Marmot Knife Edge Jacket Review

About a week after i bought it i was doing emergency work in a flash flood situation with rain pelting down at about 3 inches per hour.

Marmot knife edge jacket review.

Like most modern rainwear the knife edge is fully seam sealed including along its zippers. The wind blocking hydrophobic membrane and weight minimizing gore tex with paclite technology keeps you warm dry and comfortable. The material is thinner more flexible and less crinkly noisy than the land s end jacket. The marmot men s knife edge jacket is basically a windproof waterproof jacket.

The wind blocking weight minimizing gore tex paclite technology keeps you warm dry and comfortable. It was funded in 1974 by mountain climbers and were the first ones to use the gore tex technology. The knife edge kept me dry bravo marmot. Product info for marmot knife edge jacket men s add the lightweight men s knife edge waterproof jacket shell to your pack for unexpected downpours during hiking adventures.

Here is what i like about it. Add the lightweight women s knife edge waterproof jacket shell to your pack for unexpected downpours during hiking adventures. The pockets have remained dry through heavy rain and i haven t experienced any unpleasant leaks through the underarm pit zips. After many years of trying to find a rain jacket that did not leech water through the fabric during downpours the knife edge proved to be truly waterproof.

1 like other marmot jackets the knife edge has a great fit especially in the hood. The marmot zipper is so much better waterproof and it works much more smoothly. This marmot is less bulky and is lighter weight than the land s end. 3 it s highly breathable which is good in warm weather but limits the jacket s ability to do double duty as a windbreaker and warmth layer.

I am 6 1 and 192 lbs using l size and i can still put nice layer under to keep me warm for winter adventures. Let s start with the brand. 2 it packs down small. Both are actually waterproof except that the land s end isn t quite waterproof around the zipper.

The jacket s hood is big enough to fit over a helmet but still manages to feel snug without a helmet on.