Those nice boys at
Alpkit
have announced their latest
CoLab
project, a UK-friendly synthetically-insulated
belay jacket called
the
0Hiro.
The idea is hone a big over-jacket that's designed specifically to work
in damp, cold UK conditions, the sort of thing that'll save you from
despair on a frozen belay ledge halfway up some godforsaken, thawing,
Cairngorm mixed route.
As ever, the CoLab process is all about developing the details of the
jacket so it does exactly what it's supposed to. That means the Alpkit
guys are asking you to get involved with your opinions on exactly
what's needed. Does it maybe need a waterproof-lined Pot Noodle brew
pocket or extra pockets generally, is the hood big enough...
It works like this, by agreeing to participate in CoLab, you get to buy
the jacket at the reduced price of £45 - normally it's
£60 - wear it and feed back your impressions.
Simple no? You can find full details at
www.alpkit.com/colab/projects/0hiro/
Ben Hedley 
