First Lite SEAK Rain Jacket Review, by Brock Akers

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Where does the bottom hem fall when you put it on? Is length like a normal jacket or longer kinda like a parka?


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Where does the bottom hem fall when you put it on? Is length like a normal jacket or longer kinda like a parka?


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Med, here is a picture. I would say it's a tad longer.



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Does it wear nice for a primary outershell? Would that be asking too much of it.
I'm thinking about a 3 layer system. Baselayers , Puffy,Seak
 
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Brock will chime in but that's exactly what I did with my FL except my outer shell was the Boundary. When it got really cold I added the FL Chama


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Does it wear nice for a primary outershell? Would that be asking too much of it.
I'm thinking about a 3 layer system. Baselayers , Puffy,Seak
Yeah I think you could do that if there wasn't a ton of hiking involved. If you were in a wet environment its definitely a good route.

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Thanks for the reply. Maybe the Vapor would be a better choice? I just don't know if i want that lite of raingear. I would hope it's durable?
 

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Really can not decide on on the vapor or seak, having a difficult time. Do mainly backpack hunts but don't want to carry a softshell and rainshell, if I knew the vapor was durable enough than I would go that route. Did you pack around the seak on a backpack hunt? How did you feel it packed down?
 

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Vapor doesn't have pit zips. I think that is more important than being really breathable. I have the SEAK but have not worn it much yet.

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Really can not decide on on the vapor or seak, having a difficult time. Do mainly backpack hunts but don't want to carry a softshell and rainshell, if I knew the vapor was durable enough than I would go that route. Did you pack around the seak on a backpack hunt? How did you feel it packed down?
I didn't pack the SEAK much. If I was going for a few nights I would take the vapor. However I haven't used it much. Maybe a few days is all.

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I didn't pack the SEAK much. If I was going for a few nights I would take the vapor. However I haven't used it much. Maybe a few days is all.

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Brock

How has your jacket fared over the past few years? Still waterproof?
 

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Mine had served me well on 2 wet Alaska hunts plus around home. Got it when they discontinued asat and had a sale.
 
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