Men's Antora Jacket review

The North Face Men's Antora Jacket (style NF0A7QEY) is a two-layer DRYVENT rain shell with a recycled-nylon ripstop face. The current US Men's Waterproof Rainwear directory lists it as a distinct jacket from the Men's Quest styles and the matching Antora Rain Pant. This assessment concerns the jacket alone. The North Face describes the Antora for everyday wear and hiking; this is a source-based reading of its materials and features, not a field test or a claim about comfort in a storm.

What NF0A7QEY is built around

The checked US product pages identify a waterproof, breathable, seam-sealed DRYVENT 2L shell. The listed body fabric is 70D x 70D, 111 g/m², 100% recycled nylon ripstop. The body lining is 50 g/m² recycled-polyester mesh; the hood, sleeves and hand pockets use 75D, 66 g/m² recycled-polyester taffeta. The page lists a 29-inch center back. Those are manufacturer specifications, not a comparative test: there is no numeric waterproof-pressure rating or breathability result in the material reviewed, and I do not infer one from the DRYVENT name or layer count.

The product is presented as a shell, with no insulating piece or joined warm-layer package listed. Its supported rain arrangement is therefore shell-only, leaving the wearer to choose any underlayers. The official fit selector shows Standard and Big options, while the page's Standard Fit description says it leaves room for movement and layering. Confirm the current size chart and the exact fit selection on the offer you are considering. Neither a fit label, model photograph nor back length predicts how it will sit on an individual body or over a particular midlayer.

Useful closure details, with ventilation limits

The maker lists secure-zip hand pockets, an attached three-piece hood with a cinch cord and cord locks, a center-front zipper under a hook-and-loop storm flap, elasticized cuffs and an internal hem drawcord. These features provide adjustment points around the hood, front and hem, but they should not be confused with underarm ventilation. The exact pages do not list pit zips or another underarm opening. If you require zip-open vents for steep, sustained effort, the Antora should not be treated as a confirmed match on this evidence.

The hand pockets are described as secure and zippered. No exact page identifies one as a pocket into which the jacket stuffs, and no packed size or clip loop is listed. The manufacturer's phrase about carrying or packing the shell does not establish a self-stow design. For buyers who need a genuinely pocket-stowing layer, look for an exact feature statement rather than assuming that any zip pocket serves that purpose.

Read the finish wording narrowly

There is a wording mismatch worth preserving. On the checked TNF Black US page, the feature text calls the DWR fluorine-free, while its material detail calls it non-PFC DWR; a second same-style color page also uses non-PFC wording. Those labels are not interchangeable proof of the site's more specific requirement for a maker statement that relevant components are made without intentionally added PFAS. The Antora does not receive that tag here. This is a limit of the reviewed documentation, not a conclusion that the garment contains PFAS or that it is free of them.

Where it sits beside other rain shells

Within the documented North Face group, the Antora's clearest distinction is its recycled-nylon ripstop face. The separately reviewed Men's Quest Jacket NF0A8G0R is also a two-layer shell-only rain option, but its current page lists a recycled-polyester face instead. The Quest Insulated NF0A8G0T adds listed synthetic insulation, while the Quest Triclimate NF0A8G0S pairs a shell with a separate fleece inner. Those are different styles and warmth arrangements; none of their attributes should be transferred to NF0A7QEY.

Elsewhere in this library, a three-layer shell, explicitly listed pit zips, or a named pocket-stow route may matter more than the Antora's particular face fabric. The questionnaire only returns models whose exact records establish the chosen features together. It cannot measure fit, predict how dry a person will stay, or tell whether a shell is comfortable during an individual's pace and weather exposure.

Practical checks before choosing it

• Match the label to Men's Antora Jacket NF0A7QEY; do not confuse it with an Antora Rain Pant, another Antora fit selection or a different North Face shell.
• Check the color-specific page, Standard or Big selection, size chart and return terms, then consider your intended layers. The listed back length is not an individual fit promise.
• If pit zips, a pocket-stow route, three-layer construction, a numeric membrane result, care instructions or the specific PFAS wording is essential, verify it on the exact current product page. The reviewed text does not establish those details.
• Confirm the exact style, seller and current offer before ordering. This review does not assert price, inventory, condition or a customer experience.

This is a documented-feature assessment rather than an ownership report: the jacket was not tried on, rain-tested, weighed or laboratory-tested. The North Face's waterproof, breathable and windproof language remains the manufacturer's description; no independent performance evidence is claimed.