Sitka Jetstream Jacket Review

The sitka jetstream jacket features a gore windstopper softshell fabric that blocks the wind while a lightweight micro grid fleece helps keep you warm without overheating you when the conditions change.

Sitka jetstream jacket review.

Wind out and is great for when you pop a squat on the mountain to glass or are hiking around and don t want to wear a jacket but need to regulate your body s heat as you go. Like the other 10 pieces of sitka gear i have the jetstream jacket is overbuilt to be the ultimate wind breaker light rain protection. The jetstream jacket represents the wonderful merging of mountaineering philosophy and the latest technology. Concluding thoughts on the sitka mountain jacket.

The sitka mountain jacket in my opinion is pretty average. The jetstream jacket is the first jacket i pull out of my sitka system for a couple reasons. Its from sitka after all. I m on nobodies pro staff and both jackets were bought with my own hard earned money.

I have a handful of sitka products and the jetstream vest is hands down my most used. Last fall i was the lucky owner of two very fine soft shell jackets the kuiu guide jacket and sitka jetstream jacket. The sitka gear jetstream jacket is our 1 selling sitka jacket for the last five years in a row. Pit zippers and a drop away hood also allow this jacket to be a one stop shop of sorts for hunting in a range of conditions.

I would say too warm for hiking unless you start dipping down into the 30 s for highs. You put this jacket on and it s clear that the boys in bozeman see the details and did their homework. These seem to be discussed often so i thought my observations on the two may be of some benefit to others. From the pics online i thought this was a mid season jacket and it could very well be for some but man is this thing warm.

I then bought the waypoint jacket in mid sep. The fabric is quiet the jacket fits like it s custom and the windstopper membrane does exactly what it is supposed to do. Thanks to the durability of the 100 windproof gore windstopper membrane you ll be charging through the underb.