Mountain Hardwear Torzonic Jacket Review

However don t expect this jacket to be able to fend off a full day of moderate to heavy rain.

Mountain hardwear torzonic jacket review.

Expanded pit vents boast dual direction zippers to go with the three total pockets found on this jacket. The nitrous is still a top scoring jacket and is less expensive but overall we prefer the ghost. Unfortunately i didn t care for the fit of the jacket at all. The mountain hardwear stretch ozonic is practically in a category of its own.

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. Normally mountain hardwear stuff fits me much snugger. The jacket is overwhelmed by moderate to heavy rains. Even occasionally to snug in size medium.

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. It features a 40d face made of four way stretch 100 nylon. Face fabric is showing some pilling. Free shipping on orders over 49 and earn up to 10 back in moosejaw reward dollars on every order.

Not clammy not crinkly collar falls flat when not zipped breathes well and packs down small. 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. 2 5 layer dry q active fabric is incredibly breathable and provides tremendous stretch for comfort and mobility whilst dry q elite instant on waterproof breathable air permeable technology. The stretch ozonic is a backpacker s best friend light and comfortable under a pack.

April and may have been chilly and wet in the wasatch and i ve been glad to have the stretch ozonic on hand. 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. Then out came the mountain hardwear hooded ghost whisperer which is much lighter and the winner of our editors choice award. Check out our complete down jacket review to see how this compared to others.

Quite baggy overall especially in the sleeves. Experience the outdoors with mountain hardwear. Using mountain hardwear s proprietary dry q active 40 d stretch material it sheds water and breathes beautifully. I m 5 10 175lbs and bought the medium.

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.