Cloudveil Serendipity Jacket

My purchase of the Serendipity jacket was for more of an "Urban" usage. I found it to be extremely versatile in my work as an airport shuttle owner/operator. Time doesn't allow me to get into the great outdoors as once before, but I knew the qualities of good outdoorwear could take care of my needs as well. From wet and cold weather, in and out of plane terminals and my van, lifting and moving luggage and long layovers in the van waiting for flights, the jacket has kept me extremely comfortable, dry, and given me freedom of movement with its unique material...very breathable. At six foot and 180lbs. I went with the medium reading other reviews, but found it too snug for my purposes. Exchanged it for the large and also found that the longer sleeve length design worked well with my 35" arm length. Great jacket, good value and customer service.

First winter with the Serendip, love it. Have had it out for sunny days and a few pounding days in-bounds (sadly few so far this year) and it has performed like a champ. Breathes amazingly well & repels the wet nicely. Haven't had it out for hiking to turns yet, so that will be a test too. Moves well, good pockets, just what you want in a softshell. I'm 6'1"/175 and the sleeves in the medium could be 1/2-1" longer, but I didn't want to go to a bigger body. Cloudveil tends to be a bit big in the body and shorter on the sleeves than some others, guess they grow 'em thick & stubby in Jackson!

Bought my original Serendipity in December of 2002, and wore the "?X!!&" out of it. Earlier this winter, the front zipper broke. Cloudveil honored their lifetime warrantee, and actually replaced a 5 year old jacket with a brand new one. Same black color too. I like the original version a little better - the sealing wrist cuffs with laminated tabs have been eliminated for some el cheapo elastic cuffs that hardly seal, and the internal cinch sealing collar is also gone. Otherwise, this is a great all-around jacket that will serve you well in most any condition other than an all-out blizzard.

This is an outstanding technical jacket. Cloudveil's quality is unmatched. There are many copycat jackets that have a similar cut/style as the Serendipity but the quality of the materials is obvious once you wear it out in the elements. To respond to the cuffs problem...the older Serendipity jackets had the hook-and-loop straps at the sleeves however they had problems with the fabric coming loose that was glued to the top of the hook-and-loop strap. I'm not sure if I like the new sleeves better or not...need to wear it on more climbing trips to decide.

I picked up CV's original Serendipity about 10 years ago and barely was there a time when I didn't walk out the door with it. Thought it was time to finally retire it as the years have taken it's toll so I replaced it with their new one. I love the wool lining which helps keep the funk smell to a bare minimum and that they've kept the minimum style as on the original. Love it. Perfect for climbing too!

Worn it as an intermediate layer when skiing in 20-30 degrees and it worked perfectly. It regulates heat well, so you can wear it when the temperature is in the 50s. I've really enjoyed having this and will definitely be looking for another deal on a Cloudveil product.

This is it. This is the one weapon you reach for when you're not sure if you you're heading to a gun or knife fight. Warm, windproof and comfy. Layers over a insulation layer brilliantly.

Cuts the wind and breathes well. I do wish the wrist cuffs were adjustable. Still, it my go-to jacket in moderate weather.

I liked the jacket and would have loved to have kept it but it ran about a 1/2 size too small while the sleeved were a little too long and don't have Velcro clinches to secure them around the wrist area.