User Review: Patagonia Primo Jacket

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

Reviewed April 24, 2005 by Carlo

Rating:
Fabric: 2 layers gtx xcr
Fill: no fill. shell
Price Paid: 300 euros

This is the second review I make about this gear, as I promised, because I managed to use it snowboarding on Dolomiti Mountains the last three months.

I can't rate it 3 stars because the Primo is a really good ski-jacket (it has powder-skirt). Comfortable, strong with reinforces on shoulders and bottom, great hood, warm neck, and typicall Patagonia finishes.

BUT, I can't rate it 5 stars, and so I can't be so enthusiast as other reviewers, because of the lack o pockets, and because Primo has got only two taped zips, while the zip of the breastpocket is not (why?), and pitzips are quite impossible to open/close with one hand wearing gloves (expecially wearing snowboard gloves).

I wouldn't pay 300 euros for this jacket again. A TNF hyvent cheaper jacket (es. caber hybrid) wouldn't be useless for my needs. Surely is an all-around alpine jacket. But the price is too high.

Confirmed 4 stars. And I keep it hoping it will last years.