Houdini Full-Zip Jacket - Men's
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Always the ace up our sleeve, the ultralight, ultra-packable Patagonia Houdini Full-Zip Jacket is made with a lightweight recycled nylon ripstop that blocks the wind on summit trails and exposed rock faces. This jacket also weighs less than four ounces and packs down in an instant. The entire jacket stuffs into its own carabiner-loop chest pocket, letting us clip it onto a pack or harness when the wind dies down, or tuck it into a pocket of the smallest running pack. A DWR coating helps shed light rain when ever-changing mountain weather throws a curveball, and the one-pull adjustable hood tacks on protection from the elements.
Details
- Ultralight and packable windbreaker for almost all of our pursuits
- Recycled nylon ripstop blocks the wind on blustery peaks
- DWR coating protects from light rain on drizzly mountain days
- Chest pocket doubles as a stuff sack with a carabiner loop
- One-pull hood adjustment provides snug protection in an instant
- Half-elastic cuffs and drawcord hem help seal out the wind
- Reflective chest logo helps boost visibility on low-light runs
- Item #PAT02SN
- Responsible Collection
- Certified B-Corp, Recycled/Repurposed, Responsibly Sourced
- Material
- 100% recycled nylon ripstop, DWR coating
- Seams
- not taped
- Fit
- slim
- Length
- hip
- Center Back Length
- [small] 30in
- Hood
- adjustable
- Pockets
- 1 chest
- Claimed Weight
- 3.7oz
- Manufacturer Warranty
- lifetime
- Activity
- running, climbing, hiking, casual
Reviews
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Overall Rating
3.5 based on 10 ratings
Review Summary
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Selecting an option will reload the available reviews on the pageAugust 7, 2024
Perfect lightweight jacket
- Familiarity:
- I've used it several times
I was looking for a super lightweight jacket to travel with to protect for light rain, wind or chilly weather. The Houdini is perfect for this. It packs very small in its own pocket and it came in handy a number of times when it started drizzling or raining or it got a bit cold at night. The hood was good, the fit was good. I suspect it doesn't breathe all that well, but that was ok because it kept me warm when it got a bit chilly. I'm fairly sure that I would overheat in it if I tried to hike in it. I would also not use this for any type of serious weather or cold. It's very, very thin but it is perfect for its purpose.
Originally reviewed on Backcountry.com
May 9, 2024
It does NOT breathe
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
This is thing is good for stopping the wind, but you better be standing still watching a soccer game or something because there's only 5 Cubic Feet Per Minute (CFM) of breath-ability in this jacket fabric. For comparison, 35 CFM is recommend for backpacking and 70CFM for high output activity such as cross country skiing. Why do companies like Patagonia and Arcteryx do this? Because high breath-ability fabrics wear out sooner (because they're uncalendered) and they simply don't want the early returns from customers that don't understand what's going on.
Originally reviewed on Backcountry.com
April 12, 2024
Best lightweight jacket
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
This is the greatest lightweight shell jacket ever. The colors are great too. Highly recommend. I own multiple colors.
Originally reviewed on Backcountry.com
March 28, 2024
Not bad jacket
- Familiarity:
- I've used it several times
If I have to pay full price, I will definitely return. Superior light weight, superior windbreaker, and pretty good protection from light showers rain. But this jacket trapped sweat inside the jacket. I got wet clothes after running.
Originally reviewed on Backcountry.com
March 20, 2023
Great windbreaker
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
Awesome windbreaker for running and light rain. Not waterproof though .love the small cinches and packs down small and light,
Originally reviewed on Backcountry.com
February 24, 2023
Excitied for it
- Familiarity:
- I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
Super light wait and packable. had to size up to an XL to wear anything more than T-shirt under it and to get the length I need in the arms. looking forward to using it.
Originally reviewed on Backcountry.com
November 29, 2022
Does what its supposed to... Mostly.
- Familiarity:
- I've used it several times
Great little jacket. I just wanted something for mountain biking that would take the bite off my skin at the beginning of a ride but could also fit in my pocket or a frame bag once I warmed up. It is perfect for that and I also find it to be comfortable to just wear around town or on my way to work. The wind protection it offers makes up for lightweight fleece's warmth and it is way lighter - not to mention that I can put this on over long sleeves and it slides ride over whatever I'm wearing under it. I hate when jacket sleeves stick to your base layers and bunch everything up. I did size up to a large just to give better range of motion while on the bike since it is not a stretchy material. I am 5' 9.5" and would typically wear a medium if I was just hiking with it, but it still fits well and doesn't fit like a trash sack the way some of these jackets can be. My only complaint about it is that the cinch system on the drawstring, while being very minimal, does not function well and you will end up fiddling with it if you need to use it. Basically there are two tiny notches that each bungee strand hooks into and holds it snug enough be able to cinch down, but on the waist every time I pull the strings they pop out of the little notches and then I have to feed them back into the notches and very carefully cinch it down without popping them out again. The hood uses the same thing and for some reason works fine so they are probably just not a super consistent mechanism.
Originally reviewed on Backcountry.com
December 20, 2021
Exactly as adver
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
Solid work from a solid company. This jacket is super light? great as an add to a backcountry pack. Does well in a light rain, not going to keep you dry through a downpour? at all. Good end breaker and super light. Exactly what you would expect.
Originally reviewed on Backcountry.com
December 2, 2021
This is hardly a jacket.
- Familiarity:
- I returned this product before using it
I bought this for my son for a gift as he recently lost a lightweight Patagonia jacket. By the description, it says it is a jacket. It weighs less than 6 ounces in the packaging. I am so disappointed and would have been so embarrassed to give it to him. Now I need a more appropriate gift. I hope that I can find one.
Originally reviewed on Backcountry.com
March 8, 2021
Don?t like hood
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
Nice in every way except the hood closure (tightens behind head) - cannot get it tight. If there?s a strong wind coming at you, the hood balloons and does not protect well. Wish they would revert to a traditional ?perimeter of opening? drawstring.
Originally reviewed on Backcountry.com