Extras include a large zippered inside pocket, two zippered chest pockets, and a size-adjustable hood with generous bill. It's downright annoying when you're wearing a pack. A trim fit kept excess fabric from flapping and snapping around, even during some fierce wind gusts I experienced while ridge-running in the early January rain. Generously sized underarm zippers extending from the arms into the jacket body, plus mesh-backed vertical chest pockets, provided more than adequate ventilation to ward off clamminess. Shoulder, elbow, and neck reinforcements minimize wear in high-abrasion areas.
Bonus points for a fleecy chin guard, Velcro-adjustable wrist openings, and a hidden waist drawcord.
The Theta AR nicely upholds the tradition. Watertight zippers everywhere give storm flaps their walking papers. Large underarm zippers offer superb ventilation, especially since no storm flaps inhibit the airflow. The three-layer construction and watertight zippers make the Theta stiff to the hand and noisy to the ear. Mariah Media Inc. All rights reserved.