Mountain Hardwear Torzonic Jacket Review

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Mountain hardwear torzonic jacket review.

The mountain hardwear stretch ozonic is practically in a category of its own. It is however not a rain jacket if you go out in a monsoon this will not keep you dry it s best for marginally wet weather where your own body helps you keep warm and vaporize moisture. Even occasionally to snug in size medium. Unfortunately i didn t care for the fit of the jacket at all.

Experience the outdoors with mountain hardwear. But as i have discovered over the many hundreds of hours i have stood in the. Then out came the mountain hardwear hooded ghost whisperer which is much lighter and the winner of our editors choice award. It features a 40d face made of four way stretch 100 nylon.

Quite baggy overall especially in the sleeves. The jacket is overwhelmed by moderate to heavy rains. The stretch ozonic is a backpacker s best friend light and comfortable under a pack. Not clammy not crinkly collar falls flat when not zipped breathes well and packs down small.

April and may have been chilly and wet in the wasatch and i ve been glad to have the stretch ozonic on hand. Mountain hardwear calls the stretch ozonic a wet weather backpacking shell but to test i mostly used it on mountain bike rides trail runs and walks around the park in the rain. I m 5 10 175lbs and bought the medium. The irresistible love child of the popular torsun and stretch ozonic models this mountain hardwear women s torzonic jacket is a technical rain shell primarily created for high activity applications.

Lightweight with good stretch makes the mountain hardwear stretch ozonic jacket a great all round mountain hardshell lightweight hardshells abound i the outdoor clothing sector so it s often difficult to carve out a niche when the choices are many. The nitrous is still a top scoring jacket and is less expensive but overall we prefer the ghost. Face fabric is showing some pilling. However don t expect this jacket to be able to fend off a full day of moderate to heavy rain.

Using mountain hardwear s proprietary dry q active 40 d stretch material it sheds water and breathes beautifully. Light stretchy and tough the torzonic combines carefully mapped dry q elite fabric with our stretch dry q active ozonic fabric to enhance comfort while remaining light weight. Light stretchy and tough the torzonic combines carefully mapped dry q elite fabric with mountain hardwear s premium material dry q active ozonic fabric to enhance comfort while remaining light weight. It features a 40d face made of four way stretch 100 nylon.

Expanded pit vents boast dual direction zippers to go with the three total pockets found on this jacket.