Patagonia Mars Houdini Sof Pcu Windshirt Jacket Large

Ultra-rare latest geenration patagonia mars / m. A. R. S. Houdini us sof protective combat. Uniform (pcu) jacket. Similar to pcu level 4 windshirt but much better performance. Condition new in package (the one out of the. Package is shown for illustration yours will be brand new unworn, never. Issued) size large. Color alpha green. Used by navy seals nswdg, army sf, sfod-d, cag, usaf pj and cct, and other government agencies in centcom aor. Iraq. nAd afghanistan. This is the patagonia usgi / military special jacket that was issued as a. Commercial off the shelf alternative to the special forces pcu. Spear / s. P. E.

A. R. Protective combat uniform system. Other pieces of. This system were manufactured by orc, peckham, beyond fleece/beyond clothing.

/ sekri. This houdini jacket from paatgonia is equivalent. To the pcu level 4 dwr coated nylon ripstop windshitr from the natick.

Contract manufacturers. Unlike the issue windshirts, this has a full length zip for improved ventilation as well as a stow in the collra hood.

The patagonia system. Seemed to perform better in teh field than the stuff contracted by natick. Imho.

I wore this with a range of patagonia and tad gear fleece tops and it worked very well. This item was not issued as part of the extreme cold weather (ecwcs). Deployment bags (d-bags) kitted by diamondback tactical and ads and had to be purchased separately. Review from backpacking lightfabric/air permeability good air permeaiblity i was able to breathe. Slowly through teh fabric.

This is sufficient to assist with water. Vapor transport, so the vapor does not have to condense, tarvel through. A soild layer, then evaporate on the other side. The fabrci is 1.1. Ripstop nylon with a dwr coating. Weight advertised 105g, actual 101g. Water.

Resistance tbd. Being a wind shell, i only demand a ilttle resistance.

To rain to be acceptable. Edit it ewts through after about 5 minues. Rain adequate, i think, for a windshirt. Enough time to get your.

Shell out, and put it on. Features ohod drawstring. Mechanism this uses an interesting design. When the string is pulled, it slides through a foam disk which is captured in the rim of the hood. In this manner, the string will not pull back out under normal tension, allowing single handed tightening. Other windshells, such as the marmot. Ion, for example, put the foam disk outside teh hood brim, requiring. Two hands, or dextereous fingers, to accomplish the tightening. Hood adjustment stringspatagonia.

Designed the pull strings inside the edge of the collar, so when the. Jacket is zipped up, the strings will not flail about in the wind, whipping you in the eye.

The m. Ion, as a counter-example, has the. Strings on the outside. Chest pocket present important for. Self-stowing the jacket. I am not suer why patagonia placed this inside.

The zipper seam placing it outside, and replacing teh velcro fastener. With a zipper would allow it to be used for other purposes more easily. And securely. Hem/cut 'normal' fit, imo. For example, i ma a medium.

In most manufacturers products, and this m fits me perfectly. I like. The long drop tail ofr wind and rain protection.

Hood sufficiently large ofr over/under helmet use. Summarypatagonia gest a bad rap for designing. Well, designer clothing, but. This jacket seems to be well thought out for use by climbers and. Backpackers.

They avoided obvious mistakes like putting drawstrings on. The outside, and did use appropriate fabric for the construction. I expect this jacket will replace my montbell windblaster and my marmot ion. I give it a 5 as of now and will dad results of water resistance later.

Edit. I have worn this jacket frmo -5c to 25c, in sun and rain. This is the. First time i have really experienced the concept a breathable. Rain-resistant windshirts. Amazingly, i hiked at-5c in falling snow, with only a wool 1 crew and the houdini on top. I was comfortably cool, and more importantly, always dry. I basically leave it zipped up, and. It still vents the moisture through the fabric. (a silicon encapsulated. Nylon similar to epic)another day i lonaed it to a friend on a. Hike alternating between cold windy shade, and sunny wamr exposure the. Houdini blocked the wind, added a few degrees of trapped warmth, and. Vented all generaetd moisture.

All without adding/removing layers. She. Was sold on the 'windshirt' concept, and so am i. It has replaced my.

2005 marmot ion and my montbell windblaster. Even if i ma carrying my. Diad, i will carry my 100 gram houdini as my most versitile sic picee of.

Clothing. Thanks ofr looking. Gba.