#Arcteryx fission ar pro#

*I bought this jacket for every day mountain (Himalayas, cold and dry, wet and windy!), at home use (usually not so wet here but windy and cold at times), and for belay. Like their ski specific shells are larger in volume. All Arc'teryx items have extra long arms, low volume chests and long torsos. If you aren't familiar, Arc'teryx products are designed for the athletic build, not casually cut like The North Face products. Over all, based on my previous experiences this is the usual Arc'teryx fit and quality that I've come to love over the years. add a drawcord at the neck, which I find a bit large, but my neck is on the skinny side. add one chest pocket, I find these very useful for chapstick, and other small items. Winds kickin' at 30+, nothing came through. water/wind proofness: 5 stars on both points! Fully windproof, and the gore-tex is 'guaranteed to keep you dry'. I recall wearing my original Fission AR into the teens if not colder, with a light 100 wt fleece p/o and mid weight base-layer. warmth: 5 of 5 stars for it's weight(very light weight), excellent level of warmth.

Now on to the things that have not changed: *the older versions were sticky at first, this one is as smooth as butter water tight zipper smoother /easier to operate *this is wonderful, a welcome addition! (large enough for gloves, nalgene etc) Maybe this will be a concern for folks larger than my skinny self. My fission LT has smooth-knit cuffs which have stretched a bit, but not enough to be an issue. *according to the salesman, knit cuffs stretch over time, cuffs changed from smooth-knit to velcro

#Arcteryx fission ar pro#

I owned the first or second version that came out, back when regular gore-tex was used (as opposed to the current gore-tex pro shell) A few things have changed since I originally had this jacket back in 2002: Ok let me start out to say that I just bought the -current- version of this jacket.