By pure coincidence I purchased one of these jackets whilst in the alps last week (and there I was thinking that I would have something unique when I came back to the UK).
It's well made and designed, although not quite up to Arc'teryx or Haglofs standards. The cut is vey slim and the orange colour really is eye-searing.
The pit zips are an interesting design, being placed on the torso in line with the torso. I haven't used the jacket in anger yet, so it remains to see how effective these are, compared to more traditional full length pit-zips.
What is neat - especially given the slim fit of the jacket - is the size of the pockets which run the full length of the torso up to the shoulders.
If there is a weakness, it is the hood, which has a fairly feeble peak, comapred to say an Arc'teryx Alpha SV.
Posted: 29/02/2008 at 08:48
