User Review: Mountain Hardwear Phantom Jacket

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

Reviewed December 1, 2005 by jhemp_00

Rating:
Price Paid: $190

If I had to do it over again I would not have purchased this jacket. Not because it's poor quality. It is well made and VERY light (I wouldn't dare put the jacket through rough hiking). That's what I wanted. A jacket to take backpacking in the colder months for warming up at camp, and that's it. I didn't need a jacket with reinforced this and that.

All is good except for the hem length! I'm six foot and I got a large. The hem is too short! The jacket barely goes past my waist. So whenever I bend over or sit down the jacket raises above my pant line. This, as you might guess, lets in cold drafts! This would be okay if I was wearing bibs, but I don't wear bibs backpacking, even in winter. If they had made the hem one inch or so longer it would be PERFECT!!!

Where to Buy

Buy Online We found the Phantom Jacket at 7 online stores:

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Product Description

Price

Moosejaw 2 purchase options:	Men's Phantom Jacket (Spring 2008)	$230.00	Buy Now
Moosejaw 2 purchase options:	Women's Phantom Jacket (Spring 2008)	$230.00	Buy Now

Backcountry.com

Phantom Jacket - Men's

$229.95

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Altrec Outdoors 2 purchase options:	Men's Phantom Down Jacket	$229.95	Buy Now
Altrec Outdoors 2 purchase options:	Women's Phantom Jacket	$229.95	Buy Now

Backcountry Outlet

Phantom Jacket - Women's

$149.47

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Oregon Mountain Community 3 purchase options:	Phantom Jacket - Women's Closeout	$148.95	Buy Now
	Phantom Jacket - Women's Fall 2007	$174.95	Buy Now
	Phantom Jacket - Men's Fall 2007	$188.95	Buy Now