Marmot Men's Approach Jacket

Description

Marmot's Approach softshell jacket offers technical performance for use as a water-resistant, warming layer for your aerobic outdoor activities, and sleek styling to keep the chill away while wandering the city streets. Breathable yet wind-resistant M3 fabric is designed for moving light and fast, and zippered pockets store your small essentials and warm your hands while you’re at rest. A convenient, zippered sleeve pocket offers a handy spot to stow small essentials. Features Marmot M3 softshell material Water-repellent and breathable Zippered sleeve pocket and hand warmer pockets Adjustable Velcro cuff Elastic draw cord hem for adjustability in serious weather Specifications Double weave 96% polyester and 4% elastane stretch fabric 27.75-inch center back length One-pound, 4.5-ounce weight Marmot M-series Fabric Designed for moving light and fast, Marmot's M-series materials combine stretchy, water-repellant, abrasion-resistant, breathable shell material with an insulating buffer layer for versatile warmth. M3 shells are the most breathable in the line, and are well suited to aerobic activity in mild conditions. Lifetime Warranty Marmot products include a limited lifetime manufacturer's warranty against defects in materials and workmanship. About Marmot In April 1971, University of California Santa Cruz students Eric Reynolds and Dave Huntley were in Alaska on the Juneau ice fields for a Glaciology school project. This was where the idea of Marmot, originally a collegiate climbing club, began. Reynolds and Huntley soon began making prototypes of down products such as vests and sleeping bags in their dorm room in Santa Cruz. By the spring of 1973, Reynolds and Huntley partnered with fellow climber Tom Boyce to open a modest rental and retail location, named Marmot Mountain Works, in a 100-year-old building in Grand Junction, Colorado. Their first large order was for 108, as the producer called them, "very puffy jackets" for the movie The Eiger Sanction, with Clint Eastwood, which helped make down outerwear fashionable. In 1976, Marmot was one of the first companies to recognize the value of a new technology being developed by W.L. Gore & Associates. Marmot was soon producing waterproof Gore-Tex sleeping bags, with Reynolds and Huntley testing early prototypes by sleeping in meat lockers and under fire sprinklers, and later introduced the waterproof/breathable fabric into nearly all Marmot products. From humble beginnings, Marmot and its product line have grown over the years, and today the company is headquartered in Rohnert Park, California, with offices all over the world and distribution in more than 60 countries.