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Outdoor Research Vanguard Shell Jacket - Men's

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Reduce your layers with the Outdoor Research Vanguard shell jacket that features fleece-backed Gore-Tex® soft-shell fabric. Jacket is built for sidecountry skiing across a wide range of climates.

3-layer Gore-Tex® soft shell provides breathable waterproof protection from the elements, while maintaining a gentle feel
Fully taped seams prevent water from penetrating through seams
Polyester fleece lining adds a touch of warmth and wicks moisture so your skin doesn't get clammy
Articulated sleeves are designed to move with the body, increasing comfort and range of motion
Fully adjustable, helmet-compatible, removable hood protects you in inclement weather
Removable powder skirt keeps out cold air and snow; rip-and-stick cuffs and adjustable drawcord hem help to keep cold out and warmth in
Zippered handwarmer pockets and a zippered Napoleon pocket with media/headphones port
Interior pockets include a zippered pocket with media/headphones port, lift pass pocket with key clip and 2 large shove-it pockets
Chest-to-hip zip vents allow temperature regulation and quick access to interior pockets without fully unzipping jacket
Embedded RECCO® reflector enhances radio signals from search-and-rescue RECCO detectors to speed location acquisition in an avalanche

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Outdoor Research Vanguard Shell Jacket - Men's

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Mar

2013

3.0

Some serious design/fit issues

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Pros

Chest To Hip Zips
Gore-tex Soft Shell
Lot's Of Storage Areas
Removable hood
Ski Pass Sleeve

Cons

Expensive
Huge Sleeves
Poor Fit
Small chest pockets

Best Uses

Snowboarding

Comments about Outdoor Research Vanguard Shell Jacket - Men's:

This is a highly detailed/constructed jacket made with the wonderful Gore-tex "Soft Shell" fabric (with a nice, lightly insulating, brushed inner layer).

It has lots of storage features: four outer pockets (one on the forearm), and three inner pockets (including two mesh "stow it" types). It has several other nice features that you don't normally see in a top-end Goretex jacket: a removable hood, a ski pass sleeve just outside the snow skirt, and huge chest to hip ventilation zips.

On the negative side is that those huge ventilation zips cut into the area where the inner and outer chest pockets are located, so they are oddly shaped and very small (getting an iPhone in and out is nearly impossible and this would be the place to keep something like an iPhone).

The jacket's fit was also a problem. It's quite baggy - I am 5'-6" with a 37" chest and 30" waist and a size small was very long (below my crotch) and with enough chest area for two down jackets underneath. OK so maybe the fit is "snowboarder" stylish.

The real fit issue was the sleeves. They are so long that they came down past my fingertips. This, coupled with enough volume to fit two of my arms in each sleeve, meant that with gloves on the sleeves looked like "pantaloons" - I was concerned that all this extra material would get snagged on every possible branch.

I returned it wondering why it seemed to be made to fit someone with Orangatang arms...oh well!