Not if he takes an XL. Sucks having any jacket being too tight doubly so an anorak that is too tight. Try wearing one on the move while backpacking. Fewer full mechanical venting options make it less usable when not stationary. The design is about conserving heat with less options to dump it. It's largely a camp or stationary piece when included in a backpacking kit. IMO MB's design team recognized this so at one time offered their down shirt/jacket with full front zip and half sleeves more conducive to being worn on the move. 7D fabric - "ballistic" or otherwise - worn under 35- 40 lb filled pack straps or caught in a pack's hip belt closure can wear or abrade quickly. Fly away; fly away; be free 900 FP down clusters.
I'm not comfortable wearing one on the move - I heat up too fast - while backpacking therefore it's the gear's fault. It had limited use therefore it's the gear's fault. It wore quickly around the shoulders. Itsy bitsy thin 7D should last longer. That was premature failure. It was the gear's fault. I got a a eraser sized hole it because I got a small spark on it round the campfire. that was premature failure. Mine tore from being caught on a blackberry thorn on the AT. A replacement got a tear because it got caught on an wild crabapple spur going over a bald on the AT. A replacement after that had splinter punctures when I hung it on an AT shelter wall. It's the gear's fault.
I had a NJ Italian boss, a real I talllian, great mentor, at one time when first starting out as a Landscape Designer/Contractor. I'd go on sales calls with him. Later I had a Sicilian as a working biz partner, another great biz mentor and biz partner where we were on equal footing. His standard default line no matter what the client's question when he didnt want to answer it - he used this reply often when prospective clients were talking project costs and project completion times, was "Ahh ah you a juice gonna a luv et absowlooly ah luv it ah magneefico absowlooly juice luv it", and then pull out some pictures of past high end projects, - usually included were pics of what he built in his own back yard, and continue "ahh say, sayaaah(linger here for a bit while the clients eyes were focused on the pics), thatsa what er we a gonna do fur a you." Then he'd conclude the sale with a Vincent Gardenia- Mr Pastorini - the plummer - like performance. It took a poker face to keep from breaking out laughing. Both men delivered though on their client's dream landscapes!
They were knowledgeable craftsman of high order. They were also great salesmen too! Ever feel like a sale person here on WB?...a cheerleader?
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Originally Posted by MtDoraDave
May dislike most MB products as I find the to fit me great. I can’t ever recall wearing it while hiking as I’d certainly destroy it...definitely just a camp piece on trail but I do wear it around town often when at home during those frigid Fl winters...
