 Hi, welcome to another Highcoholic Gear Review, in this video I will be giving you my review of the Arcterics Atom AR Hoodie. After wearing this jacket for almost over a year, it is really time for a review because I absolutely love this jacket and that needs to be shared. Hi, Dey Nier from Highcoholic giving you gear reviews and hike videos, this time not from our little country, but at beautiful Chaumouni at the foot of the Mont Blanc in France. If you like to see more of our videos, please subscribe to our channel by clicking this link here. It really helps us a lot to grow our channel. Now on to the review of the Arcterics Atom AR Hoodie. The Atom AR is the warmest jacket in the Atom series of Arcterics. The AR stands for all-round, so the jacket is for all-round activities. It's a synthetic jacket that keeps you nice and warm, so it's the perfect jacket for winter activities. So let's go to the review and find out all the details and my opinion on what I love and what I don't love about this jacket. So what are the specs? The Atom AR is a synthetic jacket. The insulation material is core-loved and it is distributed across the jacket as follows. 120 grams on the body, 80 grams on the sleeves and 60 grams in the hood. This helps to spread the warmth while providing a wide range of motion and breathability. It's also made of Tyome 30 nylon and has per-mer 20 inserts under the arms for added breathability. This jacket from Arcterics is treated with DWR. This stands for Durable Water Rebellant, which is a coating applied to the outer fabric that helps to repel water and dirt. So the jacket is water-resistant but not waterproof. Little side note, this happens as long as you keep the jacket fresh, so keep in mind to reapply the coating to maintain this. The price of the Atom AR hoodie is 280 euros on the Arcterics website. I am wearing a size small and that weighs 450 grams. Arcterics describes the fit as regular and for me that's the perfect description. It isn't too bulky or baggy but it leaves room around the torso for easy layering underneath the jacket. So let's go to the features. The jacket has a full-length zipper in the front, which is a no-slip zip, which means that the zipper can't open easily without you pulling on it. This jacket has three pockets, one on the inside and two very comfortable hand pockets on the outside, all with zippers. The jacket also features a helmet-compatible store-mood. A store-mood means that the hood is connected to the collar of the jacket in one piece. It easily fits a helmet underneath. The Atom AR offers three adjustment points for your hoodie, one in the back of the neck and the adjustment on each side of the face. The buttons for releasing the drawcord in front are hidden, which I think is a nice design. The jacket also has two adjustable hem drawcords, which help secure the jacket better. So before we move on to what I really like about this jacket, I would like to point out that Aletta gave a review about her favorite synthetic jacket, the Patagonia Micropuff Hoodie. So if you're interested in that gear review, I will leave a link in the description so definitely go check that one out. I absolutely love the fit of this jacket. It feels a bit similar like the Kozinov of Sleeping Bag. Fit is regular like I said before, it isn't too baggy or bulky, so it looks like a normal jacket, but it also leaves room for wearing layers underneath it. Because of the room this regular fit gives me, I find this jacket super for my outdoor activities. It gives me a lot of freedom of movement. I really like the feel of the material as well. The inner liner of the Atom AR is dope perm air fabric, which is entirely nylon, but it feels super soft against my skin. I even wear this jacket with a short sleeve underneath and the fabric doesn't feel like sticky or clammy at my bare skin. I really like that Arcterix put different insulation in the Atom AR Hoodie. So it keeps you nice and warm in areas that you need it most, but a lot of breathability in your arms and underneath your armpits. I really like that this is a synthetic jacket. When you're wearing down and it gets wet, it doesn't really insulate anymore. Not as good as with a synthetic jacket, so that's one thing I really like as well. I really like synthetic jackets, even though they are heavier compared to down, thanks to the synthetic insulation, this jacket will continue insulating even if moisture happens to work its way through the exterior. Unlike down, which will clump up and stop fighting warmth when it gets wet. I really like how this jacket seals out the weather. In the winter times it can get really cold and windy, but this jacket feels very warm, even in those circumstances. All of the openings in this jacket, like the ends and the cuffs of the sleeves, and even your collar, it feels nice and snug and it keeps you really warm. The thick and dense insulation really does a good job at stopping the wind. Of course, I rely on fully waterproof hardshell when the weather requires that. The thing I really like about this jacket is the inside of the pockets, because there is fleece inside the outer pockets and it feels very comfortable. I really like the store-mood. The collar comes up to my lips, so that really feels nice and snug and protects me from the elements. I really like the quality and durability of this Artex jacket. If you are familiar with Artex, you probably know that you pay a little bit more with Artex compared to other outdoor brands. And that is because they use top-end materials and products. You get premium tights like a stitch logo on the chest, really nice colors and smooth zippers. And after one year of seriously testing and using this jacket a lot, I still don't see anywhere on the outside or on the inside. The shell fabric of the jacket feels really robust, but like with all my gear, I am careful around sharper equipment. The fabric used for this jacket from Artex is certified as BlueSign approved. The BlueSign certification is one of the best known labels for textiles tested for harmful substances in the world. It certifies high product safety in the global equipment and food wear industry. BlueSign guarantees that the products are harmless to the human environment. So what don't I like about this jacket? Although there is a lot I love about this jacket, of course there is room for improvement and one thing is the packability. A jacket like this takes up a lot of space in your backpack when you are not wearing it. So a stop sack or even a building stop sack would be handy when packing it in. You can roll this jacket up into its own hood, but it doesn't compress very small. This jacket is not very breathable. The Adam AR is a really warm and great jacket, so it is not the most suitable for heavy outdoor workouts. I will not wear this jacket for example if I will climb up a mountain or when it's too hot outside, when I'm hiking I'll put this in my backpack. This jacket will keep you warm, but the warm moist air won't go out that easy. Our tariff has incorporated a panel of their lighter weight dope berm air fabric right under the arms to provide a small boost in breathability. This is really a jacket you would wear during an easy walk, where you are standing still or when you are belaying or when you are camping in the evening for instance. But not during intense workouts. So my overall conclusion about this jacket is that I absolutely love this jacket. When the temperature drops in the wintertime, this is my go-to jacket. It keeps me nice and warm during hikes, when I'm standing still, when I'm belaying or when I'm camping. So I would definitely recommend this jacket. So what is your favorite jacket in the cold seasons? Please let me know in the comments and I will get back to you. And if you'd like to see more gear reviews like this, please subscribe to our channel by clicking this link here. Like I said, it really helps us a lot to grow our channel. And as we say goodbye here in France, in the beautiful Chamonix et the food of Mont Blanc, au revoir. Goodbye.