User Review: Patagonia Core Skin Jacket

Patagonia Core Skin Jacket
Above: The current Core Skin Jacket, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed December 16, 2007 by fluffy

Rating:
Fabric: Polartec Power Shield High Loft
Fill: none
Price Paid: $250

A great piece on paper. Polartec Power Shield High Loft material is a great product: wind, water and abrasion resistant with a fur like interior, and breathable. The problem is that the front torso of the jacket is only 23" long in a Men's Large. The back is 30" long.

I don't know who they make it for, but it is not for Tall folks. (They could put some of that back torso material in the front and solve the problem.) At 6'2", the front of the jacket does not even meet the top of my pants. That's not a good thing for outdoor adventures. When are the companies that make all the fine stuff going to realize that there is a market for Tall people?