Beta AR Jacket Men's

Review I bought this in Late 2019 as my first Arc shell jacket. First gore-tex product I've owned. It truly works, rain, snow, freezing rain, etc. Mostly hiking, but also activities like snowboarding, skiing, ice skating, cycling, etc. I live in Toronto so the climate is variable and ranges from 30+C to -20C plus windchill. I'll never forget about that day of freezing rain, and a layer of ice formed on my jacket that I could simply slide off like eggs in a teflon pan. I also travel to the rockies and I primarily used this jacket in the rain in my motorcycle, and it kept me really dry. Until it didn't. I maintain the jacket pretty regularly by washing and drying every so often. I spray DWR once a season, etc. At some point I started realizing that the coat wasn't keeping me dry anymore. By that point I noticed that the entire inner jacket membrane from my sleeves to my back had completely separated. I'm pretty sure my jacket was a dud. I issued a request for warranty, and they gave me a voucher for the value of the jacket during the time that I bought it. Great. Customer service rocks. And it opened up a whole can of worms for me. After experiencing the Beta AR as my everything jacket, I've come out with the mindset that if you're doing a wide range of activities like I have, you should not buy this jacket (contrary to what Arc’teryx and forums suggests). I hope this provides insight on whoever is deciding on getting their first "all around" jacket from Arc'Teryx that it is simply not great at everything (and to be fair that's kinda the point of this jacket by Arc’Teryx). It's a compromise for basically every activity you may end up doing. When it's warmer outside, you may sweat more than the rain pours, because the jacket is not that breathable. That will likely lead to further damage. And in the winter, I long for something more robust with more snow appropriate features, as snow can get into your jacket from underneath (and into your pants!) That's why I will buy 2 (and maybe you should too, if you can): - The Beta LT (or Beta) for hiking, city, motorcycling, cycling, short periods of climbing, etc. I hope that this gives a bit more breathability so I'm not sweating up a storm in a storm on the highway on my motorcycle. - Rush/Sabre Jacket for snow sports, skiing, snowboarding, backcountry, snow shoeing etc. God forbid I end up picking up an ice climbing hobby. Then I’ll really be hurting.

I've bought this jacket a little over 2 years ago. Even though it is quite expensive, I thought it'd be worth it since I had heard this brand can last you multiple years. When I got the jacket, covid hit, which meant no adventures... So I only took the jacket with me on little daytrips, where 4/5 times it just stayed in my backpack. However when it did rain it kept me dry, and after every 2-3 uses I washed it the way it's supposed to be washed. Since this is my first hardshell jacket that I've owned, and since it cost me alot of money, I always treated it with utmost care, however, after a little over 2 years, it started to delaminate in several spots... I was sure this must've been a faulty jacket, since it hadn't seen any abuse or mistreatment in the 2 years that I'd used it. So I sent it back, only to receive the response that this happens when it isn't regularly and properly washed and that there would be no repair or warranty possible. Granted, I didn't wash it after EVERY use, however I did follow the instructions from the beginning on how to take care of your equipment. I bought this jacket with the idea of it being a robust (goretex PRO) piece of equipment that can withstand the elements, and can handle being abused a little from time to time. Even though I didn't get the chance to 'abuse' it in the mountains because of covid, I did manage to 'break' it by just gently using it once or twice a month. Very dissapointed, would not recommend.

Bought this jacket a little over a year broken zip don’t know why they changed the zip that was used on Zeta ar

Can't ask for a better shell. Just amazing for any occasion.

I was instructed by sales staff at Arc’teryx WEM to get a medium size Beta A/R. The jacket performs great, but it's slim fitting. Im a 34 waist and the medium sizing chart says 34 waist. but if you want to layer an insulation layer underneath you'll need to size up. im pretty disappointed I was instructed to get the smaller size, as now I am not comfortable when I layer with an atom hoodie and base layer underneath. it would be nice if the sales staff would be more away of this when recommending sizes for a very expensive shell jacket

Je recommande fortement et le respect de la garantie est génial

November 14 2022 I have the Arc’teryx Beta AR Jacket in NEW Coffee color (Bitters) and an older Beta AR in Neptune (Gray). I have been waiting for a dark brown color [NOT Relic color which is very light] for over three years till Arc’teryx decided to create a real Coffee color. Thank you but why not earlier? Please create different GORE-TEX and water-resistant Pants with the belt loop and without the TPU instep patches in REAL COFFEE Color (Bitters). No general tailor would want to take these pants to cut and adjust the length with thick Insteps. The insteps are for skiing. Think of people who want GORE-TEX but don't ski. Please modify the V-lcr- (Hook and Loop) cuffs on Arc’teryx Beta AR. The Loop part is unnecessarily long. Kids don't wear these Jackets. Normal adults don’t have that narrow of wrists. Please make a new Ship-Fix-Return service for the owners of your Shell Jackets to send in all their Jackets to replace the ugly black V-lcr- (Hook and Loop) cuffs to be replaced with the exact color of the jackets for a fixed fee. I will send all my 8 Shell Jackets to you to rip out the black un-matching V-lcr- (Hook and Loop) cuffs and send the jackets back to me for a $25 fee per jacket including both way pre-paid postage by Arc’teryx. You have the ability to do that because we see you have been doing that in your RUSH JACKET Men’s etc. You just need to make the cuff narrower like the original ones. It would be nice if the waist drawcord in your Shell Jackets be the same color as the jacket but I could wait for that. I hope you would take my request to the heart after investing so much purchasing your products. I have no way of sending my suggestions to your designers. I hope they would take a look at what I had to say. As a side-point, please make your shoes soles [back side] more durable. They get rubbed off easily.

I want to buy a men’s Beta AR jacket but the colour selection right now is awful. Phenom, daze (ugly yellow) and bitters colours are awful looking. Please bring back Vitality and Fluidity blue and the bright yellow from last season. I’ll keep checking the website until better colours arise!