Craft Mens Sharp Nordic Cross Country Skiing and Training Windproof Reflective Jacket

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Overall this is a good jacket but the Amazon product description is a little misleading and inaccurate, which I will expand on in the next few paragraphs.The Amazon product photo makes this jacket seem very shiny, but that's not really the case. In the product photo it's just very well lit with lots of side lighting. See my photos for how it looks in regular lighting.The product description states it's "reflective", but it isn't really. There are some details (for example, around the front pockets) that are shiny and reflect some light, but this certainly isn't a jacket that I'd consider reflective and it's no replacement for a truly reflective safety vest if you need that visibility at night.The product description for this jacket also states there are "two extra pockets at the back", but this is not true. The only pockets are the two pockets on the front.I like the look of this jacket a lot. The two-tone grey/black design gives it a different look than most other jackets.This is a training jacket so it's pretty lightweight and thin, but it offers good wind protection. I haven't had the opportunity to try it out in very cold weather yet but it doesn't seem like it would provide that much thermal protection just on account of it being thin; you'll definitely want some thermal underclothes for extreme weather.In the pictures I have attached to this review, I'm wearing a size Large. I'm 6'2" and slim and I'm happy with the way the Large fits.The one thing I don't like too much about this jacket is the seams inside the sleeves. There's no lining to keep the inner seams off your arms, so if you're wearing a short sleeve shirt then the seams touch your skin. It's not that uncomfortable just for casual wearing, but if you're doing an activity where your arms move around a lot then the seams might get irritating unless you are wearing a long sleeve shirt under the jacket. It would be better if there were some extra sleeve lining or if the seams were folded differently to keep them away from your arms.The jacket is made in China (boo!), but the construction and stitching is done very well. It looks and feels like a quality training jacket.Overall, I like this jacket and would recommend it as long as you're not expecting it to be reflective like a safety jacket.

This is a training jacket, and as such, it is designed to fit snugly. And that's where the potential for discomfort from the skin coming in close contact with the fabric comes in. I find the fairly thick seams of the sleeves very scratchy against the skin of my forearm when I'm wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt. It's tolerable when I'm wearing a long sleeve T-shirt however. This bothers me enough that I'm taking 2 stars off.Another thing: the zipper is not on the right side (pun intended) but on the left instead. Not sure what the deal is but this seems to be a new trend. I've had 2 other jackets that I acquired recently that have their zippers on the wrong side. What gives? Prior to acquiring these jackets, I lived in a world with right-handed zippers and now my right-handed-zipper-world is crumbling before my eyes.The construction of the jacket is quite good. Everything looks perfectly hemmed and stitched. This jacket definitely looks very premium.The jacket does feel substantial enough to keep me warm, but with the very mild Fall weather we've been getting in Cali, I haven't had a chance to subject these to proper real world test conditions.---Apart from the scratchy sleeves, I like this jacket. What a bummer.

This is a form-fitting jacket, made for exercising (in my case, bike riding) in colder weather. It fits me perfectly (I'm 5'6") when wearing a tee-shirt and long-sleeve shirt underneath. Riding in temperatures in the low 40s felt great, and I didn't feel inhibited at all. The outside is reflective, adding an element of safety when riding where vehicles may need to see you. The neck is high enough to offer some wind protection, which is exactly as I'd hoped.The zipper is on the "wrong" side, European style. I commented on another review that I would pay specific attention to whether this bothered me or not, and I find that it is not an issue. It may annoy me if I were to wear this frequently, but the more likely scenario is I go for a long cold-weather ride no more than once a week in the fall and early spring.Overall, I have found this very comfortable, and because it fits so well, ideal for my purposes, as I don't like to be overly bulked up by clothes if riding for as long as an hour and a quarter.

- Made in China- Machine wash warm, do not bleach. Do not tumble (I guess line dry). Iron cool. Do not dry clean.- Apparently their brand is a triangle of dots, there's a bunch all over- 1 neck tag, hard to remove- Hanging loop at neck- Whole thing smells kind of like car deodorant fruit loops- Front zipper goes all the way up the 2" collar, has a garage- Inside lined - back with some soft stuff, sides with mesh- No inside pockets- 2 outside pockets, both zippered w/garage.- Arms about 22.5" long- Thin stripes, about 1/5" apart and 2" long, going down the back about 2/3 of the way and also down the arms. I think they're reflectiveSomething I've never come across before - it has a drawstring hem, but it's used by pulling on cords inside the pockets. The release is inside the jacket, with pressure clips. It's odd and functions oddly, but I guess it works.It's got like 5 different textures of fabric and the only one I like is the inside back panel. The rest feel like various synthetic smoothness.It's a decent windbreaker. It's fairly warm, for its weight. I don't care for the look - to me it's vaguely like a skeletal Halloween costume. Stitching is done well, but there are some thick seams inside that worry about me.Lastly, listing info says there are 2 more pockets on the back. There aren't.Don't forget to use the Smile.Amazon.com address - It's an Amazon program where many things you buy every day will generate a small donation to the charity of your choice. Read about it here: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/about/ref=smi_se_rspo_laas_aas