{"id":420949,"date":"2016-05-10T16:05:56","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T22:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/?p=420949"},"modified":"2016-12-22T19:01:10","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T02:01:10","slug":"gear-review-patagonia-refugitive-jacket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/gear-review-patagonia-refugitive-jacket\/","title":{"rendered":"Gear Review:  Patagonia Refugitive Jacket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This season, I was given the Patagonia Refugitive Jacket for an extended, season-long review.  This jacket has been my primary go-to jacket in the backcountry all season long.  Inbounds, I tend to prefer jackets with just a touch of a lining, so I didn&#8217;t use it for that purpose.  In the backcountry, my preferred jacket is a light, packable shell with Gore Tex or another waterproof breathable fabric.  While I&#8217;ve used extremely streamlined jackets with no\/ few pockets or other features, I do find that a few pockets and other features are worth the slight weight penalty.  The Patagonia Refugitive fits that description well.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/Patagonia-refugitive\/jacket-on-floor.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Patagonia Refugitive Jacket\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As I started to discuss, this jacket has just the right features, at least for me.  Two roomy hand pockets plus a chest pocket round out the options on the outside, while the inside has a small zippered pocket and a large mesh pouch.  I&#8217;ve noticed that a lot of jackets, including this one, keep the inside zippered pocket on the same side as the exterior zippered pocket.  I&#8217;ve never understood that, since if you put an item in each, they overlap each other.  If the mesh and zippered pockets were reversed, it would make a lot more sense.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/Patagonia-refugitive\/open-jacket.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"Interior Patagonia Refugitive Jacket\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more READ MORE!--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/Patagonia-refugitive\/83.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"Patagonia Refugitive pit zips\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The drawstrings utilize the newer &#8220;press-button&#8221; style, which is a really easy and clean way to go.  I didn&#8217;t need to use the hood much, but it worked fine when I needed it.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/Patagonia-refugitive\/hood.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"patagonia refugitive hood\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I really like the fit of this jacket.  I&#8217;m skinny and this jacket fits right in the middle for me- not Euro tight, but not new school baggy either.  The other thing I noticed was the GoreTex C-knit, which makes this jacket feel far less &#8220;plasticky&#8221; and &#8220;noisy&#8221; than other shells I&#8217;ve used.  The Patagonia Refugitive has a great feel to it, no doubt about it.  The GoreTex itself proved to be both water resistant and breathable, as advertised.  Just last week, I had a great chance to really put it to the test in a freezing rain\/snow\/sleet mixture.  This is my &#8220;I can&#8217;t believe we&#8217;re skiing here right now in this weather Blue Steel face&#8221;.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/Patagonia-refugitive\/wet-jacket.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Patagonia Refugitive review\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Outside of switching the inside pocket layout, I&#8217;m not sure that there is anything that I would change in this jacket.  I have a good number of days in the jacket, and it has been holding up well so I suspect the durability of this jacket should be considered good.  Action shot from one of my favorite descents of the year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/dead-squirrel-couloir-3-3-16\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dead Squirrel couloir:<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/dead-squirrel-couloir-3-3-16\/1795.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"skiing in the patagonia refugitive jacket\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Check out the Men&#8217;s Patagonia Refugitive Jacket:<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/www.avantlink.com\/product_ad_widget\/paw.php?pawid=115698&amp;pw=29053&amp;output=js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This season, I was given the Patagonia Refugitive Jacket for an extended, season-long review. 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