Arc'teryx Solano Hoody - Men's $400.0, Back in stock

My Sucky Experience with the Arc'teryx Solano Hoody (Men's)

I just bought the 2025 Arc'teryx Solano Hoody in that nice Cloud Blue color at the store this weekend. They said the fabric was upgraded and they changed to an embroidered logo, but man, the price jumped up to $400.

After I bought it, I hopped on Xiaohongshu and saw a ton of posts telling people to stay away from this thing. Everyone was saying the fabric on the new Solano tears and delaminates easily. And guess what? It happened to me too! I only wore it once yesterday, and today when I looked, there are these obvious splits and cracks on both my left and right elbow areas. There are these bumps sticking out, and it's definitely not just a crease.

I compared it to this Kolon soft - shell jacket I have. It's got the same Gore - tex windstopper fabric. I've worn that Kolon jacket like seven or eight times already, and there's not a single sign of delamination in the same elbow areas. And let me tell you, the Kolon is way cheaper than this Arc'teryx. I can't believe I shelled out all that money for an Arc'teryx, only to get such a disappointing product. 

Payton Schwesinger

I've been hiking for over 10 years both for fun and sometimes as a guide.