I bought this as my only heavy weather jacket I previously had was a 1st generation Under Armour hunting jacket. It was definitely quiet, but anytime the wind kicked up it just penetrated the jacket. This jacket totally blocks the wind, and I definitely felt a difference in my overall core temp. A few shortfalls in my opinion though: 1. I would have liked there to be a zipper to separate the hood. If you don't need it, no reason to have that extra material there in those hunting situations. Alot of the trees I use my climber on are oaks, evergreeens, and related so they have uneven bark. The hood would sometimes brush up against that, and it was just enough sound to spook a deer; 2. It only has a left chest pocket. I would have liked there to be both a left and right chest pocket, especially so I can have my cell phone in one and have the other to store whatever without clanging against the cell phone when a deer comes in; 3. The material does make some sound when you rub it against itself (i.e. the arms moving along your torso), and again this can make just enough sound to spook a deer (which I had happen once since you don't have much space in the upper section of a climber). Obviously this is only on days where you probably have a wet ground area and no wind for the game to hear it. Other than these issues, it's a great jacket and a great choice for the price point.