Beta AR Jacket Men's

Loved this jacket when I first laid eyes on it. Its the cajun red. It's a tank on its own. I wore this in sub zero with over 100 mph winds on Mt. Washington in February and I was snug as a bug. No complaints, no wishes. Just high quality product.

I have taken this jacket to several hiking/camping trips to Alaska with me in some austere conditions that include cold and hard winds. I am also a Federal Emergency Responder who prepositioned for Hurricane Harvey in Texas and participated in the events of Irma and Maria in St Thomas and Puerto Rico. My Beta AR withstand the harsh wind conditions with good ventilation and the brite RED color of the jacket gave me the confidence to know that I was visible. This is a great product that I will take with me on all my outdoor adventures and when called to respond to future events.

amazing jacket for any activity in somewhat chill weather. Fits great over a fleece/hoody/midlayer. Very durable, waterproof, windproof. real goretex pro. I have a lean body, 5.7" height, XS size runs bit bulky for me over just a t-shirt (without midlayer), so for hiking in warm weather I'd prefer Beta SL or LT (probably becase AR is a regular fit, not trim)

I've had this jacket for two years now and I've worn it all year around. It's highly versatile and have never failed me despite all the things, and all the seasons I've put it through. I highly recommend it to everyone who needs a good looking, durable, lightweight and versatile jacket!

Perfect jacket for all your needs. Great for shoulder seasons where you don't know if you will get snow, rain or sunshine but also the dead of winter in the cold. We do a lot of long hikes that take us through different elevations and temps and this jacket adjusts well with venting when you need. I've never owned a jacket anywhere near this for how it is windproof which makes all the difference when you are in the open in the winter. The fit is perfect for a large, no excess through the body but still room to layer when you need to. Can't say enough about this jacket's versatility and durability. I've caught it on tree branches and been worried it would be damaged and it holds up to whatever you throw at it with no pulls or tears. Will last you as long as you need it to.

I just came back from a "testing" walk in the woods. I bought this jacket some weeks ago but it never rained, until today. The jacket performed really well. You probably read a lot of reviews by now so I won't reiterate what has been already said: Yes, it is waterproof Yes, it is built like a tank, it may not look so from the picture but believe me, it is and the materials and the workmanship look/feel very solid and durable. As a result it may be a little stiff and noisy if compared to other materials but it seems to me that after a little of "break-in" it becomes more supple. The noisiness I haven't found to be that bad, I was worried about it when I read other reviews but it's much more silent than I thought. Obviously you can't expect it to be silk (or Atom LT, for who already has one..) I actually like the cuffs to be velcro tightened as opposed to elastic as elastic can give in time and velcro is precisely adjustable and stays tight if you need to. The hood works really well: it has three regulations via draw strings: the top one tightens the hood around your head allowing it to follow its rotation/movement thus guaranteeing uncluttered vision when turning. Right below you have another drawstring to adjust the "height" of the hood, the third comes in form of two drawstrings on each side of your neck and tighten the area around the face reducing the space between brim and collar. One plus note about the hood is that it is quite "high"; I have a very long neck and I consistently find that hoods are too short and as a result I have to keep my shoulders a little razed in order not to have the hood pull down on my head, this does not happen with the Beta AR, yay! I would have liked a way to tighten the collar around your neck in order to minimize the chances of water seeping in with heavy/windy rain. The arms are finally quite long, I have very long arms and most of the time a jacket that fits me well on the shoulders will be short on the arms, not the Beta AR, yay!. I understand that this jacket is meant to be the wore with layers underneath and it surely can, the thing is that it is really quite baggy in the belly area, I think that a different tailoring making it more slim there would make the jacket more appealing without sacrificing the ability to wear layers under it. No big deal anyway... Fit: I am 194cm tall (6'4") weighting about 80Kg, quite lean and I have bought an L size. It fits perfectly. As I said I have the longest arms and this jacket cover them perfectly with room for movement without riding up my forearm. If you need more info comment and I'll be happy to answer if I can.

I wear this jacket all year around, as a standalone shell in the summer and layered for winter hiking. I've had it for going on 3 years now and its still as tough and waterproof as when I got it. This past winter I've walked to work every day wearing it, plus winter hiking, and I wear it fishing in the summer when it rains. fantastic shell and I would buy a new one in a heartbeat if anything happened to it.

Thanks Jesse Robson for introducing me to the Arkteryx product. This is a very well built garment and it can be used equally hiking in the Coastal Mountains or for business casual daily wear in cool wet fall/winter weather. The pockets, pit zips and adjustments are well placed for function and to allow the jacket to be personalized for fit. It is a great weight. Nice work Arkteryx.

I bought my first Beta AR when they were made in Canada and were cut to fit above a climbing harness. I wore that thing weekly for over a decade. My new, 2017 Beta AR seems to be a worthy successor with some improvements in design and materials. At $575 it better be. I'm basically leasing this jacket for $57/year if it lasts 10 years. Fit is long and considerably more roomy compared to the less robust Beta LT that I've owned and sold. I'm 5'8" and 170lbs. The Medium Beta LT was too smug around my arms and chest. The Beta AR nicely accommodates layers including the Fortrez and Atom hoodies.

Zwischenbewertung nach 2 Monaten regelmässigem Gebrauch: Ich habe mich von der Beta AR hinreissen lassen, weil ich ein 2017-Modell zu einem guten Preis erstehen konnte. Farblich (grün) ist sie jedoch für mich keine Augenweide. Ich besitze seit 2008 ein MX Gamma Hoody der ersten Generation und seit 2010 eine Atom LT der ersten Generation. Von beidem bin ich restlos überzeugt. Doch die Beta AR ist etwas anders gelagert: Plus Passform der Jacke – bei Körpergrösse 183 cm und sportlich/kräftiger Natur (breite Schultern) trage ich üblicherweise eine XL mit dem Nachteil an zu langen Ärmeln und zuviel Stoff am Bauch. Die Gamma, die Atom sowie die Beta habe ich in L gekauft und bin absolut zufrieden. Genug Platz für Mittelschicht und nicht zu salopp wenn solo getragen. Zudem Stadttauglich. Die eher kurze Hüftlänge kommt mir beim Fliegenfischen sehr zugute – nicht zu kurz, damit ein Hipp-Bag noch darüber passt – nicht zu lang, dass sie nicht gleich im Wasser hängt, wenn Mann mal etwas tiefer watet. Beim Fahrradfahren ist die Kürze auch gerade noch ok. Material - wie von Arc erwartet gibt’s hier keine Kompromisse. Absolut perfekt. Minus Passform der Kapuze – macht Kopfdrehungen ohne Helm nur schlecht mit und kann aus meiner Sicht um Einiges schlechter justiert werden als bspw. bei der Gamma. Ich trage in diesem Fall immer eine Basball-Cap unter der Kapuze, was das Mitgehen beim Kopfwenden sehr vereinfacht. Mit Helm passt und funktioniert die Kapuze nahezu perfekt. Platzierung der Reissverschlusstaschen – vielleicht ist das nur bei mir so: trage ich einen Rucksack, verlaufen die Rucksack-Riemen beidseits genau über die Reissverschluss-Garage, so dass ich nur mit Fummeln und –wenn eisig –nur mit ausgezogenen Handschuhen den Reissverschluss bedienen kann – was mitunter sehr, sehr nervig ist. Kein Zwei-Weg-Reissverschluss – für eine AR-Jacke, die für Hiking, Snowsports, Climbing und dergleichen deklariert ist, ein absolutes Must. Nachholbedarf! Keine laminierte Ärmeltasche – gerade beim Skifahren vermisse ich diese, für Arc ansonsten so typische, laminierte Ärmeltasche auf der linke Armseite – was habe ich das bei der Gamma MX schon zu schätzen gewusst. Das sollte meiner Meinung nach unbedingt überarbeitet werden. Fazit: Passform und Material top (5*) – Funktionaliät für eine Allround mittelmässig (3*).

Exceptional clothing for all weather conditions. I recommend it to all hikers.

La veste beta AR est une excellente coquille a utiliser au quotidien comme dans les expéditions les plus demandantes, Je l'utilise a chaque jour en vélo , en randonnée 4 saisons, en ski hors-piste , en télémark et a l'occasion en métro , L'imperméabilité est suffisante ( ne vous attendez jamais a avoir une imperméabilité parfaite avec le gore-tex) la ventilation est suffisante, la coupe de la veste est vraiment excellente , toujours confortable , peu importe les couches intermédiaires on est toujours confortable et on a assez d'amplitude de mouvement. Le gros point négatif de ce manteau est l'accessibilité et L'utilisation des glissières de ventilation sous les bras, Presque impossible a utiliser avec des gants, il y a toujours un plis dans la glissière qui les rends presque très difficiles a ouvrir à 100% sans enlever le manteau ou demander de l'aide, résultat : des glissières toujours ouvertes a 80%. et oubliez pouvoir utiliser ces glissières avec un sac a dos , il faut l'enlever à chaque fois. Finalement, après 2 ans d'utilisation soutenue incluant 2 lavage par mois , attendez-vous a de la délamination et a un décollement des panneaux, Heureusement , la garantie couvre cela mais on aimerait tout de même que le produit soit plus prérein, car ce dernier est quand même cher ... en plus de nécessiter l'utilisation de plus nos ressources limitées à chaque 2 ans.

Overall a good jacket, I wish it was better for the price I paid. I had the Theta AR before it was damaged, Arc'Teryx was unable to repair the jacket and offered me the Beta AR, I accepted. Big mistake! The jacket is much too short around the waist, in casual settings your under layers poke out of the bottom of the jacket and with a pack on the jacket constantly rides up past the waist strap and causes lots of discomfort. I've had the jacket for 3 years now with moderate use and I've noticed the layers separating and causing bubbling around the wrist area. The outer material is quite durable, I've walked through plenty of thick brush and rubbed up against boulder and only experienced one small tear in the outer fabric. This jacket will keep you dry and warm with sufficient layers. Do yourself a favour and get the Theta AR, great jacket, just unhappy about how short the waist is.

J'ai fais l'acquisition de cette veste il y a maintenant 2 ans. Je l'ai utilisé pour la Patagonie, Sibérie et récemment pour la Norvège, elle est utile pour toutes les mauvaises conditions climatiques. Après avoir pris plusieurs douches de pluie, je n'ai jamais été mouillé. un très bon coupe vent, léger ! Séchage en 15 minutes chrono !! Le prix est certes élevé, mais elle la vaut !

I've had a Beta Ar for years now and I cant say enough about it. I wear it almost daily hiking, walking my dog and wear it skiing with my arcteryx gortex ski pants. The shell can take you through freezing cold, ice rain and rain as you make your way down the mountain. After about 7 years the seam around the elastic waist gave out and i sent it back for repair. In the meantime i bought another. To my surprice they replaced it with a brand new jacket! To me, a company that stands behind their product is worth paying the extra price. I now have a black and blue beta ar and like them both. I find they fit well but had to go to a size up to be able to layer comfortably in the winter.

I recently had to update my outdoor wardrobe, went for this jacket after advice from local store. I tended in the past to run hot when layering and using waterproofs this jacket didn't disappoint when used in the Lake District new year week although we didn't have the rain when I needed the jacket on the rops I didn't feel clammy and sweaty like I had in the past. If I needed to let some air in the pit zips worked great.

First time use the jacket bought end of November 2016. wore it in Istanbul and just walking in the city in some raining days and the fabric absorbed the rain and got so wet.. and after Istanbul, climb kilimanjaro, same thing, the fabric just got wet and even the paper in the pocket got wet.. I am not sure about the quality of the material.. it's not a cheap jacket but worked worse than 10 dollar plastic rain coat..

Hands down the best! Can be used for everything!! Weather your tracking through Iceland, out and about in the rain, or hitting the slopes. The Jacket does it all!!!!

First Arc-tery jacket and love it. Got for a great price too. Will be wearing for mt biking,hiking etc. just wearing around in the winter now in NJ weather.

If you have a standard body shape and need one jacket to protect against wind, rain, and snow, the Beta AR is for you. Unfortunately for my 40L and 175# frame, the sleeve and body lengths are shorter than other medium-sized Arc'teryx jackets I've owned (Aphix and Stingray, e.g.), and the athletic fit leaves little room in the chest for my triangle shaped torso. Unless I open the pit zips, I cannot rotate my arms through a full range of motion without the fabric pinching my shoulders, and if I lift my arms, my belly button shows. It makes sense that the lengths would be shorter than the Stingray, a whiteline snow-sports jacket, but I was surprised by the Beta AR's relatively high hem and the tightness across the chest compared to the medium-sized mid-layer jacket I already own (that the Beta AR is theoretically designed to layer over). That said, if you have a more standard body type, the fit will be slim but functional, and the new hemline should match the hem for newer generation mid-layers. Ultimately, the design poses a problem for 40Ls and a blessing for 40Rs.

My Beta AR jacket has gone through everything, including climbing Kilimanjaro for Make-A-Wish. There is nothing as functional or durable or multipurpose! Hats off to Arcteryx customer service-they stand behind their products like no other company, and customer service are absolutely great! My hats off to Justin Robertson!

I have this jacket for about ten years. It has been my go-to jacket for all the outdoor activities - from climbing to salt water fishing you name it. If I am to decide on the most reliable piece of clohing I have ever seen in my life it gotta be the Beta AR jacket. And guess what - after all these years it is still going strong. The hem drawcord sleeve has detiriorated because of the old age this year and I have sent it to Arcteryx for repair. They fixed it ant sent back with a card stating that repairing clothes is good for sustainability. That was it - the only failure (if you can call it that) in ten years of active use. Amasing. SImply amasing.

Un imperméable plus long (en bas des hanches) serait utile pour la marche en ville ou en sentier léger. Je ne discredite pas pour autant le produit que vous offrez pour les randonnées en montagne et pour toutes les raisons que vius évoquées

I bought this jacket last year and used it to hike all year long and in the city as my raincoat. Upon receiving it, I thought the material was a bit weird, kinda like crinkly plastic. I later noticed that a friend of mine had the same jacket, but from 2 or 3 years ago and the finish is completely different, it's smooth to the touch, not crinkly, and frankly a lot nicer. Another thing I noticed is that the fabric marks very easily. My jacket (Admiral) has permanent scratches and marks. I don't think this is normal. None of my other, older shells ever had those. (see photos) The original DWR coating didn't last more than 3 or 4 months before I had to renew it. Considering the price, this jacket should perform far better. I don't feel like I have a top of the line product.

Beta ar is one fine jacket, I have had the theta ar,alpha sv and a sidewinder jacket. This might be my favorite of out 3 other jackets, I have never gotten wet with any of them and living in the Seattle area you need a good rain jacket. Just buy one already you want be disappointed, they might be pretty expansive, you get what you pay for

This is the best shell I have ever bought. The cost was a little detouring, but not a deal breaker. ARC'TERYX makes the best shells, so if you are looking for any type of shell I highly reccamend them.

I bought this shell for skiing and use it every time I go. The New England weather can dish out a lot of lousy conditions and I've never had any issues staying warm and dry. It's a very comfortable jacket and quite easy to layer underneath, depending on conditions. Buy this jacket, you won't be disappointed. Plus you'll look marvelous. Skiing, hiking, shoveling snow, rainy camping...stay fresh my friends.