{"id":4852,"date":"2012-02-19T09:06:35","date_gmt":"2012-02-19T17:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gearguide.info\/?p=4852"},"modified":"2013-02-03T09:19:26","modified_gmt":"2013-02-03T17:19:26","slug":"rei-winterflyte-combination-jacket-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gearguide.info\/2012\/02\/19\/rei-winterflyte-combination-jacket-review\/","title":{"rendered":"REI Winterflyte Combination Jacket Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>First Impressions<\/h2>\n<p>Versatility is the name of the game for the Winterflyte Combination Jacket. It converts easily from jacket to vest thanks to cleverly designed zip-off sleeves. And because of this capability, we found the Winterflyte to be a workable outer layer for conditions ranging from the mid-50s down into the 20s.<\/p>\n<h2>Features<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s start from the outside and work in. REI builds the Winterflyte from a combination of polyester and spandex which gives the jacket a nice stretch feel.  It\u2019s nicely water repellent and blocks a good amount of wind.  One missing feature seems to be reflective accents. Although REI\u2019s website lists them as features, they were not apparent on ours. <\/p>\n<p>Three pockets line the exterior \u2013 two zippered handwarmers and one at the rear, cycling-jacket style.  Our sample had a hole at the bottom of the rear pocket where the seam pulled apart. Look out for this when shopping for yours.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Specs<\/strong><br \/>\nFabric: Polyester and spandex blend<br \/>\nWeight: 1 lb 3 oz\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>At the shoulder, REI place zippers for the removable sleeves. These easily detach for the vest conversion. Nice touch and very well executed on the Winterflyte.<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type='text\/css' scoped='scoped'>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tmax-width:100% !important;\n\t\t\t\theight:auto !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div class='single-gallery gallery-wrap fixed'> <div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4852 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-gallery'><div class='gallery-item gallery-icon'>\n\t\t\t<div  class='gallery-icon linked'><a href='https:\/\/gearguide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Winterflyte-Zippered-Shoulder-1.jpg' class='lightbox-gallery no-ajaxy'><img src=\"https:\/\/gearguide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Winterflyte-Zippered-Shoulder-1-426x351.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery size-gallery\" alt=\"Winterflyte Zippered Shoulder\" title=\"Winterflyte Zippered Shoulder\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption'>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <span>\n\t\t\t\t\tWinterflyte Zippered Shoulder\n\t\t\t\t\t  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='clear'><\/div>\n<p>Moving to the interior, there are two pockets and a headphone pass-through port rounding out the package.   <\/p>\n<h2>Fit<\/h2>\n<p>The Winterflyte fit perfectly, no need to size up or down. There\u2019s plenty of stretch thanks to the polyester\/spandex construction and the cuffs\/gaiters with thumb holes provide additional flexibility.<\/p>\n<h2>Final Verdict<\/h2>\n<p>If you can buy only one jacket for cool weather running, the Winterflyte Combination Jacket could be it. REI packed a ton of features into the product and backs it with their standard 100% Satisfaction Guarantee making the purchase a no brainer.<\/p>\n<h4>Thanks for reading another outdoor gear review from GearGuide. And thanks to REI and Turner PR for providing product for this review. Written by Matt K.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you can buy only one jacket for cool weather running, the Winterflyte Combination Jacket could be it. REI packed a ton of features into the product and backs it with their standard 100% Satisfaction Guarantee.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/gearguide.info\/2012\/02\/19\/rei-winterflyte-combination-jacket-review\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[5,65],"tags":[16,21,151,190],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/gearguide.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Winterflyte-Front-2.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gearguide.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4852"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gearguide.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gearguide.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gearguide.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gearguide.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gearguide.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4852\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gearguide.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gearguide.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gearguide.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gearguide.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}