The Echelon GTX is a 2L Gore-Tex jacket with brilliant venting, suave styling, and super-functional features—reflective bits, a rabbit pocket, lots of other smart pockets, easy-to-operate zipper pulls, and a complementary pant that will zip together with the jacket to make a complete go-anywhere adventure suit.
The jacket earns a AA rating for abrasion, and is constructed from a medley of 200- and 400-denier Gore-Tex fabric. Unlike other jackets with waterproof liners that live *under* the shell, a laminate Gore-Tex construction like this is designed to provide waterproof performance by repelling rain completely, never letting it penetrate the garment.
"Like water off a duck’s back," just as long as you don’t leave the windows open. While it can get sealed up tight, the Echelon also gets five copious vents to let airflow in when needed.
Two upper arm intake vents are complemented by two back exhaust vents — all with chunky zipper pulls that are easy to operate even with gloves on. The #5 vent is a full central zipper vent comprised of a 2" mesh panel that can be fastened behind the main zipper. With the backup zipper engaged, the user is able to draw down the main zipper partway, or all the way, to expose a huge Central A/C vent that won’t be hampered by a backpack.
That main zipper, by the way, is no joke—it’s a full TiZip-brand waterproof zipper. The kind of overbuilt thing you’d expect to find on a wetsuit or a waterproof duffel bag.
Adjustable shock cords at the hem and collar cinch up in a pinch to keep warmth in; or can be released for a more relaxed fit.
The Echelon, in both its fit and its features, strikes a balance of simplicity and functionality we haven’t seen from REVIT in previous efforts. And together with the matching Echelon GTX pant, it leaves little to be desired as a go-anywhere adventure suit.
And for the ultimate in functionality, It can even be upgraded with integrated suspenders.
/// Compare/Contrast
So this is one of the best, if not *the* best, jacket we’ve seen from REVIT in a hot decade. How did the Dutch (REVIT hails from The Netherlands) pull it off?
It looks like they wisely benchmarked an American company, KLIM, which produces two category-leading adventure/touring jackets in its Carlsbad and Latitude models.
Based in the Mountain West, KLIM has deep roots in the ADV motorcycling category, and it’s become a leader in the segment with a playbook of making laminated Gore-Tex waterproof shells with loads of venting. Sound familiar?
KLIM has become popular even with riders on Goldwings and other bike that will never see a dirt road, who have opted to run the brand’s gear for touring, just because they’re tired of getting wet, and because of the brand’s reputation for making beefy adventure gear with an American fit.
REVIT, from its European base, has access to some pretty nice mountain riding, too, as evidenced from the supplied action photos featured on this product page.
Even the fit is similar to KLIM. While most of REVIT’s jackets sport a trimmer, more “European” fit, the Echelon has a more generous cut, and fits much more true-to-size than previous REVIT jackets we’ve seen.
The Echelon also comes with a full 5-piece armor kit, just like all KLIM jackets. With all other REVIT jackets we’ve seen the back armor is sold a la carte.
Unlike KLIM jackets, and most other REVIT jackets, the Echelon comes in a nice neutral color palette, and has a thankfully toned-down logo treatment. For years we’ve been telling REVIT (along with most of our other vendors) to go easy on the loud logos. Not to say they’ve listened to us, per se, but while KLIM jackets have multiple logo contrasting “KLIM” logo hits—embroidered, embossed, and/or embedded in straps or on zipper heads, the Echelon jacket shows relative, refreshing restraint.
The Echelon has two small hard logo badges sewn into the shoulders; a larger, entirely more functional reflective logo on the center-back; and lastly a small “rev’it!” shoutout on the back panel, which appears to be about 10pt font compared to other jackets, from REVIT, and its competitors.
And what’s any true comparison without a weigh-in? We removed the armor from a medium Echelon and a medium Carlsbad and found the REVITis a full 1/2-pound lighter—3lbs vs 3.5lbs for the KLIM, which uses some heavier duty materials, including perforated goatskin leather that the elbows and shoulders.
With weight comes strength, to be sure, but some will find the relatively lighter weight Echelon an easier jacket to wear.
/// The (Almost) Achilles Shoulder
What’s *not* to love about the new Echelon? Honestly REVIT pretty much nailed it. It truly is one of their best jackets to date.
Except for the shoulder armor placement, which given how much the jacket liner sags under the weight of the included armor, ends up sitting far too low to be effective.
Luckily, we found an easy fix: custom D3O Ghost Level 2 Knee/Elbow armor, to the rescue! Sure it’s a bit of a hack, but it works brilliantly and we’re 100% happy with the result.
The side divots in the design of the Ghost elbow/knee locate the armor precisely where it needs to be, pinching it perfectly between the corners of the armor pocket opening, right where it needs to be to adequately cover the wearer’s entire shoulder. By adding a small 3” strip of 2” wide Loop-side velcro to the back of the D3O, we find it matches up with the factory hook-side Velcro already in the Echelon jacket, and keeps the armor just where it needs to be, with a little bit of built-in adjustment to further fine-tune the position as needed.
Plus, for the shoulder, we quite like the softer and more flexible D3o over the hard and heavy Level 2 Seeflex, REVIT’s house-brand armor.
At the elbow, where the pocket is adjustable with three different position settings, the stock blue REVIT Seeflex armor fits perfectly, providing a reassuring shin-guard feel on the elbow that extends down the forearm.
- Double center-zip mesh panel vent
- Two upper-arm vents
- Two back vents
- Sturdy grab handle incorporated into the back of the jacket.
- Shock-cord cinches at the collar and hem
- Reflective logo at the back
- Rabbit pocket
- Upgradeable with REVIT Strapper Suspenders
- Short and Long Connection zippers to tie into the Echelon GTX Pants
- REVIT SEESOFT Level 2 back protector comes included
- REVIT SEEFLEX Level 2 Left-/Right-Specific elbow and shoulder armor included.
- TIZIP waterproof main zipper
- CE AA Rated
If you're buying the D3O upgrade armor a la carte, it's the full price of the stock D3o Ghost L2 "Knee/Elbow" armor, plus $10 to cover the Velcro and elbow grease. We are not a factory, but feel it's a much better jacket with the orange shoulder armor upgrade.
The Echelon GTX is a 2L Gore-Tex jacket with brilliant venting, suave styling, and super-functional features—reflective bits, a rabbit pocket, lots of other smart pockets, easy-to-operate zipper pulls, and a complementary pant that will zip together with the jacket to make a complete go-anywhere adventure suit.
The jacket earns a AA rating for abrasion, and is constructed from a medley of 200- and 400-denier Gore-Tex fabric. Unlike other jackets with waterproof liners that live *under* the shell, a laminate Gore-Tex construction like this is designed to provide waterproof performance by repelling rain completely, never letting it penetrate the garment.
"Like water off a duck’s back," just as long as you don’t leave the windows open. While it can get sealed up tight, the Echelon also gets five copious vents to let airflow in when needed.
Two upper arm intake vents are complemented by two back exhaust vents — all with chunky zipper pulls that are easy to operate even with gloves on. The #5 vent is a full central zipper vent comprised of a 2" mesh panel that can be fastened behind the main zipper. With the backup zipper engaged, the user is able to draw down the main zipper partway, or all the way, to expose a huge Central A/C vent that won’t be hampered by a backpack.
That main zipper, by the way, is no joke—it’s a full TiZip-brand waterproof zipper. The kind of overbuilt thing you’d expect to find on a wetsuit or a waterproof duffel bag.
Adjustable shock cords at the hem and collar cinch up in a pinch to keep warmth in; or can be released for a more relaxed fit.
The Echelon, in both its fit and its features, strikes a balance of simplicity and functionality we haven’t seen from REVIT in previous efforts. And together with the matching Echelon GTX pant, it leaves little to be desired as a go-anywhere adventure suit.
And for the ultimate in functionality, It can even be upgraded with integrated suspenders.
/// Compare/Contrast
So this is one of the best, if not *the* best, jacket we’ve seen from REVIT in a hot decade. How did the Dutch (REVIT hails from The Netherlands) pull it off?
It looks like they wisely benchmarked an American company, KLIM, which produces two category-leading adventure/touring jackets in its Carlsbad and Latitude models.
Based in the Mountain West, KLIM has deep roots in the ADV motorcycling category, and it’s become a leader in the segment with a playbook of making laminated Gore-Tex waterproof shells with loads of venting. Sound familiar?
KLIM has become popular even with riders on Goldwings and other bike that will never see a dirt road, who have opted to run the brand’s gear for touring, just because they’re tired of getting wet, and because of the brand’s reputation for making beefy adventure gear with an American fit.
REVIT, from its European base, has access to some pretty nice mountain riding, too, as evidenced from the supplied action photos featured on this product page.
Even the fit is similar to KLIM. While most of REVIT’s jackets sport a trimmer, more “European” fit, the Echelon has a more generous cut, and fits much more true-to-size than previous REVIT jackets we’ve seen.
The Echelon also comes with a full 5-piece armor kit, just like all KLIM jackets. With all other REVIT jackets we’ve seen the back armor is sold a la carte.
Unlike KLIM jackets, and most other REVIT jackets, the Echelon comes in a nice neutral color palette, and has a thankfully toned-down logo treatment. For years we’ve been telling REVIT (along with most of our other vendors) to go easy on the loud logos. Not to say they’ve listened to us, per se, but while KLIM jackets have multiple logo contrasting “KLIM” logo hits—embroidered, embossed, and/or embedded in straps or on zipper heads, the Echelon jacket shows relative, refreshing restraint.
The Echelon has two small hard logo badges sewn into the shoulders; a larger, entirely more functional reflective logo on the center-back; and lastly a small “rev’it!” shoutout on the back panel, which appears to be about 10pt font compared to other jackets, from REVIT, and its competitors.
And what’s any true comparison without a weigh-in? We removed the armor from a medium Echelon and a medium Carlsbad and found the REVITis a full 1/2-pound lighter—3lbs vs 3.5lbs for the KLIM, which uses some heavier duty materials, including perforated goatskin leather that the elbows and shoulders.
With weight comes strength, to be sure, but some will find the relatively lighter weight Echelon an easier jacket to wear.
/// The (Almost) Achilles Shoulder
What’s *not* to love about the new Echelon? Honestly REVIT pretty much nailed it. It truly is one of their best jackets to date.
Except for the shoulder armor placement, which given how much the jacket liner sags under the weight of the included armor, ends up sitting far too low to be effective.
Luckily, we found an easy fix: custom D3O Ghost Level 2 Knee/Elbow armor, to the rescue! Sure it’s a bit of a hack, but it works brilliantly and we’re 100% happy with the result.The side divots in the design of the Ghost elbow/knee locate the armor precisely where it needs to be, pinching it perfectly between the corners of the armor pocket opening, right where it needs to be to adequately cover the wearer’s entire shoulder. By adding a small 3” strip of 2” wide Loop-side velcro to the back of the D3O, we find it matches up with the factory hook-side Velcro already in the Echelon jacket, and keeps the armor just where it needs to be, with a little bit of built-in adjustment to further fine-tune the position as needed.
Plus, for the shoulder, we quite like the softer and more flexible D3o over the hard and heavy Level 2 Seeflex, REVIT’s house-brand armor.
At the elbow, where the pocket is adjustable with three different position settings, the stock blue REVIT Seeflex armor fits perfectly, providing a reassuring shin-guard feel on the elbow that extends down the forearm.
- Double center-zip mesh panel vent
- Two upper-arm vents
- Two back vents
- Sturdy grab handle incorporated into the back of the jacket.
- Shock-cord cinches at the collar and hem
- Reflective logo at the back
- Rabbit pocket
- Upgradeable with REVIT Strapper Suspenders
- Short and Long Connection zippers to tie into the Echelon GTX Pants
- REVIT SEESOFT Level 2 back protector comes included
- REVIT SEEFLEX Level 2 Left-/Right-Specific elbow and shoulder armor included.
- TIZIP waterproof main zipper
- CE AA Rated
If you're buying the D3O upgrade armor a la carte, it's the full price of the stock D3o Ghost L2 "Knee/Elbow" armor, plus $10 to cover the Velcro and elbow grease. We are not a factory, but feel it's a much better jacket with the orange shoulder armor upgrade.
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