Customer Reviews The North Face Apex Chromium Thermal Jacket

I've had the Apex Chromium jacket for 4 years now, and it has been my go-to daily jacket for 6 months of the year in Minnesota since then. It is the perfect cool-weather, daily/casual use jacket and has held up great for four years. If it ever wears out, I'll be buying another. So far, the only sign of wear after 500+ days of use is thinning of the outer shell layer right at the edge of the cuff I didn't notice it until looking closely for this review. I have it in white, and it is picking up some discoloration in the sleeves from slowly getting dirty. It's a bit tough to clean, and I'd probably go for a color other than white next time. The interior fleece lining is super comfortable and provides enough warmth on its own with just a t-shirt underneath down to about 30F. Throw a light fleece layer under this jacket and it's good for long walks outside down to about 15F. When the temps are moving lower than that, I'm putting this back in the closet and pulling out the thicker down jackets. The softshell is great for blocking moderate wind as well as light drizzle or snow, and looks good enough for casual wear (I wear it to work most days). As advertised, the fit is relaxed but not baggy (still looks clean cut) and accommodates a midweight layer underneath. The jacket is nicely breathable for what I interpret its intended use to be: casual outdoor use. I've never felt sweaty or clammy in it. However, I also don't use it for aerobic activities I use a trimmer fit softshell (without a fleece lining) with some more stretch for activities like winter running or cross-country skiing. The Apex Chromium would just be too hot and doesn't have quite the range of motion. I also don't pick this jacket for any extended outdoor trips like backpacking it's fairly bulky and wouldn't compress down to pack well for something like that (clearly not designed to, so no knocks for that). Overall, an outstanding jacket for daily, casual use in cool weather that has proven to hold up extremely well over time.

This was perfect jacket and it was on sale.

Very confy

I didn't think it was going to be this good tbh, its wayy better than i expected

Great jacket for So.Cal evenings or cooler days

Great jacket with a good price!

This jacket is warm, wind proof, waterproof, and just right for my daily needs!

Its nice jacket and love it

I hate wearing coats because the warm ones are usually too constricting. This coat is great. It's easy to wear, has deep pockets, keeps you warm, and most importantly... blocks the wind. I upgraded from an Apex Bionic to this for the colder weather. This one has warmer lining inside. I'm not disappointed.

Awesome product!

Perfect jacket for going to work in CA winter weather. Light and warm jacket due to sherpa like inside lining. Wind and rain proof is a must for winter weather here.

Use for every day winter jacket, keeps me very warm. I would want an inside pocket to keep my cell phone warm on long walks.

I use this jacket for everyday wear

This is the second north face jacket I have bought. Beta one yet.

Very comfortable. Has some warmth to it, but still light weight. Looks good. Very happy with purchase.

It's great for hiking on the trails!

Definitely have good products that aren't crazy priced for the quality product, plan on future purchases

Love the look and feel. Jacket has good mid weight and the wind wall and water repellant qualities are fantastic

Bought this as a gift for my dad, super soft, true to size he loves it!

I bought it as a gift, it fits him good

I got this as a Christmas gift.. I know they will like it ..

It is warm even when wet relatively lightweight durable and good looking. Simply put it is the best jackets ever made.

Great all around jacket. Very versatile.

Jacket is awesome...true to catalog description...

I bought this for my son for Christmas so I'm not sure how he'll like it yet but my husband tried it on and thought it seemed warm, comfortable and well made.