Twitter Contest Giveaway: Marmot Genesis Jacket

By Matador Team On July 16, 2009 · 114 Comments

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As part of the Matador Twitter contest, we will be spotlighting cool gear we’ll be giving away to lucky readers.

Perfect for heavy outdoor activities in cold weather, the Marmot Genesis Jacket is waterproof, windproof, and highly breathable.

Marmot uses Techtonic Welded Construction, which bonds the stretch fabric as opposed to stitching.

The result? A seam-free shell that allows full range of motion without riding up.

This fabric is pretty insane. It kind of feels like what you’d imagine Batman’s suit to be made of — very comfortable and wearable, but very tough and completely wind/waterproof.

The Genesis Jacket also includes several water-repellent pockets, internal and external, as well as convenient “PitZips” for sweaty conditions.

Here’s a full list of features:

* Adjustable Velcro® Cuff Adjustable Velcro Cuff
* Angel-Wing Movement™ Allows Full Range of Motion in Arms so Jacket Doesn’t Ride Up
* Designed to Fit Over a Light Layer
* Elastic Draw Cord Hem For Adjustability in Serious Weather
* Inside Zip Pocket Secure Pocket to Store Small Items
* Internal E-Pocket Internal e-pocket
* Laser Drilled Pack Pockets™ with Water Resistant Zippers Laser Drilled Pack Pockets with Water Resistant Zippers
* Marmot M1 Softshell Water-Resistant, Breathable, Windproof, Durable, Warm, Stretch
* PitZips™ with Water Resistant Zippers PitZips with W/R Zippers
* Techtonic Welded Construction
* Windproof, Waterproof, and Breathable 4 way Stretch Fabric

AND THE WINNER IS…

Our friends at Marmot love your enthusiasm and have given us TWO of these sweet jackets, so there are actually two winners today. They are:

@shelaghbaird who said: “I’d use this so I could stop borrowing my friend’s jacket when I do alpine climbing and mountaineering. This would be perfect for Illimani in Bolivia! ”

and

@alanperlman who said: “Will field test it in every country I visit. Will wear it to Alaska in late August. Will wear it on the Presidential Range in September. Will brave the Boston winter in style. Will, cough cough, sleep with it on.”

We’ll be contacting them directly to send them their Marmot Genesis Jackets.

Want to win more free stuff from Matador? Follow us here @matadornetwork and keep your eyes peeled for the next contest!

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http://taggaul@gmail.com Marissa

@taggaul
Dee Laamann

@TIKITROUBLE beautiful jacket!
Ricardo

RicardoCP, I’d use it to brave the flue pandemic in Argentina
Geoff

@gwolfe28
http://www.kaleidoscopicwandering.wordpress.com JoAnna

I’m hoping to do some outdoor hiking this winter and in coming years … no set destination yet … but I don’t have a jacket that would do the job. I think this would seal the deal for me to get moving.

@joanna_haugen
http://www.lukeradl.com Luke

@lukeradl

Winter runs on the Robert Frost Trail
Erika

@erikakali
http://srslyvegan.wordpress.com josie

@srslyjosie is my twitter and id use this jacket for fall/winter hiking, snowboarding, trekking, and prob walking the dog
http://www.cmswire.com Jason Campbell

@jemorycampbell

Backpacking with the Boy Scouts and Winter Camping with Scout Leaders
Daniel Andersen

@DanielAndersen
http://supremenothing.blogspot.com/ supreme nothing

I am @supreme_nothing

I’d totally use this to protect me on my Fuji-san climb, and to keep me agreeable during Japan’s rainy season!
http://www.tabs-examinedlife.com/ Tabatha Smith

Just moved back to the cold, northern hemisphere from Aus, so I need a jacket to keep me warm! @tabexamineslife
Leanne

@leannekmiller I would be giving it as a gift to my boyfriend for his birthday this month — he’s wanted an awesome jacket like that for a LONG time, and being in Seattle there are TONS of uses
http://littleredtent.net/LRTblog Edie Howe

@ambitious_wench

I’d take this baby with me in rainy season here in California–Overnights in early spring in the Sierra in lieu of my down jacket; Snowboard photography at Badger Pass, California’s longest running ski resort in Yosemite, tromping the Sierra foothills in rainstorms at sunset, hoping for rainbows.

I’d roll it and use it for a pillow as I slept in my car to catch the first light at Mono Lake Tufa, or in the Grove of the Patriarchs in the Ancient Bristlecone Forest.

I’d put it on in the early morning at Cathedral Lake to keep mosquitoes from my arms and neck, and then use it to wave to my friend on the granite berm on the far side when it was time to regroup for lunch.

I’d put it on to hide the trail dust when I go to the Tioga Pass Resort for a piece of pie and coffee after three days in the wilderness, and smile and say I’d won it from Matador when people would ask where I got it.

And then I’d read the care instructions, and follow them precisely because I know I’d never be able to replace it on my pay.

Edie Howe
http://www.asianramblings.com Stevo

@asianramblings.

I’ll wear this jacket to keep warm during the brief Chinese winter, and dry during the endless rainy season.
Luke Nye

@lukeanye
http://www.flickr.com/hippohere celeste

@planetplaid I’m hiking up to Machu Picchu in late august. Could. so. use. this!
Greg

@gregcohn

Winter backpacking!
Jeff

@jeffmarkman Awesome jacket!
Allen Penn

@AllenPenn Looks like the perfect coat for some Rocky Mountain camping I’ve got scheduled for the fall!
Sandy

@Drumochter

I’d use it to walk in the Scottish Highlands this coming Autumn.
http://theartofrandomwillynillyness.blogspot.com Carolyn G

@carogonza – I would give this to hubby since he love the outdoors!!
Tania Segura

I would definitely use this for hiking and climbing mountains here in Washington – seems like a great jacket for that – perhaps someday take it up Rainer with me . There are so many uses! Would probably also end up using it in the winter for morning runs since it allows for so much motion, perhaps on bike rides when it gets chillier. I guess I would just never take it off. Just wash it in the shower with me
Rachael

@racharach

First off I’m heading to South America from Sept-Dec and imagine I could use this jacket on some mountain hikes, in the highlands, and in the Andes.

Secondly, I am moving to Sweden after that where I will be using a lot of my free time for a lot of the next who knows how long participating in all kinds of fun outdoor activities in very cold weather, whether it be learning to ski or hiking up in Lappland, etc.
Eleonora

@lusciousasnaked
I think that I’ll probably wear it By the way the mountains around me would be a nice scenario for such a cool jacket
Tonya

@sizthecat
http://yaramaz.livejournal.com/ maryanne

@koangirl
http://www.travelblog.org/bloggers/joncasssouthkorea Jon Wick

@jonwick04

I’m gonna slap a superman logo on the front and go off to brave the Vietnam’s jungles during the rainy season in a couple of weeks.
http://charissa.wordpress.com Charissa

@charissabrammer. If I win, this jacket will go with me to Lithuania, to help me deal with the maritime climate…. which is duly scary for a high-desert born and bred Idaho girl like myself.
Andy

@runyanac

so i can ride my bike no matter what the weather is like outside!
patty

@benderofgender
Dave

@Aus_Pol This would be perfect for an upcomming White Water Rafting / Camping trip along the rivers of south western China.
Birgit

@chocolatluver89
D West

@dwest4real
http://www.bootsnall.com Chris

@BootsnAll PDX winters (and part of the summers) are pretty wet. An excellent jacket is mandatory and this looks like something to ward off the wet while enjoying the Pac NW.
Keith Smith

@keithsmith

Winter backpacking in Red River Gorge
http://motheroftwoyesposahermosa.blogspot.com/ Michele P.

I would give it to hubby, he’d love it! Here in Maine, it gets pretty darn cold in the winter, and hubby loves to be outdoors. I can see him ice fishing, cross country skiing etc… with this awesome jacket
Deanna

@deannanmc would love it for the rainy season here on the islands!
http://www.havepack.com Have Pack, Will Travel

I’m planning on heading to Patagonia soon and this would keep me nice and warm! Better than my current hooded sweatshirt + windbreaker combo. This winter I’m also planning on doing more cold-weather mountain hikes. I’ve been drooling over a nice jacket for quite a while now!
http://www.havepack.com Have Pack, Will Travel

@HavePack

I’m planning on heading to Patagonia soon and this would keep me nice and warm! Better than my current hooded sweatshirt + windbreaker combo. This winter I’m also planning on doing more cold-weather mountain hikes. I’ve been drooling over a nice jacket for quite a while now!
http://www.alabama.travel edith parten

Awesome jacket. I would use it on trip to the Cascade mountains for a snowmobiling trip during Christmas week in Seattle. I would wear it proudly so others who see me would want one too!

http://www.alabama.travel edith parten

forgot my twitter: @ALtourist

http://matadortravel.com/travel-community/megan-hill Megan Hill

@meganhill2
http://www.twitter.com/alexiiis alexis

@alexiiis i’m gonna be going to spain for study abroad this fall and hoping to use the jacket for snowboarding in Norway or Switzerland! Plus toughing out the cold in Oktoberfest in Germany!
Emily Bell

@pgpalettepirate

I’d love this jacket for walking around here in south Alabama – it looks so comfortable & functional!
Jordan Goldberg

@Jo_Gold

I’d use this jacket all the time, since it’d be my only rain jacket. And it will most definitely come in handy for my next trip to NZ, whether I’ll be snowboarding or just living through the rainy winter.
http://www.terrirodriguez.com/blog Terri

@terrirodriguez – i’d either keep it for myself to wear in during the cold new england winters or i’d give it to my brother for his globetrotting ways!
Adam

@adam_hunt
http://www.allenburt.com Allen Burt

@allenburt

Had my softshell stolen in Cambodia! This one looks awesome!
http://artimusfulks.tumblr.com Artimus

@artimusfulks – I’ll use it backpacking around the UK and Europe.
http://www.passportjunkie.com Todd

@PassportJunkie

I’ll use it to keep warm in the San Francisco summer, of course! (or maybe as a Batman costume for halloween?)
http://www.engagingireland.com Kathy N

My Twitter ID is @Kathy_SixEight. I would give this jacket to my husband to wear when we hike and when we are outside in the rain. It’s a great jacket for use here in Idaho and the Northwest!
Mathieu Laprise

@Lagrab
http://www.twobackpackers.com Jason

@jasoncastellani
Mark

@mark_michael and I will use for our trip to Scotland (cold & rain). I live in Florida, so I am going to need it in Scotland!
http://www.twobackpackers.com Aracely

@TwoBackpackers
http://www.twobackpackers.com Aracely

@aracelysantos
http://www.sockparade.com Becky Lai

@beckyclai wants the genesis jacket to go snowboarding!
Suzanne

@SuzOH I’d wear this for photo walks in bad weather.
http://wanderoverhere.com wanderoverhere

@wanderoverhere

I’ll be using it for building the pyramids and beating up Godzilla!
http://www.jeffinamerica.com/ Jeff Thomson

I’d use the jacket to keep me warm, and dry and out of the wind on my year as an exchange student in America. I hear Washington State gets cold.

@Jeff_Thomson
Eric

@egards

Trans-Siberian railway!
Anna

@ChiisaiTenshi I’d so use it to hike in Europethis Fall
http://www.the9to5alternative.com Alan

Twitter: @alanperlman

Will field test it in every country I visit. Will wear it to Alaska in late August. Will wear it on the Presidential Range in September. Will brave the Boston winter in style. Will, cough cough, sleep with it on.
Shelagh Baird

@shelaghbaird

I’d use this so I could stop borrowing my friend’s jacket when I do alpine climbing and mountaineering. This would be perfect for Illimani in Bolivia!
http://velvetescape.com/blog Keith Jenkins

@velvetescape

This jacket looks and sounds absolutely incredible. Wish I had one when I was trekking around Patagonia last year. Reading the jacket’s description, it sounds like it’ll be perfect for Amsterdam’s rainy and windy fall/winter weather as well as for outdoor activities such as hiking and trekking. I’m planning a trip to the Scottish Highlands in late-September. If I win this jacket, it’s the first thing I’ll be packing for this trip!
Eric

@ariapro
Craig Chappell

@cpchapp

I’d love to have this jacket! I’ll be using it in Washington state for alpine climbing and mountaineering in the Cascades.
http://www.rorymoulton.com Rory

@roryam

Profile pic says it all…
http://fabiompalves.wordpress.com Fabio Mesquita

@fabiompalves

Since I’m in Africa right now, I will use it to climb Mount Kenya and Mount Kilimanjaro!
Heath

@heathshelby

I hope to go to Tierra del Fuego in the not-too-distant future and I’ve heard it gets a bit chilly. Maybe the Genesis Jacket will keep me warm as I start heading down that way?
Jennifer Thorpe

@jenniwren12
Alison

@ali991 Would give this to my husband. He would love this and it would keep him warm and dry
http://www.travelcomments.com Seb

@travelcomments
http://www.myspace.com/tonyool pises73

@pises73 I will use the Marmot Genesis Jacket to protect myself from cold when going through an endless winter, to stay dry when climbing a mountain in a violent persisting rain and, most of all, to help gentle ladies cross the streets when a puddle could make a mess of their splendid feet
dotext

@dotexp
http://www.twitter.com/Ju1i4n Ju1i4n

What a nice jacket !

@Ju1i4n
http://www.thetraveltart.com The Travel Tart

@thetraveltart

I would wear the jacket here in Brisbane right now because it’s frickin cold here! It’s going down to 5 degrees celsius tonight – which is cold by Brisbane standards!
hank

@hgb3 Hiking the AT in N GA
http://twitter.com/itsnoel @itsnoel

@itsnoel here…I want it… I’d use it for everything… well not on the beach and sunbathing stuff but you know… times I need keeping warm or dry, or just to hang somewhere via velcro straps! Extreme but light yeah!!
http://www.allenburt.com Allen Burt

@allenburt
Ian

@ravensti300 Maybe I would actually leave the house when its cold out if I had this jacket.
brian

@HyattResort
clarke

@needcaffeine I’ll use it this winter as I head to Mongolia.
Holly

@hollybyrd. I want this jacket for everything! Snowboarding, hiking, everyday use….
Jason

@mad82

Been reading matadorgoods recently. Good stuff.

Jason

might help if I posted what I would do. Going backpacking to Yosemite in August/September for the first time. Plan on doing a few trips this winter too so this would come in handy.

@mad82

http://maureenmaloney.blogspot.com Maureen Maloney

@sunshyndreamer
I’ll be summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro!
http://www.BestCruisePlanners.com Judy Best

@judybest For my cruise to the Anarctica!
http://www.mariellenward.ca Mariellen

I will need a jacket like that when I am hiking in Ladakh and Sikkim next year. Can’t wait!! @breathedreamgo
Jay

@cheekychicken24

Dog walking! It always starts raining as soon as I pick the leaad up to take her!
Erika

@erikakali I’m heading to Russia and Finland in a few months, I plan on staying warm while I’m there! Also, SF gets a little windy around this time of year….
Toni

@TonisTopsy

Picking my little boy up from school – no need to use the car if I had this jacket!
Jens

@jenskirch

perfectly suited to survive the current conditions in Germany.
… Wasn’t it supposed to be summer???
annie

@anburch
Dee Laamann

@tikitrouble for my husband on our weekly hiking adventures here in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Colorado
http://www.women-on-the-road.com Scribetrotter

@womanontheroad

I would walk out my old farmhouse in rural France, turn left and start walking up the Jura Mountains right behind the house… and when the weather started to get cold, I would whip out my wonderful new jacket and brave the elements!
http://www.twortw.com Daniel

@twortw

Will put this to good use on our upcoming round-the-world trip! And, If I win, I promise a detailed review!
http://www.knowcancer.com stephanie

@peezncarrots will be using this jacket for my first cross country bike trip!! My coworkers at our future non-profit organization Know Cancer are planning a trip from Miami to San Fran in February, might get cold when we wake up at 5 AM to start biking up mountains
Claire

@ClrEisenberg I will use the jacket to go skiing out west!
http://www.corey.org Corey O

@coreyo
I’ll be using the jacket for my weekly traveling for work. Most useful in the winter on those layovers in tiny airports that don’t have enough heat!!
http://www.havepack.com Have Pack, Will Travel

I’m heading to Patagonia soon and also want to do more cold weather hiking this winter. My hooded sweatshirt + windbreaker combo really doesn’t do the job

@HavePack on Twitter
Laura

@lauramulvey
for hiking in the rain!
http://www.trailridgeoutdoors.com @trailridge

for some sloppy, wet hiking on the AT.
http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com Trisha

@TravelWriting
for when I go skiing this winter! Can I get one in Pink or Yellow?
http://www.TravelWritingAndPhotography.com John Lamkin

@SoulOfTravel
cruzin’
http://www.kinghamphotography.com @davidkingham

Hiking in RMNP yeah!
http://matadortravel.com/travel-community/michelles Michelle

@straynotes

Love this…
Jennifer Thorpe

@jenniwren12 I would use it to keep me warm and dry-ish on our annual ‘summer’ camping holiday in the UK!
Rozinna Dharamsi

The International Four Day Marches Nijmegen (or Vierdaagse) is the largest marching event in the world. It is organised every year in Nijmegen in mid-July as a means of promoting sport and exercise. Participants walk 30, 40 or 50 kilometers daily, and, on completion, receive a royally approved medal (Vierdaagsekruis). The participants are mostly civilians, but there are also a few thousand military participants.
weather is awful.. not looking forward to the next 4 days of hikes.. can you DHL it over.. emergency!
ps .. got anything for blisters???
ha ha I’ll be more organised next year.. Off to meet and greet the other 40,000 walkers.. hey ho!
http://www.elkhorninnwv.com Elisse J Goldstein-Clark

@elkhorninn I would wear it here in southern WV (while ATVing & playing golf, most likely!), and when off-work when on FEMA disaster operation assignments around the country.
Barbara Haven

@bhaven I would use it to escape the current California Central Valley heat and go to the nearby mountains for a cool time with my husky.
http://surfeatsleep.blogspot.com/ Brenda

@hibren – surf trip to Peru and Chile!
@williamsross

Why touring Mongolia next spring of course

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