REV'IT! Echelon GTX Jacket
No frills, ready for the thrills; the Echelon GTX is a GORE-TEX laminate-infused adventure travel jacket that does not beat around the bush. Its purposeful attitude comes courtesy of the clean lines and inconspicuous features that grace the premium, all-season, adventure-ready Echelon GTX.
A jacket to count on Made to be a jacket to count on, the Echelon GTX’ rugged yet humble looks hide the fact it’s a very well-equipped jacket. Starting with its laminated GORE-TEX construction, premium, breathable waterproofing is checked off. Followed by CE-level 2 SEEFLEX protection at the elbows and shoulders and SEESOFT back protector that are part of the standard equipment. Topping that off with loads of practical pockets inside and out, on-demand ventilation all throughout the jacket, as well as visibility-improving reflection a plenty, and clever comfort features like the neoprene collar.
Cleverly inconspicuous design Hammering home the cleverly inconspicuous design of the Echelon GTX jacket, there’s adjustability integrated at the cuffs, collar, hem, and lower waist, as well as an elasticated waist. With the Echelon GTX jacket, you know you’re getting the perfect fit. And all the high-end features you would expect to boot.
- Machine wash 30°C, mild cycle
- Do not bleach
- Tumble drying possible, max 60°C/ lower temperature
- Do not iron
- Do not dry clean
- 100% WATERPROOF LAMINATED GORE-TEX
- PINNACLE 4-SEASON ADVENTURE JACKET
- VENTILATED AND WATERPROOF IN 1 JACKET
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Sizing Information
We tried a size Medium and an XL on our Fit Check mannequins Huey and Dewey. Those are sizes they usually wear in an “American” cut jacket. This jacket from REV’IT! fits well and it looks sharp, and unlike most REV’IT! jackets doesn’t feel like its fully a European cut, not quite American either, somewhere in-between. If you get the size you normally wear you should find a fit.
Below is the REV’IT!-published chest size for each jacket’s alpha size along with our estimate of max chest and max waist/belly. This particular style is a sport/street style so there is only a moderate taper from chest to waist, and with a style like this you can effectively tailor the fit of the waist with the side waist adjusters, which makes the jacket look great and fit great, so don’t worry if your waist/belly is smaller than the max. We only list this for those that have a belly so they can know what minimum size they’d have to choose to fit the belly.
Note: Add about 1” to your chest and belly measurements if you plan to add a back protector. Add an additional 1” inch to your chest if you will add the chest protectors.
| Jacket Size | REV’IT! Published Max Chest |
Our Estimate of Max Chest |
Our Estimate of Max Belly/Waist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small | 34-37 | 37-39 | 36 |
| Medium | 37-39 | 39-41 | 38 |
| Large | 40-41 | 41-43 | 40 |
| XL | 42-44 | 43-45 | 42 |
| XXL | 44-46 | 45-47 | 44 |
| XXXL | 47-49 | 47-49 | 46 |
Our Two Cents
The Echelon GTX jacket from REV’IT! is what REV”IT! considers a adventure-travel jacket. Overall construction is a combination of neoprene, a 2L nylon 400D GORE-TEX fabric, a 2L nylon 200D GORE-TEX fabric, and a soft spacer mesh. This combination earned this jacket a CE Level AA rating. Looking at impact protection, included are the SEEFLEX CE-level 2 Elbow and Shoulder Protectors, a SEESOFT AIR CE Level 2 back protector (fairly rare for REV’IT! To include a back protector) and pockets for the separately purchasable SEESOFT CE-level 1 Divided Insert Chest Protector. Additional protection is available with the Avertum Tech-Air® airbag system with which this jacket is compatible as well as with the included reflective features such as the laminated reflection on the back, chest and in the back logo for additional night time visibility.
Looking at comfort and convenience, the Echelon GTX jacket comes in an overall “regular fit” (not too tight or too loose), with adjustable elbow protection, adjustable drawcords at the collar and hem, an adjustment strap at the lower arm, adjustment tabs at the cuffs as well as an elasticated waist allowing you to really ensure a good and proper fit. Also included are a comfort collar, expansion pleats at the back armholes, both a short and long connection zipper, an external hang loop as well as a TIZIP® MasterSeal Zipper (a very robust zipper system that is waterproof and weather resistant). From a storage standpoint there are sleeve pockets, a slit pocket at the back, a slit pocket at the chest and two slit pockets in the front. Lastly, ventilation is plentiful with a ventilation zipper at the center front, multiples at the back as well as on the upper arms.
The Echelon GTX Jacket comes in at $699.99 at the time of this review and overall I think the materials, fit and finish, as well as the included armor justify the price. This is one of the most comfortable, moveable and well ventilated (for a non mesh jacket) adventure/touring jackets that I have ever worn. The jacket is surprisingly thin feeling and bends and moves with you very easily. Additionally it wear more like an American cut jacket than a European cut one, so you should be able to get your normal size and feel comfortable in it. My only real complain about the Echelon jacket, and this is totally subjective and a personal problem, is that the jackets collar is really tall and covers the majority of my neck. Now I get it, its designed to keep you protected from water and weather and the closer to the bottom of the helmet the collar can get the better it will do that (and it does that extremely well), but if you are a person like me who doesn’t like wearing necklaces or having things around their neck, you may find the collar on the Echelon jacket uncomfortable. If you fall in to the same camp as me, I would highly recommend trying this jacket on in person before you make such an investment and find out that like me, it bothers you. Otherwise, this is an absolutely superb jacket and is top of the line in many different aspects. :: Damir 7/26/24
