Marmot

PreCip® Eco Jacket

Women's

The Marmot Precip rain jacket is a super lightweight, extremely versatile jacket. The platinum color is a cool neutral that looks awesome with literally any outfit. I wasn’t really sure how this color would pair with my fair skin, but it actually looks quite nice. Some neutrals can make me look really washed out, but this color worked well. Size large is perfect for my long arms. I’m 5’-6”, but my arms didn’t get the memo and are super long, so while my body could probably fit in a medium, I’ll almost always size up for extra sleeve length. Plus with the larger size, there is still space to layer a long sleeve shirt or something more substantial underneath and still have room to move around. If you are pear shaped like me, this jacket is great. It is not too long, so it hits your hips at a flattering place and doesn’t weirdly pull or puff up across your stomach as some jackets can. Doubles as a great wind breaker and I love the arm pit vents (those are a must for me!). I’ll wear this jacket to work, to meet friends in the city, or on a hike. It’s also very easy to pack (you can roll it up and tuck it in a tote purse or carry on, it takes up very little space and weighs just about nothing). Overall, a pretty awesome jacket... just be careful you don’t snag any delicate sweater fabric on the Velcro! I wish there were some sleek snaps or a waterproof zipper instead of Velcro, but otherwise it’s perfect!

The Marmot Pre-Cip jacket is mine and my daughters' favorite rain jacket. It is top for quality and style. We like everything about it: it is waterproof and breathable, has a flattering cut, zippered pockets, adjustable hood that stows in the collar when not needed, very light weight and packable into a very small package. The sleeves are easily adjustable with velcro tabs. As for sizing, I find that it runs on size. I am 5'3' and 115 lbs. and the Small is just right for me. It is neither tight nor loose and allows for some layering, too, in cold whether. The PitZips come in handy when ventilation is needed. For all the above features, I strongly recommend the Marmot PreCip rain jacket.

I have this in the Platinum color in size Medium. I'm 5'6", 140lbs., and this fits perfectly over fall clothing. The color is beautiful and reminds me of pearls - it's a neutral, but won't get lost in your purse like black accessories often do. Another bonus: it actually stuffs into its own pocket without struggling or squeezing, so you can easily toss it into your purse, car, luggage, etc. This jacket has seen me through rainy days, a cruise, boat rides on the ocean, and cold movies & restaurants. It makes a great windbreaker as well, and can even be used to stay dry in warm spring rain because there are zippers under each arm for ventilation - this jacket does it all! The only issue I have with it is that there is VELCRO on the sleeves and front zipper area. Can we all just stop using velcro?!? It's worse than glitter! I'm constantly worried about my scarves, leggings, and sweaters. There has to be a better solution, and if Marmot would replace the velcro with something else (snaps, bungees, etc) it would be the perfect jacket!

I realize that I prefer a lined jacket, rather than one like this, with no lining. The chest and waist fit me OK, but the jacket's hip measurement was definitely too tight for my pear shape. I was hoping for something similar to my current favorite Marmot jacket (in a different color). The PreCip Eco Jacket is not it.