billyg – 2013-07-25
Excellent, essential jacket
I've had the Shift for about six months - purchased in prep for a lot of spring/summer adventures (including a major test in Sweden/Norway in a few weeks), as well as cycling and getting wet in the city. The Shift replaced a GoreTex-based jacket that was not performing well for me. I compared this piece in-store with an Arcteryx Theta and really felt that for only a slightly higher price (still a high price!) the Shift is a tier above, especially for a lightweight, breathable piece. So far it has performed to these expectations. The Shift is invincible in a major downpour and very comfortable into 70deg F - in warm
Altaholic – 2013-07-09
Top Jacket
This jacket is amazing. All the claims about Neoshell are fullfilled. The main reservation I had about Neoshell were concerning the waterproofness. I was able to use this jacket for 2 weeks in Alaska and experienced quite a bit of rain and wind. Over one two day period, we were outside in pouring rain for a total of about 12 hours. The jacket is completely waterproof. Not one drop got through the jacket.One of my pet peeves about modern jackets is how overly large the hoods are. The hood on th
Philip in AK – 2013-06-02
Neoshell = new W/B paradigm
I've had the Shift jacket for a few months now so I thought I'd offer some insights on this jacket. First off, I have to admit that I have owned a lot of waterproof breathable jackets over the years: many 3-layer Gore Tex jackets, a couple Gore Paclite models, and a handful of proprietary fabric jackets like Marmot Membrain, OR's in-house flavor, Mammut's Drytech, etc. To date the Gore jackets have been the best performing. Most proprietary fabrics do okay for waterproof
