Technical Jackets

Is that much jacket necessary for paris in spring?

looks fine to me
if you like it, then you should just buy it
arctyrex makes some pretty sweet soft shell ones you might wanna check out though

That jacket looks like it has a pretty square cut. I would try and find something with a little more shape.

While I don't own anything by them (they're a fairly new company I think, but they have a good rep), I like this jacket a lot, as well as some of the others they sell:


https://www.nau.com/homepage/index.j...ucts/107M200&4

Similar to Acronym and Arcteryx, but at 1/5 and 1/2 the price, respectively.

I'm a tech-jacket nutbar...I have one for every possible weather condition. If you want my recommendation for a rainy spring jacket...try Patagonia's Spraymaster. Super stretchy, super light weight (folds into its own pocket), breaths fairly well and is cut very slim & trim. Top notch in my opinion. I can recommend more technical-esque jackets, but if you want to wear it in the city and not look like a backpacker, this is a good way to go.

http://www.patagonia.com/web/us/prod...R.MENS.JACKETS

A note on the North Face. Quality is lacking..."not what it used to be" sort of situation. They do make some decent clothing, but you'd have to move into the higher priced stuff, and at that price point, you could do even better with another company. Arcteryx makes decent stuff...but very boxy (usually), and very expensive. Shite customer service too if you have a warranty issue.

If you want lots of nerdy details, check out www.backpackinglight.com for tons of reviews.

I think the jacket looks fine, but I'll reiterate, average temps in May are 65F. Also, I doubt you'll avoid looking like you're a tourist visiting Paris in any case.

While it can get a bit cool at night, I don't really see the justification of buying this jacket over another at that price. I think you could do far better for far less.

I really like how understated it is.

I normally buy my stuff from either www.campmor.com , www.backcountry.com , or www.ems.com

Marmot has some jackets that you might like. They have a nice cut to them. I've come to dislike north face because it's become so common...I've heard there's also been a general loss in quality but that may not be true.

barge, thanks for that link (altho it keeps crashing my browser) - exactly what I've been looking for. Def going to pick at least one of those up; might get two for diff seasons...

this is very cool:

https://www.nau.com/homepage/index.j...ucts/107M202&4

-Jeff

Paris always has lots of cool weather when I'm there, but as it's changeable you can pick up suntan in early April and May when it would be impossible, say, in England. So I prefer to layer simple sports jackets or windbreakers and sweaters, with scarves. I never like to feel encumbered.

Nevertheless, since Technical fits in with your style, I don't think you'll have to fear looking out of place even if there in July, when I've seen lots of Northern European kids in heavy parkas lounging outside the Louvre.

Checking your profile I see that you're a smaller size, just like me, so you might want to shop for your jacket in Paris, where smaller sizes are far more plentiful in all items of clothing than they are in the US. That way you can return home with something different from what everyone else at home has. In backpacks at least, I love the Swiss designs from Mammot (Mammoth), and they have a full line of clothing.

Have fun.