Based on our popular Approach Jacket, this M3 softshell vest is soft, stretchy, and perfect for cool weather outings when core coverage is what’s called for. Zippered pockets store your essentials and warm your hands while you’re at rest, and reflective logos stand out at night. Based on Marmot's popular Approach jacket, this M3 softshell vest is soft, stretchy, and ideally suited to cool weather outings when core coverage is what’s called for. Marmot M-series fabric is designed for moving light and fast, combining stretchable, water-repellent, abrasion-resistant, and highly breathable shell materials with insulating buffer materials on the inside. Zippered pockets store your small essentials and warm your hands while you’re at rest, and reflective logos stand out at night. Features Marmot M3 softshell material Water repellent and breathable Zippered chest pocket for small essentials Zippered handwarmer pockets Elastic draw cord hem for adjustability in nasty weather Specifications 28-inch center back length 12.5-ounce weight Softshell double weave 96% polyester/4% elastane stretch 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.