User Review: Mountain Hardwear Synchro Jacket

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

Rating: rated 2 of 5 stars
Fabric: CONDUIT SOFTSHELL

Have had the Synchro Jacket for one week...and also the Synchro Trousers. Have worked well...until today.

Today, here in Gothenburg/Sweden, it started to rain. I was biking home from an indoor climbing session. Have 10 km to my home and it normally takes 25 minutes. Today it was raining all the way. A typical, normal Swedish rain.

As the labels etc on the jacket and trousers tell you that it will keep you dry and that it´s waterproof....you belive in it!!

Got really dissapointed. Didn't keep me dry at all!!!
When I came home after this short time I was wet inside. And it started to get wet in 10 minutes in the rain!

The seams on the trousers that are not made with water-resistant seams is leaking fast in the rain (the seems on the inner side of the trousers' legs). The lower pockets on the jacket leaks...got water on the inside!!! But the zips are supposed to be water-resistant!?

My arms got wet and my legs and my back...

This MH "set" didn´t keep me dry in a normal Swedish rain. And that's not good. Really dissapointed. Especially when I work in a shop that soon will start to sell Mountain Hardwear clothing.

This set and any other set with the CONDUIT Softshell material I wouldn't recommend to anyone that lives in a place were it rains!

If it don't manage to keep me dry in this short time in a normal rain I would never take this "set" of clothes on a trip etc were I can expect a rain shower.

This set is for dry weather and some moisture, light drizzle...Then it works well. But then they shouldn´t write that it will keep you dry...and that it is waterproof...it's NOT!

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Buy Online We found the Synchro Jacket at 10 online stores:

StoreProduct DescriptionPrice

Campmor
Synchro Jacket (For Women)$129.99Buy Now

Moosejaw
4 purchase options:
Men's Synchro Jacket (Fall 2008)$190.00Buy Now
Women's Synchro Jacket (Fall 2008)$190.00Buy Now
Men's Synchro Ski Jacket (Fall 2008)$275.00Buy Now
Women's Synchro Ski Jacket (Fall 2008)$275.00Buy Now

Backcountry.com
2 purchase options:
Synchro Jacket - Women's$73.98Buy Now
Synchro Softshell Jacket - Men's$151.96Buy Now

Altrec Outdoors
4 purchase options:
Women's Synchro Jacket$93.97Buy Now
Men's Synchro Jacket$189.95Buy Now
Men's Synchro Ski Jacket$274.95Buy Now
Women's Synchro Ski Jacket$274.95Buy Now

RockCreek
Synchro Jacket (Men's)$189.95Buy Now

REI
2 purchase options:
Synchro Jacket - Men's$190.00Buy Now
Synchro Jacket - Women's$190.00Buy Now

Oregon Mountain Community
2 purchase options:
Synchro Jacket - Women's$138.95Buy Now
Synchro Jacket - Men's$154.95Buy Now

Massey's
Mens Mountain Hardwear Synchro Jacket$190.00Buy Now

EMS
Synchro Jacket, Women's$190.00Buy Now

US Outdoor Store
2 purchase options:
Synchro Jacket$190.00Buy Now
Synchro Jacket - Women's$190.00Buy Now

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