Outdoor Research Axiom Jacket - Men's

I have lived in this coat for 1.5 years now, having had a prototype to test for a winter, and now the production coat. All I can say is if you need waterproof/breathable performance like I do (ski touring in the super stormy Selkirks of British Columbia!) then you need this piece. Quiet and supple, stretchy and pretty durable considering how light this piece is. You won't be disappointed if you want and active performance waterproof piece of clothing!

This jacket delivers as promised. It is a no-frills jacket (three pockets, no pit zips, no fancy internal gizmo pockets) and it is superlight and packable. Even though light, the new goretex active shell seems pretty tough - especially compared to some other waterproof-breathable superlight materials I've seen.
I've done some hard uphill hiking in it and it seemed to breathe really well - at least as well as my goretex ski shell. The two main pockets are well placed, not too high like some of these technical shells.
This is a jacket you can make your go-to piece of mountain clothing for everything from backpacking trips to mountaineering adventures. The zippers and finish work seem top-notch. This is the jacket I've been looking for - under one pound and totally protective. Great product.

When the times get rough out there when your skiing or hiking, and the rain/snow doesn't let up for days, i like to have the insurance of this Axiom gore-tex shell. I've been a big fan of the Gore paclite shells in the past, but this new Active fabric from Gore tops everything i've used when it comes to lightweight/waterproofness/breathability. So light and breathable, yet it sheds water like a 3-layer jacket should, never get wet!

Packs into its own pocket and fills any corner in your pack. Just a few years ago, packing a 3-layer gore jacket on a backpacking trip would be out of the question. Now there's no question- Total dryness in the harshest of conditions!

I have been using this jacket in the alpine for the past few months and have been really impressed. While being a fully weatherproof and breathable shell it is still light and the new GoreTex fabric is really suple and comfortable. The torso is cut for an athletic build, the hood is big to accommodate a hood and the cuffs are also nice and big to accommodate going over gloves.

It's all that I need and nothing that I don't, psyched about it.

For those of you who, like me, have been skeptical of hardshells, check out the new Axiom Jacket by Outdoor Research. Built using Gore Active, it's noticeably better with moisture transport--NOTICEABLY. That still doesn't mean you should wear it--fully zipped--whilst running on a rainy, humid summer day--there are much better things to wear for those conditions... Rather, it means that the usable range of the garment has increased--it'll be that more comfortable, for longer, when you're working hard aerobically, or you'll notice you still have it on, well after the point most other hardshells are relegated to the pack. You'd be hard-pressed to ever spot me wearing hardshells, only the Axiom.

I'm not usually a big fan of GORE TEX, but the axiom is the lightest, stretchiest, and most breathable GORE waterproof shell I've ever used. I've even kept it on for long ski touring climbs amid stormy weather, and managed to have it stretch with my movements and get breathability that far exceeded any other GORE shell I've used before. I don't know how it stretches like it does, but this definitely allows it to move with you as you hike or climb.

*I was given this from OR to test.