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New Review - Berghaus Ilam Jacket
By Jon on 29/01/2013 10:37:00
Could Berghaus's lightweight down top with water-repellent HydroDown be the ideal UK insulation option?
Latest review on the site is a full look at the lightweight Berghaus Ilam Jacket with its high-lofting, water-repellent, HydroDown filling.With a real-life weight for a medium of just under 300g and an impressively small pack size, the Ilam would
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So You Want A Warm Jacket...
By Jon on 18/01/2013 14:01:20
Down, synthetic, soft shell, pile-Pertex or something entirely different altogether - we take your through the warm jacket options.
So You Want To Buy A Warm Jacket?So You Want To Buy A Warm Jacket?So it's winter, it's cold, it's maybe damp or maybe snowy, and you want a jacket to keep you, well, warm. Thing is there are so many options out there, that's it's hard to know which
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Richard Gear's Latest Answers
By Jon on 06/12/2006 10:40:25
Our gear query man's latest answers span crampon compatibility, the vagaries of interactive fleece jacket compatibility and down jackets for Everest base camp trekking use.
where we will be staying in Tea Houses. I have a BerghausKodiak down jacket which I have worn in the Alps in winter and foundit to be more than warm enough. Will I be ok with this on thebasecamp trek though or do I need to be looking for a higher
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Rab Microlight Alpine Jackets
By Gavin Day on 14/10/2011 11:10:15
For men and women and new to Cotswold Outdoor
Microlight Alpine provides maximum warmth for minimal weight. With 140g of US750 fill European goose down insulation and a fixed hood, the jackets are warm, comfortable and durable, which means they’re ideal for all
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Alpkit Filo's Big Brother Launched
By Susan on 10/01/2007 14:19:13
The latest addition to the Alpkit range is the new Fantom jacket, designed to keep us toasty and warm when winter finally puts in an appearance...
The latest addition to the Alpkit range is the new Fantom jacket, designed to keep us toasty and warm when winter finally puts in an appearance. It joins the existing Filet and Filo as a warmer, more technical, member of the down jacket family
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Into The Freezer... Video
By Lara Dunn on 20/11/2012 13:44:32
Lara Dunn risks becoming a human-sized popsicle as Cotswold Outdoor shows off its winter insulation...
warmers like the Merrell Chesham, down parkas such as the McMurdo from The North Face - spot the furry hood - and heavy duty expedition wear like Mountain Equipment’s Annapurna and Cho Oyu jackets. Something for pretty much everyone in other words.The test
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TNF Nuptse Limited Edition Launched
By Jon on 02/11/2005 11:25:53
The North Face's classic down jacket is now available in a limited edition with super-spiffing mega-down and a lightweight Pertex Quantum shell fabric, plus a new hotline launches to help you find them...
What with it being almost winter, The Nortth Face has turned itsattention to their iconic Nuptse down jacket with the introduction ofa new Nuptse Hotline along with a limited edition version ofthe jacket the Quantum Nuptse.Nuptse HotlineNot a heated
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Win A Cosy Macpac Sundowner Jacket
By Jon on 19/11/2004 12:07:27
As things start to get cold, we've got a nice, warm Macpac down jacket to give away in the latest competition from our New Zealand-based site sponsor.
great Macpac competition is abrand, stonking, new Sundowner down jacket, ideal for belaying inalpine conditions, staying warm in a freezing trekking lodge orsimply chilling out in the Clachaig after a magical winter day on thehills.The specs includes a
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OutDoor Day One - Top Things
By Jon on 13/07/2012 07:31:42
Some of our favourite things from the first day of the European OutDoor trade show in Germany - this is a 205g hydrophobic down jacket from MHW...
OutDoor 2012 - Day OneWe're out in Germany for OutDoor 2012, the mega outdoor industry trade show where brands showcase what's new for spring 2013. Lots more detail next week, but here are a few tasters of what's coming your way next year, starting with...Black Diamond's sub-200g...
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Tips - Buying A Winter Jacket
By Richard Gear on 26/10/2001 11:34:49
There's more to buying the right jacket than a quick preen in the shop. Richard Gear tells you how to get it right now and avoid spindrift down yer neck later
Jacket buying - dead easy right? I mean, you read a few reviews onthe web and in the mags, pop down the shops, pick a nice colour, waveyour arms around a bit then, whooomph, it's out with the creditcard...Great till you find that the hood doesn't do
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