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Arc'teryx Men's Beta SL Jacket

About This Item

The Beta SL Jacket-our lightest Beta-is built for mountain realities. Highly versatile, it's carefully designed to deliver complete waterproof, windproof, breathable protection without sacrificing lightweight packability. Its innovative GORE-TEX ePE membrane is light, strong, and PFC free. C-KNIT backer technology improves comfort and breathability. The helmet-compatible StormHood protects without compromising vision, pit zippers ventilate, and a RECCO reflector can aid in search situations. This product is free of intentionally added PFAS.


Fit & Design:

  • Fitted full front zip jacket
  • Helmet compatible StormHood™ provides full coverage without impacting visibility
  • Adjustable cuff with Velcro® closure
  • Zippers & Fly configuration
  • Pit zippers for easy venting
  • Articulated patterning for unrestricted mobility
  • Internal chest pocket
  • Two hand pockets with zippers

Technology:

  • GORE C-KNIT™ backer technology is light, soft and comfortable
  • PFC-free GORE-TEX ePE membrane provides breathable weather protection and is laminated to a bio-based nylon face made with fibres derived from plants
  • RECCO® reflector aids search and rescue in emergency situations

Additional Details:

  • Machine wash medium
  • Tumble dry normal medium
  • Do not bleach
  • Do not dry clean
  • Do not iron
  • Wash separately
  • Do not use fabric softener
  • Close all fastenings before wash
  • Double rinse
  • Do not leave wet
  • Remove immediately
  • Weight: 340g / 12 oz
  • Brand : Arcteryx
  • Country of Origin : Imported
  • Fabric : Body: 40dx70d 3L GORE-TEX ePE with C-KNIT™ backer, plain weave recycled nylon, FC0 DWR - 100% Nylon with ePE and PU Membrane
  • Web ID: 25ARCMHIKIBTSLJCKTAPK

REVIEWS

4.1
67%
Recommended

22 Reviews

Great Trail / Rain Jacket

Great jacket, extremely light, packable and breathable. Feature set and cut is great. My only gripe at this time (new jacket used once) is the color selection was less than desirable and hence 1 star off. While superficial, I find the Arcteryx color palate too bland and without many color combinations. Would be nice to see a return of non-pastel colors. These are some of the best jackets in the world.

Beta Sl

What I needed. Light, durable and packable. The pit zips really are necessary for hiking. Waterproofing works well to keep me dry. Nice fit.

It Works

6 foot. 185 lbs. Got a large. It's a good fit for layering atom, cerium, etc. I like the longer sleeves that cover my hands in deep downpours, but can be cinched back with the straps when I need to use them. Wore it for an hour in heavy torrential rain at 65 degrees with vents open and was super comfortable. Lots of adjustability in the large hood. Super light and compressible, so it'll be a standard part of my pack. I overthought purchasing this jacket and unfortunately got into a Reddit hole for too long - glad I just bought it. It works really well.

It Breathes Well When I Go Skii Touring And Lasts

I really like this jacket, it makes me feel sporty when i run fast through the woods and I like to camp by the water since it's waterproof also. It breathes well when I go skii touring and lasts for 5 years + easily I can move around easily in it Packs into my bag super easy.

Exceptional Jacket

Exceptional jacket for warmer, rainy weather spring through autumn. Dry and breathable, the technology is even better than the last Arc'teryx I had. I highly recommend this jacket.

Great Shell, Lacking In Features And Value Though

I'd owned the previous version of the beta lt and needed to size up from a small, so after a year I bought this. It is very good against the rain, very good against the snow, and very good against the wind. Zippers are a bit tough to zip, aka not very smooth, but I haven't had any issues. The lining is soft against skin and face fabric has held up well. I've used this for running in 2 blizzards in the NE USA, and it was surprisingly a great option. Snow was coming down hard for 16 hours and during a 2.5 hour long run, I'd only been cold when I stopped moving. It breathes pretty good even without the pits open, but I fear as with all gtx, in humid/hotter weather, it'll get clammy. Cuffs are good for adjustability and it honestly fits like a trashbag, long sleeves, long body, huge and oversized even in my regular medium. But whatever I'm only seen in this when weather gets foul and I'm running, people have their heads down anyways. It packs light, but not as light as my previous beta lt. Good jacket but don't buy at retail, competitors have honed in far better features at the same price, buy this on sale. Could have better features like snow skirt, cuff loops, internal drop pocket, better dwr.

All The Look And Feel Of A Cheap Jacket.

Gore-Tex ePe is garbage, it wets-out so quickly. So that's a bad starting point for a five hundred dollar jacket. Next is the cheap velcro cuffs which are very standard for a jacket costing one-fifth of this price. Is that the best you can do Arcteryx? Next is the annoying crinkly fabric—honestly I'd rather listen to fingernails on a chalkboard. What am I getting here for my money? Well there's a fancy brand name on it amd I feel really special with that bage on there. Very disappointing for the price. Arcteryx has really gone downhill while their prices continue to climb into the stratosphere.

I Don't Even Know What It's Competition Would Be

At just 12oz, it's a pretty impressive water proof shell. I have not had it wet through tear on my so far and I am pretty rough on my gear

Durable Construction, Uncomfortable, Noisy, Stiff

I had high expectations from this top-tier luxury class brand, and was willing to pay a premium price, however the jacket was disappointing for the price. While design, construction, stitching, and durability were excellent, the exterior Gore-Tex fabric was very stiff, had the feel of an industrial plastic tarp, and there was no soft interior liner fabric used. As a result, the jacket is uncomfortable and feels like wearing a stiff camping tent or a sail. Oddly the exterior Gore-Text fabric was noisy - it makes a loud crinkling sound as the fabric rubs with any movement.

Wetting Out First Wear From Light Drizzle

Purchased this as an investment for trips and adventuring. It is my first Arc’teryx purchase and I was very excited to use it as an outer shell for my travels. I went on holiday to an area that a predicted to have historical amounts of rainfall. I wore this Beta SL in the void colorway as well as used an umbrella for added protection. The jacket wet out and began to soak through just at light drizzle as we had walked to a restaurant for food. You can see in the attached image the signs of wetting through out the jacket with exceptions of dry spots by the shoulder. It was at this time that I had realized I was in for a miserable trip of being wet and cold. The fit, colorway, and use of a shell jacket as windbreaker is great. Though I don’t think I could with good conscience recommend this product to anyone as it feels like a legitimate waste of money for what was revered as the standard for goretex jackets and kit. Washing and applying DWR as we speak in hopes to revive any possible use of it against the weather but it has failed me when I was in need of it. Extremely disappointing.

Good Tech But Didn’t Keep It. Returns It.

Dot was too small. Weight felt cheap. It’s too stiff and sounds like a plastic bag. Returned it before ever testing it. It’s not like the older Beta SL I have.

Great Coat Just One Thing

I love the jacket, it’s perfect for backpacking, skiing/snowboarding and mountaineering. It’s super light weight and surprisingly durable. One takeaway I had was the DWR, when I first got the jacket it was wetting out in some areas (which was disappointing due to the price) but after re-coating it, it was perfect. It fits lose enough to fit 2 layers comfortably without restricting movement.

Good Ski Jacket

I use the jacket as an outer layer for skiing. The large fits well over several layers and it is a comfortable jacket overall.

More Fitted Then The Regular Beta

I really like this jacket. I picked the Beta SL over the Beta because I wanted a more fitted design. I recently spent two weeks in the rain forest in South America and this jacket kept me dry and comfortable in all conditions. The pit zips were very useful when the temperature was warmer but I still wanted a waterproof layer. After the trip, the jacket was as good as new after washing with a GORE-TEX wash.

Fantastic Jacket

Fantastic Jacket, The weight is a little more than my old ultralight rain jacket, but the waterproofing is 10x better. Definitely would buy again.

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