Haglöfs LIM Paclite Kits Scoops Award

Swedish company Haglöfs has won the ISPO Outdoors Clothing Award for its 2003 LIM Ultimate Paclite Jacket and LIM Pants.

Not only that, but unlike other Paclite 3 kit which won't be in store until 2003, a little bird tells us that very limited supplies of the ultralight Haglöfs jacket will actually be available in the UK this autumn. We could tell you where, but then you'd have to kill us, or vice versa.

The 2003 LIM - 'Less Is More' - jacket uses the new higher performing, more breathable, Paclite 3 fabric and weighs in at just 280 grammes, that's only around 10 grammes up on the minimalist Berghaus Paclite smock.

The LIM is much more featured though, with an active cut, water-resistant full-length zip, zippered chest pocket, chin guard, fixed hood with three-way adjustment, thumb holes at the cuff and articulated elbows.

It's also likely to be more expensive, the current version which we tested a few months back retails at £230 and even though Paclite 3 is cheaper generally, we'd be surprised if the new LIM hits the shops at under £200.

For more general outdoor use, there's also the LIM Gram jacket, a 540 gramme Paclite top with a mountain hood and lightweight 3-ply XCR reinforcement over shoulders, yoke and forearms for greater durability with packs and while climbing and scrambling.

For more information on Haglöfs see their web site.