Redington Barrier Island Jacket (For Men)

Thought it was breathable, it is not...good backup jacket for extreme wet weather, but you'll sweat if it's warm!! But the price is right!

Bought this jacket for a trip to Alaska last fall. We got rained on every day and this jacket started falling apart after day one. Seams came apart, fabric bunches up (hard to explain, but anyone who owns this and has been in the rain knows what I'm talking about), does not repel water at all. I spent 6 days extremely wet in Alaska and I spent the entire time cursing Redington. I own a Redington rod and some Redington pants and I'm pleased with them, but this jacket is garbage. You're better off wearing a garbage bag.

Definetly will keep the rain & wind chill off. Stowable.

The positives about it are: It will protect you from some moderate rain. It is cheaply priced. It looks very professional. Regardless of people saying it is badly constructed, it is not poorly constructed. They must have received damaged items. It's just way too big, which brings me to the negatives of the jacket: It is made for at least a 65/70+ inch chest and mid-section, regardless of labeled size. They run so large you could wear an overstuffed full size pack and cover it and yourself with the jacket. If you need a very large jacket, for rain protection, this is it.

This jacket looked nice but the material was this weird rubbery stuff. Not good.