For travel, I want a jacket that’s lightweight, breathable but insulated, with at least one sturdy zippered pocket for my cell phone. And it needs to come in a bright color.
Ultimate Direction, an athletic gear manufacturer, offers the Marathon Shell jacket, a 3-ounce nylon tough guy that gets everything right, including distinct men’s and women’s styles. The surprisingly soft wrap has a protective high neck, an integrated back vent that helps airflow and cooling, and a vertically zippered chest pocket that can hold your cell and credit cards or other small documents.
The men’s Marathon comes in a fire orange and has a two-way half-zip front. The women’s version, in a yellow tint, has a full-zip front. The chest pocket on both models converts into a built-in stuff sack, with a strap.
Ultimate Direction’s Marathon Shell jacket costs $99.95 in men’s or women’s styles.
Info: www.ultimatedirection.com
Judi Dash is a freelance writer.
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