i purchased this item for hiking in the great Northwest, i have been on many hikes with drastic weather changes and was not prepared. after originally buying this jacket 2 years ago and for TWICE the price at retail store, me and my hiking buddies ordered 6 of them(2 each), i now own 2, 1 in my pack, other in car for emergency use. the jacket is very well made, stitched great(and taped over stitches), with zippers for venting(under armpits),draw string hood, 2 pockest and a chest pocket are very nice as well as a inside the jacket pocket with a list of metric conversions from weight, temp, distance sewn right on the inside pocket...which was unexpected but nice, the stuff sack it comes in is greeat, about the size of a large soup can(can crunch it down to soda can size with additional string if you choose), very light weight, drawstrings to keep wind out, excellent buy, im 6ft 250lb and got the XXL if they offered a XXXL i would have gotten it, seems to run a litlle small, but for the price, you'll stay dry. remember this is a windbreaker, provides little insulation, just made to keep wind and water out