I bought this jacket mainly for an around-town shell. The color is a really vibrant navy and the Moonstone logo accents give it a nice touch. I am extremely pleased with the look and function of this shell, given the exceptionally low price. I wore it on a short hike and found a fair amount of perspiration had accumulated inside. So I would definately want to run it through a few more paces on local hiking trails before taking it on a backpacking trip. The jacket is very light weight due to the simplicity of design; not a lot of unecessary detail and frill that would otherwise add undesireable weight to someone wanting to pack light.

Second Moonstone jacket. Actually for wife. She loves it and plans to use as a "shell" for spring skiing and as rain jacket in spring/fall.

My previous shell was a NF Mountain Light. So I had high expectations. I didnt expect this to be this tough. I work as a geologist and Chicagoland's winters are no cakewalk. This one has held up very nicely for the last one and half years. You have to open the pit zips to vent nicely though. Wind,snow and water wont get to you at all! Sad to see Moonstone disappear.