For almost 15 years I have loved my REI Syncro jacket. It's basically a full-zip Denali lookalike but it's made of stretch-woven Polartec Wind Pro (60 CFM) instead of 300 and it's got thinner side panels that make it a little cooler. It's 22 ounces. It is now embarrassing to wear because stains. I still wear it, but it's embarrassing. Can you help me find my new favorite wind-resistant jacket?
I'd rather not have an argument about wind resistance. I like "useless" mid-range CFM jackets. Low CFM is too warm, high CFM may as well be a T-shirt.
Criteria seem to be:
I use this for skiing when it's not too rainy (after that I add a shell) and knocking about San Francisco, New York, or Pittsburgh when it's chilly but above freezing.
In terms of materials, nobody seems to make jackets out of Wind Pro anymore. Windbloc (0 CFM), WindStopper (1 CFM), Power Shield Pro (2 CFM), Power Shield Pro (7 CFM), and WindWall 2 (10 CFM) don't seem breathable enough. Polartec Power Stretch might be right but it's marketed as "Value Oriented" so I can't tell if it will hold up. WindWall 1 (40 CFM) might be right but I can't find much about it and am not a huge fan of North Face.
I don't *think* I want a Denali -- it sounds like it's much warmer (but I could be wrong because the total weight is similar). The EMS Divergence seems about right but also is no longer made.
Halp?
Thank you!
I'd rather not have an argument about wind resistance. I like "useless" mid-range CFM jackets. Low CFM is too warm, high CFM may as well be a T-shirt.
Criteria seem to be:
- Full zip
- Wind resistant but not wind proof (no membrane)
- Comfy (pebbled or curly fleece) inside
- All or mostly fleece outside (Denali-style panels are okay)
- Prefer (but getting desperate so...)
- No hood
- Smooth (not pebbled or curly) fleece outside
I use this for skiing when it's not too rainy (after that I add a shell) and knocking about San Francisco, New York, or Pittsburgh when it's chilly but above freezing.
In terms of materials, nobody seems to make jackets out of Wind Pro anymore. Windbloc (0 CFM), WindStopper (1 CFM), Power Shield Pro (2 CFM), Power Shield Pro (7 CFM), and WindWall 2 (10 CFM) don't seem breathable enough. Polartec Power Stretch might be right but it's marketed as "Value Oriented" so I can't tell if it will hold up. WindWall 1 (40 CFM) might be right but I can't find much about it and am not a huge fan of North Face.
I don't *think* I want a Denali -- it sounds like it's much warmer (but I could be wrong because the total weight is similar). The EMS Divergence seems about right but also is no longer made.
Halp?
Thank you!