I have an older model of this jacket. I'm 6' and 150lbs the L size fits me OK but the sleeves with gaiter on are little restrictive when I raise my arm. It's OK without the gaiter on. I think generally it runs a little on the small side of L. Agree with the review. Overall great jacket. After 2 hours of rain riding, it kept me dry inside although the ourside was wet (probably because the DWR coating wore off after years of riding).
@@thegoodridesnow unfortunately I didn't see this review before purchasing and found out the hard way while sitting on a ski lift for a hour and half with a storm moving in. Honestly its one of the few times in my 30 years of snowboarding in CA that I really wished or needed a hood to fit over my helmet. I don't know if it would have been a deal breaker for me in years past but definitely something I pay attention to now. Love your reviews.
Man alive! Whomever it is who does these videos - you do a good job - but picking two guys who fall into the upper 5% of heights for American males does the roughly 85% of buyers a real disservice. 5'8" +/- is the average height. (I fall into the Short AS F catagory, so I'm not even a consideration for you, unless you care about selling to teens...which I'd suspect you should!) So grab the short king in the office and does he need the medium if he is 5'7" or is he swimming in that? People are buying online more and more and there is no shop for me to go and try things on before ordering. Its a crapshoot without proper inputs from companies like yours. Thanks
Thanks but I'm actually the average height in the US (5'10") but I'll try to get a short dude in the mix too to round it out and see if the Brands can give us samples in size Medium, Large & XL.
Man Love this channel! I seriously have no idea how y’all don’t have more subscribers n views. Love the unfiltered reviews boys keep it up
Greatly appreciated. Unfortunately we spent way too many years on Vimeo when we should have been here.
I'm just over 5' 10" and about 205 lbs and this jacket in XL fits really, really well if you are going to have some layers underneath. Great video!
Thanks for your take.
I have an older model of this jacket. I'm 6' and 150lbs the L size fits me OK but the sleeves with gaiter on are little restrictive when I raise my arm. It's OK without the gaiter on. I think generally it runs a little on the small side of L. Agree with the review.
Overall great jacket. After 2 hours of rain riding, it kept me dry inside although the ourside was wet (probably because the DWR coating wore off after years of riding).
Thanks for your take!
Could you explain what the 686 glove links are for ? I can't figure out what the red loops are for inside the cuffs
Bummer about the hood not fitting helmets...any recommendations for ones that fit helmets great?
Agreed. Deal breaker for us. Burton, Volcom and Jones do a great job at accommodating helmets.
@@thegoodridesnow unfortunately I didn't see this review before purchasing and found out the hard way while sitting on a ski lift for a hour and half with a storm moving in. Honestly its one of the few times in my 30 years of snowboarding in CA that I really wished or needed a hood to fit over my helmet. I don't know if it would have been a deal breaker for me in years past but definitely something I pay attention to now. Love your reviews.
Man alive! Whomever it is who does these videos - you do a good job - but picking two guys who fall into the upper 5% of heights for American males does the roughly 85% of buyers a real disservice. 5'8" +/- is the average height. (I fall into the Short AS F catagory, so I'm not even a consideration for you, unless you care about selling to teens...which I'd suspect you should!) So grab the short king in the office and does he need the medium if he is 5'7" or is he swimming in that? People are buying online more and more and there is no shop for me to go and try things on before ordering. Its a crapshoot without proper inputs from companies like yours. Thanks
Thanks but I'm actually the average height in the US (5'10") but I'll try to get a short dude in the mix too to round it out and see if the Brands can give us samples in size Medium, Large & XL.
@@thegoodridesnow Well, when you are short as all hell -you at 5'10"- look like a giant! 🤣 Thanks.
Ha! Yeah camera's can do weird things depending on who stands closer to the camera. Now you know how they made hobbits look small.