I do a lot of walking in the alps and I wanted something very light for those warm days in the peaks when you don't need full hard shell but need some protection form a shower or cooling breeze.The Squall jacket is Ideal for the purpose I had in mind. Well made and a good fit, It will shed a shower and keep out an average breeze but it won't keep you warm.Quite expensive for what it is but if it's like the rest of the ME products I own it will last a very long time and give exceptional service.

This is a great, simple jacket. It's a trim fit, no excess around the waist, but still long enough in the arms. I'm 6'7 with a 33 waist, 46 chest and the XL is a good snug fit - enough room for a thick baselayer, or thin base + midlayer (just).

The material is very stretchy, more so than most softshells, so the trim fit is not at all restrictive. The hood is excellent for such a low-cost jacket and fits over a large-volume climbing helmet.

I thought the offset front zip might create an annoying flap of fabric at the top but this doesn't seem to happen. I like that the chest pocket is small - this means that a camera, gel, GPS, phone or similar size/weight things do not flop around and end up on your stomach like happens in jackets with huge 'OS map' sized pockets.

The fabric not exactly burly but should be fine for most climbing and is tougher than nylon-type windproofs such as Houdini/Squamish etc.