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Berghaus ACL Long Sleeved
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Price: £30.00
(also available as short-sleeved crew for
£25)
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Weight: 200 grammes (men's
M)
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Features: Long
sleeves,crew neck, Advanced Comfort Layer 1000 fabric,
flat-locked seams with clean shoulder design for comfort
under rucksac straps
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All conditions base layer
 Shrinks
with abuse
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Berghaus ACL - Advanced Comfort Layer - is another of the baselayers
which use mechanical wicking with thicker fibres on the inside and
thinner on the outer and like other similar fabrics works pretty
well.
Subjectively we'd say the wicking performance isn't quite as good
as PowerDry or Lowe's DryFlo, but that's nit-picking and it's a more
than adequate baselayer which works well as part of a layering
system. Or 'worked' well until it snuck into a higher temperature
wash and assumed midget-like proportions as a result. Our fault
rather than the material's but a lesson for us all. We're sending it
to Geri Halliwell as a gift.
The design is simple, with no seams running over the top of the
shoulder, though for general use we'd have preferred a zip-neck and
collar style for ventilation and sun protection and comfort.
Unfortunately Berghaus only produce ACL in long or short-sleeved crew
neck versions, which means although it's a decent material, we'd
choose others first.
Oh, it also tended to pong a little more than average with use,
though it wasn't exatraordinarily offensive and certainly not in the
same league as the original Helly Lifa before it was fixed.
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Verdict: Decent mechanical wicking
fabric using the same principles as DryFlo, PowerDry etc and
well constructed shoulders and seams, however we'd have
preferred it in a zip-neck, long-sleeved version, which
isn't an option from Berghaus. If you want a simple design
though, it's in the ball park.
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Performance
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Value
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Pushed for time:
Reasonable wicking performance from the material won't
disappoint, but not as versatile as it might be in a
different style. Simple, dependable design, but we'd prefer
a collar and zip for general, year-round use.
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