While I haven't had the opportunity to use it in the rain yet, I have some faith in any garment made with Gore Tex since I've actually never had any of my other Gore Tex jackets leak yet (they have strict quality controls for all products that use their jackets). Unless I got a defective jacket, I am not worried at all about leaks.
While this jacket is not quite as light as my Arc'teryx Beta SL which uses the same Paclite fabric, it cost a fraction as much as what I paid for the other jacket and construction seems almost nearly as good. I actually prefer the hood on the Minimalist because it's large enough front to back to actually cover the entire brim of a baseball hat - which for whatever reason, I seem to insist on wearing even when it's raining - whereas my Beta SL leaves some of the brim uncovered and soaking wet. The downside to this is if you're not wearing a hat, it's probably too much hood and you'll have to cinch it back by quite a LOT.
The jacket uses quality YKK Vislon hardware, has pit zips which is a nice bonus, but lacks a hanging loop which I hate as I don't like hanging jackets by the hood and don't always have a hanger. I got the green colour which looks much better in person than it does in the product photo. I'm approximately 6 feet tall, of regular build and the medium fits a bit baggier than I would normally like which would be good if using it as a winter shell but I tend to use jackets like this more in the warmer months personally so the extra space isn't needed.
Overall I'm very happy with the quality and features for the price. The lack of a hanging loop while annoying is not enough of an issue for me to dock a whole star, if I could do 4.5 stars I would.
MERAKI
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