I love Gore-Tex products. I use them in the winter for running and other outdoor activity. This parka is everything LLBean says. I personally would like to have had deeper outside pockets and a better zipper. You can tell manufacturing folks are cutting corners, just hope they did not cut so deep for when the real cold weather comes to Ohio.
Basically, it worked. I needed a traveling raincoat for an east coast trip that was light weight and effective. I liked the size, the fit, the color, the pockets, and the protection while hiking without creating a sweat box. It did not get an "excellent" because it's a little too short to protect the bottom of my pants and the zipper is a struggle to use ... requires a lot of jiggling to get it to work. That's not helpful in the rain.
I purchased this jacket last week for a working trip in Canada. I was in the rain all day and remained dry and very comfortable!! Grease washed out completely!! I will purchase another in a different color.
