Golite Neve Jacket Review

Since we just started carrying Golite, I figured I should try it out. I first tried the Neve Jacket. It is a performance soft shell jacket. Golite claims it is as bomber as a storm shell with the benefits of a softshell. Initially I just wore it around town to see how it feels. The fleece liner is really comfortable and the jacket fits fairly nicely. The only problem I had with it was the high collar. When the jacket is zipped up the collar can be a little obtrusive due to being a little stiif. This eventually became better when the jacket was broken in.
The jacket is highly breatheable as I found out when I tested it out during some hiking in Europe. Germany in November is quite cold and wet. However the jacket held up against the elements extremely well. The rain and snow beaded up and it performed as well as any storm shell I’ve owned.
The jacket is well thought out and has many nice features. Pit zips for when it gets a little too hot as well as a MP3 player pocket on the inside. Overall the jacket is really nice. The initial fit isn’t great but once its broken in its great.