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| Lowe Alpine Dryflo L/S Zip-neck |
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|  Average Rating: 4 out of 5 No. of Reviews: 9 RRP: £30 Year: 2002 Description: Lightweight Dryflo Baselayer, with half length zip. Any colour as long as it's black.
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|  | | Posted: 22/04/03 | | 'PROPER BO, I TELL THEE.' | | Strengths:
Light, quick drying, breathable, and wicks like a reet 'un. Everything you need in a base layer. | | Weaknesses:
Not much to be honest. It needs to be close fitting to be most effective, so it's probably best to do the odd sit up to reduce that cheeky one-pack beer belly. | | Overall:
To be fair, my pits and back get a little over excited when I'm out in the mountains, but this baby sorted them right out, putting them in their place.
It wicked everything they threw at it, and dried in no time, with not even a trace of eau-de-body type smells, thanks to the clever stuff those guys n gals at Lowe Alpine have weaved into the fabric. Not 100% sure what it is - some scienterific stuff anyway, that doesn't wash out, apparently... Now that's magic! (said with a Paul Daniels style voice).
I wore a couple over the weekend, in Snowdonia. The first day was hot 'n' sunny, so this was the only layer I wore. 'T'was superb. Dry as a bone, and nobody moved away from me in the pub we stopped at on the way back to the campsite, so I assume there were no offensive odours emanating from the garment.
I also wore one for Tryfan/the Glyders, with a fleece and Gore-Tex shell, and it also did the trick. I tend to run hot, so need to strip a layer, or at least open some zips to cool down - the DryFlo fabric did exactly what it said on the tin. Well, box...
I splashed out and went for the posh convertable option, with long sleeves which can be pulled up when the weather gets a little warm, and the zip neck, which can also be opened and closed as required. Technology, eh? Genius!
So overall: no dampness, no pongs, no need for a shower in a can every five minutes. And it's light.
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| | | | Performance | | 100% | | Reliability | | 100% | | Value | | 80% |
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| | | Posted: 21/02/05 | | 'LOVE IT!' | | Strengths:
Coped with the sweat backpacking in Oz, and no pong! Wash it, drunk. at 2 am when the temp is 4 degrees c, and it is dry by sunrise. Gets stolen by the women in the house, so the fabric must be kind to the skin... | | Weaknesses:
Sizes are a bit unforgiving - I am between a medium and a large, so have found that to counter the gap at the bottom of the back, mentioned already, I need a L top, and M bottoms, or L bottoms with an M top - all a bit tricky with a hangover.. Zip was a bit sticky out of the box, but a quick rub with a HB pencil sorted that out. Would be better value if cheaper... | | Overall:
Faults can be forgiven - Love it. It has just passed the extreme conditions of eurodisney?! (wind and snow and small people who insist on staying out in it...) with flying coulours - so from the desert to the, well, entertainment park, it gets my vote! |
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| | | | Performance | | 100% | | Reliability | | 100% | | Value | | 60% |
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| | | Posted: 22/02/05 | | 'DOES MY GUT LOOK SMALL IN THIS??' | | Strengths:
Good comfort, feels soft on the skin. Wicking worked well, and the zip up collar was a welcome bonus. I road tested mine in a small indoor climbing wall, where it gets very warm, it worked really well, even when really struggling on the wall. It dries quick too, but washing would be required after each use, coz it did start to whiff. | | Weaknesses:
The fit. I`m pretty skinny, 11st and 6 ft tall, the medium fitted great round the shoulders, neck, arms and chest. However, the waist seems to have a billowing effect, with a large gap running down my back where I could feel sweat collecting without actually coming into contact with the material. This problem is solved quite dramatically by wearing a 30lb rucksack for wildcamping.
The only other weakness was the sticky zip when it reaches the neck, easily solved though. | | Overall:
Very good. kept me dry where it really counted, chest, underarms, neck.
Lowe need to make a fitted one for my super-model figure (hug me like a Helly??) or I`ll have to start drinking Guinness to expand my waistline. |
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| | | | Performance | | 80% | | Reliability | | 60% | | Value | | 60% |
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