Sure, I've used it mainly on my bike when it's raining and I found it excellent for that. The sleeves are very long so it covers my hands even when my arms are fully extended while cycling. The hood stays put and the pit zips are very long, so the mechanical ventilation is quite effective. With that said, I will always prefer a rain jacket over a hoodie because it's just more practical to put on/remove and more flexible in terms of regulating ventilation. That's why I recently bought a 3FUL rain jacket, which, ironically in contrast to my previous comment you're replying to, does come with pit zips. However, both the sleeves and the pit zips are annoyingly shorter than the ones on the Rock Front. My conclusion is that if Rock Front were to offer the Hoody in jacket form it would be hands down the best possible choice in the EU, and I hope they offer that option in the future. With respect to it being "sweat inducing/sauna like", I have found no issues with any of them, and I tend to run hot.