Arc'teryx  Beta SL Jacket - Men's

I just got this jacket and it absorbed water espy on the sleeve's Not as advertised.

Ultra light summer mission layer. This jacket is perfect when you really don't want to carry a rain shell, but you'll be in trouble when you don't have one. So small you'll forget you have it with you, but when it starts raining and the temperature drops on that all day mission you'll be glad you have it with you. Breathable yet durable with a slim fit you can wear under your running vest. Perfect light weight waterproof layer.

I am extremely disappointed with the quality and performance of this jacket. On its very first use, during nothing more than a light drizzle, the jacket developed visible soak-through spots. I followed up by reapplying DWR treatment, but instead of improving performance, the problem became even worse — now the entire jacket shows wet spots just by running it briefly under a tap. This is completely unacceptable for a product marketed and priced at a premium level. For a brand that positions itself as the benchmark for technical outerwear, this level of water resistance failure right out of the box is not only frustrating but also feels like a serious lapse in quality control. At this price point, customers expect reliable waterproof protection — not a garment that fails in mild conditions. I am left feeling let down by both the product and the brand reputation it fails to live up to.

I loved my original beta, i got this newer one and while it looks great and keeps you dry, the hood is useless if there's any wind, you can tighten it easily, but in less than 5 seconds it comes off your head, there's nothing to hold the tightness like the ones around the waist section. So if you work outside like myself in Vancouver, it's basically useless. Also, for reference, I'm 6'2", 182 pounds and the medium fits perfectly, with the older style i was a large.

I love everything about this jacket, from its light weight to its bomber waterproofness. I practically lived in it for a week recently while photographing bears in Alaska's Lake Clark National Park. Whether it was protecting me from rain, or allowing me to lay down in a wet marsh or on coastal mud flats to get the right camera angle, it never disappointed. The icing on the cake, is despite all that rugged use (and being stuffed in a backpack and luggage), one wash and it still looks like new.

Gore-Tex ePe is garbage, it wets-out so quickly. So that's a bad starting point for a five hundred dollar jacket. Next is the cheap velcro cuffs which are very standard for a jacket costing one-fifth of this price. Is that the best you can do Arcteryx? Next is the annoying crinkly fabric—honestly I'd rather listen to fingernails on a chalkboard. What am I getting here for my money? Well there's a fancy brand name on it amd I feel really special with that bage on there. Very disappointing for the price. Arcteryx has really gone downhill while their prices continue to climb into the stratosphere.

I really like this jacket. I picked the Beta SL over the Beta because I wanted a more fitted design. I recently spent two weeks in the rain forest in South America and this jacket kept me dry and comfortable in all conditions. The pit zips were very useful when the temperature was warmer but I still wanted a waterproof layer. After the trip, the jacket was as good as new after washing with a GORE-TEX wash.

I wore this jacket while crossing Larke Pass (5100m) in Nepal and it performed very well. At the end of 8 hours strenous hike with rain towards the end, my body layer was dry. It has amazing brethability and wind protection.

I had high expectations from this top-tier luxury class brand, and was willing to pay a premium price, however the jacket was disappointing for the price. While design, construction, stitching, and durability were excellent, the exterior Gore-Tex fabric was very stiff, had the feel of an industrial plastic tarp, and there was no soft interior liner fabric used. As a result, the jacket is uncomfortable and feels like wearing a stiff camping tent or a sail. Oddly the exterior Gore-Text fabric was noisy - it makes a loud crinkling sound as the fabric rubs with any movement.

Purchased this as an investment for trips and adventuring. It is my first Arc’teryx purchase and I was very excited to use it as an outer shell for my travels. I went on holiday to an area that a predicted to have historical amounts of rainfall. I wore this Beta SL in the void colorway as well as used an umbrella for added protection. The jacket wet out and began to soak through just at light drizzle as we had walked to a restaurant for food. You can see in the attached image the signs of wetting through out the jacket with exceptions of dry spots by the shoulder. It was at this time that I had realized I was in for a miserable trip of being wet and cold. The fit, colorway, and use of a shell jacket as windbreaker is great. Though I don’t think I could with good conscience recommend this product to anyone as it feels like a legitimate waste of money for what was revered as the standard for goretex jackets and kit. Washing and applying DWR as we speak in hopes to revive any possible use of it against the weather but it has failed me when I was in need of it. Extremely disappointing.