“Sweater Side is Nicest Part of Product”

“Columbia's EXS Rogers Peak Jacket is a fairly nice full-zip jacket. The sweater side is the nicest part of the product, and looks very classic. It's more of a knit than a fleece, like Sierra's title description mentions, but still kept me fairly warm. The rip-stop windbreaker reverse side I wasn't so crazy about. The windbreaker material feels slightly cold to the touch when putting the jacket on, and doesn't have they immediate cozy feeling I enjoy with most of my other Columbia gear. That being said, it gently warms with your body heat, so you won't be cold in the end. The other way around (windbreaker out/sweater knit in) wouldn't be a problem, and would be my choice if I took advantage of the loops available to attach it inside a compatible Columbia shell. The jacket fits surprisingly snug across the chest, gut and waist compared to others from Columbia. To be fair, I have a newlywed gut, but I won't be on "The Biggest Loser" anytime soon. I have a number of their soft shell offerings that fit more generously, and give some due to the material. With the windbreaker material in this jacket, there's virtually no give. I'll likely reserve it for casual wear, since I could potentially see one of the seams splitting while climbing or some other high-mobility activity. If Columbia were to revise this jacket to make it non-reversable with a fleece lining, it'd be a five-, heck six-star product. As it stands, the sweater side is nice, and was a good deal here on Sierra, but it's not my favorite jacket.”