I ordered this jacket primarily to wear when going on vacation to much colder climates (I live in Florida). The jacket is heavier than I expected but that is not a bad thing. It is very comfortable to wear and warm. It appears to be very high quality, good stitching, and I believe it will hold up well while traveling. There are two design flaws that I don't like though. First, when wearing a short sleeve shirt you can feel the cold metal zippers under each arm on your biceps that are used for ventilation of the arm pit area. They don't catch my skin or hurt... just annoying. The second flaw is no pockets on the bottom front for your hands to go in. That is extremely annoying. But that is why I bought gloves to go with it. All in all I would highly recommend this jacket to anyone.