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Average Rating: 4 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 6
Weight: 570g
RRP: £60
Year: 2006

Description:

A simple insulation piece for use on its own or as part of a layering system.
Polarloft filling gives a great warmth to weight ratio.
Diamond Ripstop Nylon outer is lightweight and durable.
ME active cut gives great freedom of movement and protection.
Interactive front zip allows the jacket to be zipped in to other interactive jackets.
Two external handwarmer pockets can be used whilst wearing a rucsac or harness.
Inner zipped pocket for secure storage.
Drawcorded neck provides the ability to keep the heat in or ventilate the jacket.
Packs away into stuffsac (provided).

REVIEWS

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Nick Bond

Posted: 06/02/08

'GREAT VALUE, FANTASTIC FOR PRICE'

Strengths:
Cheap
lightweight, can abuse it at this price, from battling through the shops...to wiping rockboots clean.
Warm..great cheap belay jacket

Weaknesses:
for the price...(£25 in the sales)..absolutely nothing

Overall:
Why do people buy a cheap, functional belay/general use jacket and moan about how they look..its fantastically functional for the price..can be used and abused without looking at your mastercard bill...if you want style buy prada,or even george at asda

Performance		100%
Reliability		80%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

93%

Mr Fuller

Posted: 03/02/08

'DEAD WARM, DEAD GOOD'

Strengths:
Really warm, cheap, good cut

Weaknesses:
It's not meant as a belay jacket

Overall:
For standing about campsites, on cold journeys, and at lunchstops, this is great. It's too hot to walk in (even in Scottish winter), but it's not waterproof enough to like being stuck over a waterproof as a belay jacket. Get a Rab Belay jacket for that.

Performance		80%
Reliability		100%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

87%

lievre

Posted: 02/02/07

'BRILLIANT VALUE WARM LAYER'

Strengths:
light,compact,quick drying.

Weaknesses:
style could be sexier!

Overall:
cheap at £60 BUT buy at £30 from theoutdoorshop.com and get a BIG BARGAIN !!!

Performance		80%
Reliability		80%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

87%

Simon Unsted

Posted: 01/02/07

'BASIC, CHEAP BUT CAPABLE'

Strengths:
Loose fit allows it to be thrown over other clothes. It is warm, simple and packs down fairly small.

Weaknesses:
Fiddly zips get stuck on pocket material - annoying with cold hands! The loose fit - also a strength, makes you look like a marshmallow - not great in the pub. The shell material feels a little fragile.

Overall:
I got this jacket for £30 in the sales and am very pleased with it. It is great to chuck on when you stop to take in the views. You could spend more but quite frankly this does the job!

Performance		80%
Reliability		60%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

80%

BigSte

Posted: 22/01/07

'BARGAIN (ONLY 40QUID IN THE NEW YEAR SALES!)'

Strengths:
Lovely and warm

Weaknesses:
The zip sticks in your chin.

Overall:
Being shaped like a Michelin man helps the fit of this considerably. I love it. It has a good DWP so is comfortable in a bit of mist or drizzle.
The material is a bit easy to pluck so not sure how long it'll last.

Performance		60%
Reliability		80%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

73%

Pete Dreuitt

Posted: 08/01/07

'SHAPELESS'

Strengths:
Warm
simple
straight forward
inexpensive

Weaknesses:
odd shape
bunches underneath other layers

Overall:
An inexpensive layering jacket. weighs around 600g, comes with it's own stuff sack. The arms are extra long (like all Mountain Equipment Jackets) and the torso has no tapering or form.
Not a good fit on most bodies and I found it made me look like a michelin man, as it bunched up and gathered ander my gore-tex

Performance		60%
Reliability		80%
Value		60%

Overall Rating

67%

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