I picked up a Norrona Recon jacket for £200 ish which was about the price being asked for a decent waterproof at the time. Its built like it should last and comes in 3 layer xcr gortex. The hood arrangement is one of the best I've seen, breathability and waterproofness have been excellent, plenty of large pockets and very well designed.However the list price of 582 Euro is obscene and if I had to pay RRP there is no way you could justify the cost over many other jackets on the market made to the same or similar spec. such as Lowe Alpine already mentioned. Like most of the Norrona gear, great stuff but you are paying Norweigen prices.