The ARIEL Jacket anyone have one

[Bruce Fielding]

What Julian said.

Buy a good quality ski/motorcycle/sailing jacket. They'll be waterproof, breathable, comfortable and well made. Buy in the sales and it won't be quite so painful.

What Steve said.

I have to admit to being disappointed in these jackets. It was a cost vs. quality issue and I think the factory tried to make everyone happy by keeping the cost down. The overall design, however, (style, utility etc.) is really good (not that I'm biased or anything...)

[phil4]

I'm with Bruce, the style, utility and nice touches are really good.

But as has been said, short life span and lack of waterproofing lets it down.

That said, I don't typically drive my atom when wet, so waterproofing is not quite so high on my list.  So far my zips and whatnot are all ok.

If I had to replace it though... I'd be looking at Bike/Ski/Water type stuff though.

[Rocket Man]

I liked the black jacket i had and wore it a lot, did I like it, yes was it waterproof, I avoided the rain, would I buy another mmm not sure about the red as no black left, shame. I bought a biker jacket and trousers "frank thomas" at a good price but not tried them yet but look very useable

[jpswift]

I really like mine

Had no trouble with zips/ quality etc

And it obviously looks particularly
good on me too

[Jerry]

Very late to the party, really like the jackets that are listed on the Ariel website, but the majority of the apparel is Atom orientated.

Is there any merit in the club producing a generic jacket or Ariel?