L.L.Bean Women's Weather Challenger 3-in-1 Jacket
This is a versatile jacket that will keep you dry and warm and has the flexibility for those who need extra room for kayaking or fishing.
Pros
- Waterproof
- 3-in-1 options
- Enough pocket options
- Very packable for travel
Cons
- Worn alone the rain jacket can get sticky to the skin.
- When zipped up the jacket edge can hit you in the face and chin.
- No back adjustments, only at the bottom of the jacket
I purchased this jacket to replace an older neoprene jacket. I wanted something that was fairly waterproof and had enough shoulder room for kayaking and fly fishing. I loved the options it had for my busy travel schedule and that it was packable.
I hadn't really tested the waterproof options of this jacket until I was in Scotland this last week where I had two days of near downpour rain while hiking and fly fishing. This jacket kept me warm and dry through those days.
I have worn a scarf in order to to control the irritable way it fits when it is zipped up, always hitting me in the face and chin. Not a showstopper, but also not the way this jacket should fit at this price mark, in my opinion.
This was a good all around replacement to my older jacket.
Downpour in Scotland and I was nice and warm and dry. Notice the scarf to keep the zipped part from hitting my face.
Zippered inner jacket with inside cellphone pocket.
Fits very well over fly fishing waders. Zippered vents under the arms allow airflow through the jacket if needed. This jacket provides plenty of room and flexibility for casting and pulling in the big fish!
Background
I have owned this jacket since May 2019 and have used it constantly as a normal day jacket and activity jacket. Kayaking in it, hiking in the inner shell and the entire 3-in-1 combo, and fly fishing with a wool base layer and 3-in-1 combo. It has held up well so far to the unpacking, packing, rolling, zipping, unzipping, wet and dry and heat conditions.
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $220
All Weather Challenger 3-in-1 Jacket versions
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