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You can spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars on a single outdoor jacket, and serious adventurers might need gear that expensive to perform at the highest levels. The vast majority of people, and we mean the vast majority, don’t actually need that Everest-ready jacket to make it through a sudden storm on the way to work. They can save their money by getting less pricey, still high-quality gear from consumer-focused brands like Free County, gear like the bomber jacket that’s half off at REI right now.
The Free Country Hydro Lite Highline Bomber Jacket is on sale for $50 at REI, 50% off its normal $100 price tag. It’s available in four different colors: Olive, Red Rock, Black, and Trails, which is a rich shade of cerulean blue, and sizes from small to XXL.
This jacket is made of X20 waterproof stretch fabric, Free Country’s special polyester, that’s very lightweight and protective with a good bit of stretch. Its seams are sealed and bound, and it has 3,000 mm waterproofing, which is great for steady rain. It also offers 2,000g of breathability, again a fairly moderate score that will get the job done for most people in most situations. Rounding things out are a drawcord hood, chest and lower seam zipper pockets, and adjustable tab cuffs — all designed to keep either you or your stuff protected from rain and wind.
One shopper wrote that this is a “great, nice-looking lightweight jacket.” They like that “it has pockets that zip for safety” while traveling, as well as how it “fits perfectly.”
Other customers called this a “solid jacket” that “stood up well in light rain” and said that it “keeps me completely dry while also being extremely comfortable and the perfect weight.” Some reviewers did say that this jacket wasn’t great in a deluge, a situation that calls for something heavier and thicker than this lightweight, packable shell.
Deals We’re Loving
- Boulder Gear Stratus Rain Jacket, $40 (was $80) at REI
- The North Face Lightning Zip-In Jacket, $130 (was $200) at REI
- Berghaus Ridge-Seeker GTX Jacket, $320 (was $450) at REI
The Free Country Hydro Lite Highline Bomber Jacket is one of the best rain jackets we’ve seen if you need something that can live in your bag, desk, or locker and, without taking up much space, provide much-needed protection from inclement weather. That kind of peace of mind is worth a lot more than $50, so do yourself a favor and grab one of these before this deal disappears.