Amazing water proofing and lightweight
We bought this jacket to replace another jacket that had the water repellant on the inside of the jacket and lo and behold after a few years of owning the jacket and not even using it that much the inside of the jacket started to delaminate. this looked like I was having really bad dandruff when I would remove the jacket. seems it's a common issue in the rain jacket market. Since we discovered this jacket form Columbia isn't made that way but rather has the water repellant on the outside of the jacket we won't have that problem ever again. it's a very light jacket and will not absorb the water to have it only bleed into my clothes underneath after time in the rain which is a huge difference for jackets of this type. we expect that this jacket will last a long time and thanks to Columbia's excellent customer warranty we have no concerns of issues. Thanks much Columbia. btw we considered alteryx, Patagonia torrnetshell 3l, and a few others that are made well. this is the best hands down.
Yes, I recommend this product.