The Columbia Company
If you’re not familiar with the company Columbia, they are a sportswear company based out of Portland, Oregon. This particular jacket is advertised as a ski jacket, however, I adapted it to be my everyday jacket for the wintertime here in Seattle. Check out the Columbia Alpine Action Jacket at columbia.com: – https://soundsurvivaltactics.com/columbia-jacket
the outside, It’s got their Omni-tech waterproof technology, so it’s not only waterproof but breathable. For a pocket on the outside, it does have a waterproof sealed zipper pocket. If you’re curious about size, I am six foot four and I bought an extra large and it fits perfectly. I can stretch my arms out without losing any length in the sleeves. It’s got a zippered pocket on the sleeve for your ski pass if you do happen to be up in the mountains skiing, it’s got a cool zipper pocket on the sleeve for your ski pass. Nice Velcro cuffs here as well as a liner on the inside of the cuff.
On the inside, It’s got the Omni heat reflective technology. This was designed to reflect 20% of your body heat back into the jacket, but it’s also breathable and moisture wicking so it’ll keep you dry. There’s a pocket on the inside for your goggles or maybe you don’t like carrying your gloves in your pocket so you can put your gloves on the inside.
Also on the inside, there’s another zipper security pocket that goes down pretty far. The hood is detachable and adjustable with an added adjustable Velcro strip on the back. The collar is insulated as well and it also has features that moisture working technology. This will wick the moisture away so you can breathe into the collar. There’s a nice bill on the hood, so if it’s raining, water will just run right off of that.
Another cool feature that I like is the snow skirt option. It buttons up here to the side if you’re not using it, but if you are going to use it, you can just unbutton it and then put it on in the front which gives you an extra seal underneath. I like using this for windy days, it helps keep the wind from going up underneath the jacket and provides a good seal so I don’t have to use the adjustable straps, which you can also use.
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