IgniteLite Stretch Reversible Hooded Jacket

For this jacket, I'd have to get woman's XL to fit bust area, BUT have small hips and be too loose at neck area. Men's M fits me perfect, practically parka length @ 5.5" and love the colors. I own rescue orange hooded and grey-yellow w/o hood, both bought at great sales. They are warm plus flexible moving with you. As a reversible for wet weather or windbreaker it is top notch keeping out strong winds. I plan buying near future new citrus color. The guys have such eye-catching pretty colors in this style, I just can't resist!

I bought this jacket last year before winter so it is well broken in. I live outside of Buffalo NY and used it as my go to coat everyday during winter. Pros: extremely warm, athletic cut means it isn't baggy, a lot of pockets for storage, light weight, stylish, good wind protection, hooded. Cons: The hood has no elastic bands to tighten it so the wind did blow it off my head a few times; therefore, I had to wear a hat in extreme conditions. The fabric around the wrist loosened over time so it doesn't grip tight around the wrists anymore. If these two cons were addressed this would be the perfect coat. I still give it 5 stars as it is an extremely well made coat and worth the price. I would buy another one if needed.

I bought this jacket for hiking in the mountains. No matter what season it is, the weather up in the mountains can change drastically, unexpectedly, and very fast. So I always carry an additional "warm layer" in my backpack for those situations and this jacket is perfect for that. It's a very warm jacket that's as light as a down jacket, but because it has a synthetic insulation, it will still keep you warm even if it gets wet. And the hood is a very nice bonus as well. This jacket won't compress / fit into it's own pocket like a down jacket will, but it will still compress down into a small package nonetheless. I compress mine down into either a quart-sized Zip Loc freezer bag or into a small nylon stuff sack before I put it in my backpack. The "athletic fit" of this jacket results in a more snug fit than what you get in a traditional fit...so I recommend you order a size up if you want a more traditional / roomy fit. This is the best jacket I have found for what I use it for. It has kept me nice & warm on many different hikes and mountain tops. One final note....I especially like the two bright color options that are offered (Rescue Orange and Storm with the bright yellow interior). God forbid, if anything unexpected ever did happen out on the trail that I needed assistance or rescue, I want the first responders to be able to see / find me very easily.