Ambient 200 Jacket Reviews

Perfect for Midlayer

I've had my Ambient jacket for 4 years now and it is my go to for a midlayer both fall and winter here in Alaska. Its been on many hunts and trips and has never failed. I even use it for everyday use. For how light it is it sure is warm when worn as a midlayer. I'm buying another one cause this on I have is getting too loose on me and since i've lost a few pounds!

Perfect Midlayer

I wore this jacket as a midlayer underneath the Stratus 2. 0 jacket with 20+ mph winds and real feel temps in the single digits. I never once got cold, either active or stationary. Absolutely love this jacket!

Quality jacket.

Good jacket but zipper broke pretty early on

Warm but won’t last

This jacket is very warm but it is not worth the money. After one season of light use the fabric is piling and the logo is peeling off.

Good quality

I like it

Great jacket

Great jacket

Best Jacket Ever

My Ambient 200 Optifade Elevated II is the most versatile and effective jacket I have ever owned. Worn by itself it provides amazing warmth and with appropriate base layers it keeps out the cold from mid 20’s and above. It is extremely light and comfortable. I paired it with the Stratus bibs. Looking to get a non camo color to wear outside of hunting activities. Sizes definitely run small. XL was perfect for me.

I love the whole ambient line

I own the entire ambient line. From elevated 2 to subalpine to solids. Got the 75, 100, 150 and their 200. Best jacket ever. They need to make a pair of pants out of this material for an insulation piece. I recently bought the first lite navigator pants that looks like it’s made out of the exact same material as the Sitka ambient 100. I can’t wait to use it under my stratus bibs. I’m size L in almost everything Sitka brand. This fits true to size.

Love this jacket!

This jacket is light and extremely warm. Fits like a glove.

Toasty + Trim

Great warm midlayer. Fits like a glove with a thin merino or merino blend base layer underneath. Nice and trim but I have full range of motion when fully zipped. Nothing "pulling" or constrictive. It moves with me. True to the size chart unlike other brands. Fits perfectly under my current generation Jetstream I bought along with it. Both jackets are Size M. At first I thought the Ambient 200 was a bit snug but it fits properly for the kind of layer it is. I'd say I'm at the high end of Medium with around a 41" chest. As others have written: the face fabric doesn't seem bulletproof. But it's not meant to be, it's not a shell, and the thinner fabric allows it to breathe. I wouldn't be running through the brush and leaning up on rock with it alone. I also wouldn't wear it in a city with a ton of brick and cement or abrasive walls. Great jacket. Highly recommend if you're in cold temp and plan on moderate movement and need insulation under a shell. A+

Perfect cold weather jacket

I have now used this jacket several times for 2-3 hour sits in 20-30 degree weather, including windy and snowy. At the coldest, I wore a heavyweight baseline and Ambient 200 under this. On a warmer day with a hike, I wore a heavyweight baseline, aerolight vest and jetstream jacket. When I got to where I was sitting I pulled out this jacket and threw ie on over everything. Not a bit of chill. The only (expected) downside is it is not the quietest fabric. That, however can be mitigated by reducing your movement. I would not wear it on a stalk for this and the fabric catches on twigs and such. Lastly, they dont explicitly say it but the jacket can be folded inward into the dump pocket to fit compactly in a backpack. You could get it even smaller with a stuff sack, for sure.

Objective ~ source the best possible midlayer

I'm 5' 11", 155, have a 39" chest with a standard shoulder build and a 1" greater than average wingspan. 35" to 35. 5" sleeves are preferred. Size L was chosen for the sake of sleeve length, to build in latitude with underlayers plus be assured the neck area didn’t prove too close fitting when fully zipped up. This element I find real, no hype and something that honestly shows up. ~> The 200 delivers in the warmth dept and breathes in a great way on the errand of regulating comfort well over a broader range of temps and conditions. It's proven a solid success in those respects. Care is brought with its exterior so it stands the best chance of hanging in and serving faithfully through multiple seasons. ‘True to size’ was selected. But without actually experiencing a size M my sense is that I land in the middle between sizes.

Perfect Sitka Quality

Live along Snake River of Idaho. From fly-fishing to hunting in neighboring mountains, Sitka gear has always been my go-to wear. This jacket replaces an older Sitka one I simply wore out with years of use. Light-weight, yet plenty warm. Perfect for layering & size is true to fit.

Jacket is extremely warm and

Jacket is extremely warm and comfortable!

Great jacket

Awesome jacket very warm

Quality product

Quality product

Nice jacket

Nice and light and warm, could be a little tougher outer because it can snag.

great jacket

Like most sitka gear this jacket doesn't disappoint. light weight, packable and keeps you extremely warm. I am 6'4'' so I also really appreciate that it comes in a tall size.

Great insulation piece

The inside is super soft and the jacket is very quiet. Not intended for use as an outer layer in heavy brush, but I use this as an insulation layer and it really works!

Light Weight and Comfy

Small, light weight and warm. You get what you pay for.

Great jacket

Great jacket

nice and warm

nice and warm

Amazing liner!

Significant increase in warmth when the temps drop even further.

Ambient 200 XL

Once I received this coat, it was thin. I was thinking man this thing can’t be warm. Boy was I wrong! This is the warmest jacket for its light weight I’ve ever worn! Deff worth the money. Just buy it! You’ll be glad you did

Ambient 200 is decent. Not sure if it’s worth the cost

The jacket is good quality as all Sitka is. I understand that this is a layering piece but I would have liked to see a few more pockets. IMO you can never have enough pockets, especially the sneaky low profile ones. The jacket is not thick which makes it great for layering. One thing that I noticed is that it feels sort of loosely packed with insulation. Not a huge bummer and maybe they designed it that way. Haven’t been able to test out the warmth of it it but seems like it will go great under the status jacket. Not sure it’s worth the $300+ price tag but only time will tell. If you can get it on a 40% off sale then I would say go for it. 5’7” 165 and the medium fits well and is form fitting as a layering piece should.

Great Jacket

This jacket served me well on hunts ranging from 35F-50F in its first use. Moving through the forest with this jacket kept my temperature regulated. Where I would usually sweat in typical conditions, this jacket mitigated most of that action with its breath ability.

Perfect balance

This jacket is the perfect balance of warmth a weight. It’s a perfect jacket to add under a waterproof coat. This is an essential piece for every hunt

Best Jacket

Worth every penny

200

Warm jacket, im a fan of the 200. They need to bring back the ambient 100 hooded half zip. Runs kinda small

Great jacket

It’s a good jacket just by itself with no layering. These past couple weeks hunting in a ground blind in low to mid 40s with a real feel of about 37°-38° it kept me nice and warm with just a t shirt on under it. Now if the wind were to be blowing anymore you’ll get shilled more/sooner but it does have some wind resistance to it but for mid season down here in Arkansas, it’s perfect. When mid November til the end of the season you’ll probably have to layer or move up to a different Sitka line of clothing

Jacket

Look it light weight and warm

Exactly what I expected

This jacket is perfect for those early fall hunts when it’s a little warm walking in, but gets cooler towards the end of the hunt.

Ambient jacket

It’s ok. Could be warmer

New white tail deer jacket

Like the fit, I got a large at 6ft tall and 185lbs. It’s nice for how thin it is and warm. I put a merino 330 underneath and have been good up to November so far in it

Awesome jacket fits alittle larger

Awesome jacket fits alittle larger than my other XL products from Sitka but overall it’s great. Outer material isn’t going to be very durable in thickets so I wouldn’t try that but if you want to make your stratus jacket feel like you’re wearing a fanatic jacket layer this underneath it.

Ambient 200 Jacket

It’s way better than the first one. The first me lasted me 1 hunt and it tore. This 200 is last more abrasion resistant

comfortable

nice

Worth the money

Awesome jacket, great for layering

Wore it on a 7

Wore it on a 7 day moose hunt in northern Ontario. Held up to every element including high winds and damp cold. Highly recommend.

Excellent layer piece

I highly recommend this piece of gear. Adds so much extra warmth but yet breathable. Cannot over emphasize how happy I am with this purchase on cold days makes all the difference in the world.

Awesome

Can’t be more happy fits perfectly and warm enough to keep me warm on those cool frosty mornings.

Works great

Works great

Nice jacket

Nice jacket. Fits well and warm for weight.

Warm and light, love it

Nice jacket as always

Ambient

Warm light packable breathable when active couldn’t ask for more out of a jacket

Pro Guide

Very comfy

Don’t get wet!

It’s lightweight, warm, and comfortable, just don’t get wet. It soaks up water like a sponge in a hurry. There is zero water repellency.

Ambient 200 Jacket

Ambient 200 Jacket, very comfortable and warm, lightweight. Size fits true to size. I am happy with the choice.

Amazing

Amazing

Ambient 200 rocks

I loved the 100, but needed a bit more for some early mornings in Colorado this year. . . . the 200 fits the bill. Great fit, packs small for its warmth ratio, another Sitka win!