Marmot Highlander Hoodie - Women's vs Rab Borealis

Love the sleeve length (long), zip pockets and the Styling of the women‘s jacket, I’m 5’8“ tall and about 135 lbs and the small fit nicely. Bonus: fabric does a pretty darn good job of repelling rain and wet snow (I have another down jacket that does not and that jacket has been a dripping wet pile of down and polyester by the time I got back home). All in all, very excellent and a pretty color!

Right, super changeable day today, so I've decided to show you my Rab Borealis jacket. Quite a fetching Aspen green. It's quite a funky colour, this o...

This jacket was a disappointment, especially for Marmot. When I took it out of the package the feathers are coming out of the seams, so its not properly made. Also the lower part of the jacket does not have as much packed down as the top torso area, my lower half of my back was cold when putting it on. The upper part of the jacket is baggy and the lower half is incredibly tight

So starting at the top you get a scuba hood so it fits underneath the helmet. You might be able to stretch it over the top if you don't fancy wearing ...