Customer Reviews Columbia Glennaker Lake™ Rain Jacket

The Glennaker Lake jacket is an excellent packable rain/wind jacket for a very low price, with Columbia's dependable high quality. True, it is not breathable like a high-end Goretex jacket, but I feel like other reviewers are exaggerating the condensation issue. I live in muggy, humid Houston, and I have not found it to be any more prone to condensation than another comparable jacket I used to have from a high-end outdoor equipment manufacturer. I did not buy my jacket directly from Columbia, and I found the national outdoor chain store I purchased it from had more choices of colors than Columbia offers here, which is odd. The jacket does run a bit large, but not too bad, and it gives more room to layer underneath. It keeps a wearer amazingly dry and warm for something so light and thin. The hood is pretty substantial compared to other jackets of this type, offering more protection, but is still easy to repack neatly in the collar. The jacket packs down really nicely into a small daypack so you almost forget you have it, until you're on one of those dayhikes that starts out sunny and warm, until the temperature drops and wind picks up, and/or the rain rolls in unexpectantly. All in all a well-made, compact, affordable, warm, dry rainjacket, par for the course for a Columbia product.

I already have a Columbia light weight, water proof jacket. Liked it so much that I decided to get another. This jacket is just as nice, has a hide away hood. One thing that you should know that sizes run large.

I love this jacket because it is just what I needed for rainy days and walking the dog. My only complaint after using it for a little while is that it is loud, which is somewhat expected from rain jacket material, so I hope that will reduce as I continue to wear it. It is also packable, so it can be easily stored in the car when traveling and rain may pop up. So far, so good!

Its good for windy day 10 ,15 mph or even more. Its good for rainy day .

overall I liked it. I would like it to be a little thicker.

This jacket is perfect for this rainy days.

I firstly ordered a medium size which was somehow big then I ordered a small size and fits perfect

Good fit and packable. Just what I was looking for.

Order a size down if you want a true fit

Does not keep you dry except in slight sprinkles. Decent as a wind shell. Top of sleeves around biceps kinda ridiculously large.

The jackets fits pretty lose and the material is very thin.

It's very thin not worth the cost might as well be a poncho

The quality was good, however, the small men's was larger than expected

Fits well, light weight, good to wear on a cool day. Not waterproof. Within a few minutes in a light rain it will wet out.

Wanted a green rain jacket and with the limited colors for women decided to buy a mens. The fit was good but the length was too long.

Its too long and too big, recommended to choose a smaller size

Great color and material, but with the hood out, the collar is awkward and doesn't look good or fit well.

Like the jacket and color. BUT...I needed a size between X and XL for it to fit correctly.

The overall waterproofing is great. I was expecting to be more of a windbreaker as well.

My size is Medium so I ordered this as Medium size. But, Once I tried, It s pretty bigger size to me. How can I send back you this order and get Small size ?

Super thin, kinda crappy. Wind breaker. No liner. Cheap feel.

Very disappointed with this purchase. It is sold as a waterproof jacket which is the reason I bought it. The first time my husband wore it th rain went right through it and his arms and clothing were wet. Nice quality and weight. Too bad not waterproof

Columbia is a goo brand. However the picture and the actual jacket is a big difference. It looks much thicker on picture but in person it's paper thin. I kept it because i didnt feel like going through th hassle of sending it back with all this Covid19 going around. Nit satisfied this time around.

Seems like a good quality jacket but im sending back the second one because theyre huge.

This moderately priced rain jacket is nice looking, fits well, and has good quality closures and a functional hood. However, I find it to be quite poor in terms of breathability. After a short period of use on a 60 degree day, I was uncomfortably warm and sweaty after only light activity. I will probably only use this jacket as a top layer in cooler temperatures.