As part of the Matador Twitter contest, we will be spotlighting cool gear we’ll be giving away to lucky readers.
Perfect for heavy outdoor activities in cold weather, the Marmot Genesis Jacket is waterproof, windproof, and highly breathable.
Marmot uses Techtonic Welded Construction, which bonds the stretch fabric as opposed to stitching.
The result? A seam-free shell that allows full range of motion without riding up.
This fabric is pretty insane. It kind of feels like what you’d imagine Batman’s suit to be made of — very comfortable and wearable, but very tough and completely wind/waterproof.
The Genesis Jacket also includes several water-repellent pockets, internal and external, as well as convenient “PitZips” for sweaty conditions.
Here’s a full list of features:
* Adjustable Velcro® Cuff Adjustable Velcro Cuff
* Angel-Wing Movement™ Allows Full Range of Motion in Arms so Jacket Doesn’t Ride Up
* Designed to Fit Over a Light Layer
* Elastic Draw Cord Hem For Adjustability in Serious Weather
* Inside Zip Pocket Secure Pocket to Store Small Items
* Internal E-Pocket Internal e-pocket
* Laser Drilled Pack Pockets™ with Water Resistant Zippers Laser Drilled Pack Pockets with Water Resistant Zippers
* Marmot M1 Softshell Water-Resistant, Breathable, Windproof, Durable, Warm, Stretch
* PitZips™ with Water Resistant Zippers PitZips with W/R Zippers
* Techtonic Welded Construction
* Windproof, Waterproof, and Breathable 4 way Stretch Fabric
AND THE WINNER IS…
Our friends at Marmot love your enthusiasm and have given us TWO of these sweet jackets, so there are actually two winners today. They are:
@shelaghbaird who said: “I’d use this so I could stop borrowing my friend’s jacket when I do alpine climbing and mountaineering. This would be perfect for Illimani in Bolivia! ”
and
@alanperlman who said: “Will field test it in every country I visit. Will wear it to Alaska in late August. Will wear it on the Presidential Range in September. Will brave the Boston winter in style. Will, cough cough, sleep with it on.”
We’ll be contacting them directly to send them their Marmot Genesis Jackets.
Want to win more free stuff from Matador? Follow us here @matadornetwork and keep your eyes peeled for the next contest!
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@Lagrab
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@jasoncastellani
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@mark_michael and I will use for our trip to Scotland (cold & rain). I live in Florida, so I am going to need it in Scotland!
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@TwoBackpackers
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@aracelysantos
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@beckyclai wants the genesis jacket to go snowboarding!
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@SuzOH I’d wear this for photo walks in bad weather.
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@wanderoverhere
I’ll be using it for building the pyramids and beating up Godzilla!
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I’d use the jacket to keep me warm, and dry and out of the wind on my year as an exchange student in America. I hear Washington State gets cold.
@Jeff_Thomson
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@egards
Trans-Siberian railway!
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@ChiisaiTenshi I’d so use it to hike in Europethis Fall
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Twitter: @alanperlman
Will field test it in every country I visit. Will wear it to Alaska in late August. Will wear it on the Presidential Range in September. Will brave the Boston winter in style. Will, cough cough, sleep with it on.
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@shelaghbaird
I’d use this so I could stop borrowing my friend’s jacket when I do alpine climbing and mountaineering. This would be perfect for Illimani in Bolivia!
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@velvetescape
This jacket looks and sounds absolutely incredible. Wish I had one when I was trekking around Patagonia last year. Reading the jacket’s description, it sounds like it’ll be perfect for Amsterdam’s rainy and windy fall/winter weather as well as for outdoor activities such as hiking and trekking. I’m planning a trip to the Scottish Highlands in late-September. If I win this jacket, it’s the first thing I’ll be packing for this trip!
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@ariapro
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@cpchapp
I’d love to have this jacket! I’ll be using it in Washington state for alpine climbing and mountaineering in the Cascades.
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@roryam
Profile pic says it all…
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@fabiompalves
Since I’m in Africa right now, I will use it to climb Mount Kenya and Mount Kilimanjaro!
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@heathshelby
I hope to go to Tierra del Fuego in the not-too-distant future and I’ve heard it gets a bit chilly. Maybe the Genesis Jacket will keep me warm as I start heading down that way?
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@jenniwren12
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@ali991 Would give this to my husband. He would love this and it would keep him warm and dry
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@travelcomments
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@pises73 I will use the Marmot Genesis Jacket to protect myself from cold when going through an endless winter, to stay dry when climbing a mountain in a violent persisting rain and, most of all, to help gentle ladies cross the streets when a puddle could make a mess of their splendid feet
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@dotexp
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What a nice jacket !
@Ju1i4n
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@thetraveltart
I would wear the jacket here in Brisbane right now because it’s frickin cold here! It’s going down to 5 degrees celsius tonight – which is cold by Brisbane standards!
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@hgb3 Hiking the AT in N GA
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@itsnoel here…I want it… I’d use it for everything… well not on the beach and sunbathing stuff but you know… times I need keeping warm or dry, or just to hang somewhere via velcro straps!
Extreme but light yeah!!
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@allenburt
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@ravensti300 Maybe I would actually leave the house when its cold out if I had this jacket.
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@HyattResort
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@needcaffeine I’ll use it this winter as I head to Mongolia.
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@hollybyrd. I want this jacket for everything! Snowboarding, hiking, everyday use….
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@mad82
Been reading matadorgoods recently. Good stuff.
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might help if I posted what I would do. Going backpacking to Yosemite in August/September for the first time. Plan on doing a few trips this winter too so this would come in handy.
@mad82
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@sunshyndreamer
I’ll be summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro!↵ -
@judybest For my cruise to the Anarctica!
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I will need a jacket like that when I am hiking in Ladakh and Sikkim next year. Can’t wait!! @breathedreamgo
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@cheekychicken24
Dog walking! It always starts raining as soon as I pick the leaad up to take her!
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@erikakali I’m heading to Russia and Finland in a few months, I plan on staying warm while I’m there! Also, SF gets a little windy around this time of year….
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@TonisTopsy
Picking my little boy up from school – no need to use the car if I had this jacket!
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@jenskirch
perfectly suited to survive the current conditions in Germany.
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@anburch
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@tikitrouble for my husband on our weekly hiking adventures here in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Colorado
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@womanontheroad
I would walk out my old farmhouse in rural France, turn left and start walking up the Jura Mountains right behind the house… and when the weather started to get cold, I would whip out my wonderful new jacket and brave the elements!
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@twortw
Will put this to good use on our upcoming round-the-world trip! And, If I win, I promise a detailed review!
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@peezncarrots will be using this jacket for my first cross country bike trip!! My coworkers at our future non-profit organization Know Cancer are planning a trip from Miami to San Fran in February, might get cold when we wake up at 5 AM to start biking up mountains
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@ClrEisenberg I will use the jacket to go skiing out west!
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@coreyo
I’ll be using the jacket for my weekly traveling for work. Most useful in the winter on those layovers in tiny airports that don’t have enough heat!!↵ -
I’m heading to Patagonia soon and also want to do more cold weather hiking this winter. My hooded sweatshirt + windbreaker combo really doesn’t do the job
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