Mountain Hardwear

Stretch Ozonic Jacket - Men's

Not water proof, and barely water resistant

I bought this jacket a few months ago for my bike commute to work. Yesterday was the first day I wore it in the rain: it was light rain at about 1mm/hr. My ride is only 8km and takes about 25 mins. I was completely soaked through by about the halfway point. I've had water resistant jackets that kept me drier than this. I don't recommend this jacket for anything more than a short walk in drizzle. It's too bad because the fit and lightness is exactly what I was looking for,

I wore it once in the rain and got wet

Familiarity:

I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions

I was very excited about this rain jacket because I bike a lot and it's yellow. I got rid of a very expensive and heavy Mountain Hardwear jacket from 25 years ago. Well when it started to rain, I watched the beads on the outside of the jacket soak right through and then my neck was wet and my arms were wet through the jacket. I wasn't sweating because we were just walking around a park in the rain. I had the pit zips open and it was not warm out. I'm very sad to say that this Mountain Hardware doesn't keep water out at all. It was better than nothing.

Leaky

Familiarity:

I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions

I bought the jacket to replace my 15 year old Marmot precip in anticipation of a week long backpack trip in the Wind River mountains. I decided to check its weather protection in the shower and learned that it has significant leaks under both arms after only 3 minutes in the shower. Probably the pit zippers. The old Marmot kept me dryer.

THE MOST COMFORTABLE

Familiarity:

I've put it through the wringer

THE most comfortable rain jacket I've had. Basically a thin soft shell jacket with a waterproof membrane. Build quality is top-notch, and the face fabric is soft and stretchy unlike any rain jacket I've tried. So far no durability problem after a full year of use. I've gone through hikes where I had to go off trail through some serious spiky bushes which I thought was gonna destroy the jacket. Checking the jacket after the hike I was unable to find any significant wear. If maintaining and properly washing the jacket one in a while, the jacket also seems to be sufficiently waterproof for most drizzles, but does seem to be more prone to wetting out than other more hardshell-like rain jackets. Get this jacket if you plan on wearing it regularly as a wind-rain shell/soft shell on hikes rather than a dedicated severe weather hard shell.

Poor durability

On my second one and it’s failed again. Tore in the armpit when I lifted my arm overhead. Not recommended.

Not waterproof

It’s just not waterproof as advertised. Fabric is quite delicate. Not recommended if doing anything in nature where there is the possibility of rain or contact against any surface. Thankfully they did stand behind the product and offer a full credit