Marmot Women's Oracle Jacket

impressive construction
I'm really impressed with the fit and overall quality of this jacket. The front pockets unzip to vent really well, but have a deep, inner mesh pocket that is big enough for a paperback, a CD, and lunch yet deep enough to leave unzipped and have nothing fall out. On my first day, I wore the Oracle jacket on a WET trail run. I wore a mid-weight capilene underneath and I felt very comfortable. Some users may not like the inner surface of the jacket, which is sort of slick and plastic-y. I wore a full layer underneath, but may not like this next to my skin. The jacket is lightweight and totally lives up to expectations. I'd buy it again.

An excellent jacket for the price
This is a great jacket that does everything Marmot says it will. I've used it in pouring rain and the water beads up and rolls off. I've used it hiking, and the heat evaporates (the side zippers are especially cool -- literally)! The one drawback I've found is with the hood/brim, which tends to slide down over my forehead...but then, it's still better than any hood/brim on any other rain gear I've yet tried, because at least it has a little stiffness that enables it to keep the rain out of your face. This "problem" doesn't obstruct your view of the ground in front of you, but of the terrain from about eight feet ahead and beyond. Oh, and one other thing I liked: it's fitted only slightly, so that I can wear a sweatshirt underneath... although there's no room to spare after that. FYI, I'm a chunky mama (though not fat, if you please). All in all, an excellent jacket for the price.