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Arc'Teryx Covert Collar Zip Sweater - Men's
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Arc'Teryx Covert Collar Zip Sweater - Men's

Item # 688702

$150.00

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Wear the collar up as a mock-T or open it for a relaxed look. Either way, the soft Polartec® Thermal Pro® will keep you warm on a cold day.

  • The most durable fleece out there, this breathable, quick-drying and warm Polartec Thermal Pro has a knit exterior and a soft, brushed inner face
  • Trimmed with contrast color fleece in the collar, cuffs and hem
  • Underarm gusset panels extend the range of motion and add accentuating detail lines
  • Features a small stretch-woven laminate sleeve pocket with welt-closure zipper and subtle Arc'Teryx logo

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Item 688702

Arc'Teryx Covert Collar Zip Sweater - Men's Specs

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SleeveLong
FabricPolyester fleece
GenderMen's

Arc'Teryx Covert Collar Zip Sweater - Men's Customer Reviews

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Arc'Teryx Covert Collar Zip Sweater - Men's
 
4.7

(based on 15 reviews)

93%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Stylish (15)
  • Warm (13)
  • Breathable (11)
  • Dries quickly (10)
  • Lightweight (10)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Casual wear (15)
    • Hiking and camping (15)
    • Travel (14)
    • Cold weather (13)
    • Wet weather (3)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Casual adventurer (10), Avid adventurer (8)

    Reviewed by 15 customers

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    Dec

    7

    2008

    (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

     
    4.0

    Notes on color and sizing

    By Andy Hiker Biker

    from Kansas City, MO

    About Me Casual Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Lightweight
    • Stylish
    • Warm

    Cons

    • Color Name Inaccurate

    Best Uses

    • Casual Wear
    • Cold Weather
    • Do it all
    • Hiking and Camping
    • Travel
    • Wet Weather

    Comments about Arc'Teryx Covert Collar Zip Sweater - Men's:

    This is a very attractive and warm fleece sweater. While there are numerous pluses to this item, one annoyance I have with it, and many other clothing makers is the ambiguous names they give for colors. The Covert I bought was called Slate. Where I'm from, slate was mined and was very dark gray, almost black (remember blackboards?). Reproducing colors on the Internet is difficult due to different computer displays reproducing them differently. On mine, the sweater appeared to be dark gray. When it arrived, I was a bit disappointed to find it to be a kind of brownish-grayish color with a hint of olive. It's attractive, but very different from what I was expecting. Arc'Teryx should have called it something like a "dark taupe tweed" or something similar.

    Regarding sizing, I was pleased to find it very roomy. Not excessively so, but more than I'm accustomed to seeing with Arc'Teryx products, which tend to be quite form fitting. I usually wear size Large in most products and this item in size large was roomy enough to easily layer base layers. If we had an REI store in Kansas City (or any outdoor store for that matter) that had these in stock, I would have liked to try on a Medium to see if it would fit better. But I'm not displeased with it in size Large. For reference, I'm 5'11" and 180lbs and a 42-43 inch chest.

    I hope this helps.

    • Gift:
    • No
    • Chest Size:
    • Feels true to size
    • Sleeve Length:
    • Feels true to length

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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    Dec

    15

    2007

    (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    For Wilderness or Cubicle

    By Bjornar

    from 3 Below in MN

    About Me Avid Adventurer

    Site Member

    Pros

    • Stylish
    • Warm

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Casual Wear
      • Cold Weather
      • Hiking and Camping

      Comments about Arc'Teryx Covert Collar Zip Sweater - Men's:

      Warm and functional enough for cool to cold weather camping, stylish enough to make it past the business casual dress code at your office! I have the carob (read: brown) version and the only problem I have is trying to space out my wearing of it so my friends don't think I only own one top!

      Functionally the fleece is warm, though it is a mid layer at heart--you aren't stopping any wind with this fleece. The quarter zip neck height matches a turned down turtleneck perfectly. Open it is stylish and closed it snugs to you neck keeping you warm. Style wise having the fuzzy part of the fleece on the inside makes the outside look stitched like a sweater--thereby fooling your office manager into thinking it IS a sweater. Take that dress code!

      I normally wear close to an XL in mid to outer layers (I'm 6'1" 195) but found the slight bag to the XL didn't look as good. The large fit my torso perfect and while I'd MAYBE like another 1/2 inch of sleeve length that may just be a personal preference; the sleeves definitely were not too short.

      I was lucky enough to grab this on sale, though even full price I think it'd be worth it given its ability to look nice enough for work while still providing excellent warmth to weight for camping.

      • Chest Size:
      • Feels true to size
      • Sleeve Length:
      • Feels true to length

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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      Feb

      2

      2008

       
      5.0

      Amazing sweater!

      By Jimmy Dean

      from Greater Los Angeles area

      About Me Casual/ Recreational

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Breathable
      • Dries Quickly
      • Lightweight
      • Stylish
      • Warm

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Casual Wear
        • Cold Weather
        • Hiking and Camping
        • Travel
        • Wet Weather

        Comments about Arc'Teryx Covert Collar Zip Sweater - Men's:

        I really can't say enough about this sweater. It's everything that one would expect from Arc'Teryx....high quality, stylish, multi-functionality, and the unfortunately, its one downside...high price tag. You do, however, get a lot for you money.

        • Chest Size:
        • Feels true to size
        • Sleeve Length:
        • Feels true to length

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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        Jan

        26

        2008

         
        5.0

        better then a jacket

        By kale

        from springdale, ca

        About Me Casual/ Recreational

        Pros

        • Breathable
        • Dries Quickly
        • fits great and looks hot
        • Lightweight
        • Stylish
        • Warm

        Cons

        • cant find any

        Best Uses

        • Casual Wear
        • Cold Weather
        • Hiking and Camping
        • Travel
        • use it anywhere

        Comments about Arc'Teryx Covert Collar Zip Sweater - Men's:

        people always ask me where i got this jacket, all my friends want one.

        • Chest Size:
        • Feels true to size
        • Sleeve Length:
        • Feels true to length

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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        Jan

        18

        2008

        (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        this sweater RULES!!!!!!!

        By bmxboy zac

        from BLUE BELL, PA

        About Me Casual/ Recreational

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Breathable
        • Dries Quickly
        • Lightweight
        • LOOKS HOT
        • Stylish
        • Warm

        Cons

        • NONE YET

        Best Uses

        • Casual Wear
        • Cold Weather
        • Hiking and Camping
        • Travel

        Comments about Arc'Teryx Covert Collar Zip Sweater - Men's:

        DUDE YOU CAN USE THIS FOR ANYTHING, PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK ME WHERE I GOT IT, ITS CRAZY

        • Chest Size:
        • Feels true to size
        • Sleeve Length:
        • Feels true to length

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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        Jan

        18

        2008

         
        5.0

        Fleece performance, sweater looks! GREAT

        By glovefan20

        from Princeton, NJ

        About Me Avid Adventurer

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Breathable
        • Dries Quickly
        • Lightweight
        • Stylish

        Cons

        • bags out a bit
        • Expensive

        Best Uses

        • Casual Wear
        • Cold Weather
        • Hiking and Camping
        • Skiing Snowboarding
        • Travel

        Comments about Arc'Teryx Covert Collar Zip Sweater - Men's:

        I got this as a gift recently and LOVE it. I just got back from a ski trip to Utah and wore it skiing and around town, to dinner, etc. Its a great travel piece for that reason. Like an earlier reviewer said, I have to avoid wearing as much as I want to, so people don't start to look at me funny. Like all Arc'teryx gear, this is awesome looking, very well made, and expensive (but definitely worth it)!

        • Chest Size:
        • Feels true to size
        • Sleeve Length:
        • Feels true to length

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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        Jan

        17

        2008

         
        5.0

        Awesome pullover.

        By reckon

        from Boulder, CO

        About Me Casual/ Recreational

        Site Member

        Pros

        • Breathable
        • Dries Quickly
        • Stylish
        • Warm

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Casual Wear
          • Cold Weather
          • Hiking and Camping
          • Travel

          Comments about Arc'Teryx Covert Collar Zip Sweater - Men's:

          Liked so much that I bought every color available. REI carries 3 colors but you can find it in black, fireweed red and a few other colors on other retail websites.

          • Chest Size:
          • Feels true to size
          • Sleeve Length:
          • Feels true to length

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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          Jan

          11

          2008

           
          3.0

          Expected More from Arc'Teryx

          By kjf

          from CT

          About Me Avid Adventurer

          Site Member

          Pros

          • Breathable
          • Dries Quickly
          • Stylish

          Cons

          • Wears Out Quickly

          Best Uses

          • Casual Wear
          • Hiking and Camping
          • Travel

          Comments about Arc'Teryx Covert Collar Zip Sweater - Men's:

          A decent fleece, however it does have it's flaws. A large fit my torso perfectly, though the sleeves were to short, however that was not a big deal, At 6'2" I'm used to it. It is a good looking jacket, and thats about it. It provided minimal warmth. But the big issue I had with this jacket was how quickly it pilled. I got it in the mail, went for a hike the next day, and returned it the next day. 6 hours of a moderate hiking in perfect weather had this thing looking like it was a year old. Like I said, Arc'teryx makes alot of extremely high quaility clothing and equiptment, this just isn't one of those.

          • Chest Size:
          • Feels true to size
          • Sleeve Length:
          • Feels too short

          Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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          Dec

          15

          2007

           
          5.0

          Excellent winter sweater and insulation

          By Crazy Mike

          from Cleveland, OH

          About Me Casual/ Recreational

          Site Member

          Pros

          • Breathable
          • Lightweight
          • Stylish
          • Warm

          Cons

          • Expensive

          Best Uses

          • Casual Wear
          • Cold Weather
          • Hiking and Camping
          • Travel

          Comments about Arc'Teryx Covert Collar Zip Sweater - Men's:

          This sweater is by far the best I have purchased. Although rather expensive, it performs incredibly well. It is made out of a fleece knit where the fabric resembles a traditional knit sweater more that a traditional fleece pull-over. It seems far more warm than any of my other fleece pull-overs.

          • Chest Size:
          • Feels true to size
          • Sleeve Length:
          • Feels true to length

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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          Oct

          23

          2007

           
          5.0

          Love it!

          By Sierracanon

          from Sacramento, CA

          About Me Avid Adventurer

          Site Member

          Pros

          • Breathable
          • Stylish
          • Warm

          Cons

          • None

          Best Uses

          • Casual Wear
          • Cold Weather
          • Hiking and Camping
          • Travel

          Comments about Arc'Teryx Covert Collar Zip Sweater - Men's:

          This is a great sweater. I wear it alone on cold fall and winter mornings. And it looks as great at the restaurant as it does in the mountains. Arcteryx's usual superb craftsman seals the deal!

          • Chest Size:
          • Feels true to size
          • Sleeve Length:
          • Feels true to length

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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