Great fit and style but pretty thin...
I was looking for a thin but warm insulated jacket to replace my old Mountain Hardwear Compressor a few months ago. I tried the new Compressor but it seems more flimsy, thinner, and is smaller fitting for some reason. This jacket is pretty impressive. It is very simple but still stylish, very thin but still quite warm, and affordable. I ended up abandoning the insulated jacket for a soft shell, but if I want one again this will be at the top of my list!

Great buy!
My son is a student at UGA and asked for a lightweight jacket that would keep him warm while walking around campus. I was familiar with North Face and Arcteryx...then I found this Golite jacket. I love the graphite color.....very well made.....excellent quality for the price!

Very Warm and Versatile jacket
First let me say that I haven't been happy with a jacket I have bought in many years. Nothing has impressed me, not that I buy a lot of jackets. The GoLite Cady on the other hand has been wonderful over the last 2 months that I have owned it. I wear it almost every day to work and I have worn it under shells while snowboarding. This thing is very warm, despite also being very thin. With a T-shirt and sweater on, it kept me reasonably warm on 1/2 mile walks to lunch in near zero temps. It also kept me warm on the hill under a shell in zero temps and 15mph winds. My favorite thing: The pockets! They are lined in a heavy fleece and my hands immediately warm up when I put them in there. My least favorite thing: The two-way zipper. I have never been a fan of these things and have yet to find a good use for one. This is better than others and only causes me trouble when removing the jacket. You have to make sure the bottom part of the zipper is pulled down securely and then the top will go down and you can remove it. It seems that the bottom part of the zipper will move up by about 1/8" in use. The pit-zips are a nice addition to a jacket like this. Even if you get a little warm in it, it is easy to quickly dump some heat. This is definitely my "go to" jacket now and I use it all the time. I think everyone around me is tired of me telling them how great it is. So now, I am telling you. The internal chest pocket is a little small, but big enough to hold most cell phones. My iPhone fits snugly in there, but is a little tight with a headphone cord attached.