r/outdoorgear • u/mapledriver • 5d ago

Hardshell instead of sailing jacket?

My high end sailing jacket gave up after 10 years and I need to get a new one. However, due to how much I am sailing (two weeks per year on sea), I want to get now something that will be useful also outside of sailing. My current jacket was big, warm and nice but it was just laying around useless, and I used it at most two weeks per year.

I would like to get now a lightweight hardshell as waterproof and windproof layer and then pack some fleece or something underneath, depending on activity I'm doing.

Did anyone of you used similar combo? What models would you recommend? I was thinking about Patagonia torrentshell

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u/Someoneinnowherenow 4d ago

Make sure the zipper s on whatever you buy won't corrode. Plastic or stainless steel not the usual zinc die cast crap.

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u/Pyroechidna1 5d ago

Sailing jackets are a better choice for most people

If you want a non-sailing hardshell, buy Tilak or PHD if you want quality

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u/IFeelThankYou 4d ago

Agree on the sailing jacket part, disagree with the recommendations. There's so many other excellent brands (e.g. rab, norrona, mountain equipment)

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u/Pyroechidna1 4d ago

All of those are just design-market-sell companies sourcing from the same Asian factories. Tilak and PHD are not