men's Monkey Man Jacket (Fall 2008)

$140.00

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Backcountry.com

Monkey Man Fleece Jacket - Men's

$90.97

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Altrec Outdoors

Men's Monkey Man Jacket

$139.95

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CampSaver.com

Mountain Hardwear Monkey Man Jacket

$105.00

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