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Berghaus Pinnacle Jacket
By Jon on 07/07/2000 22:31:00
Serious high mountain jacket reviewed
fat fleece mid-layers, but still neat and non-billowy. Thatextends to the hood, which is not only big enough to go over aclimbing helmet, but can actually be fastened up properly at the sametime. It sounds minor, but so many ''climbing'' jackets just
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Sprayway Purist Jacket
By Jon on 22/08/2000 02:41:00
Lightweight waterproof jacket with unique swivelling hood
made this abit of a nightmare for journalists who were coralled by eagerSprayway PR people, trussed up in the jacket and forced to swiveltheir heads manically from side to side to prove that the hood works.Okay guys, it does, the thing moves with your
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Just In - Rab Slipstream Jacket
By Jon on 26/06/2009 10:35:49
New for review, Rab's latest waterproof jacket using Pertex Shield fabric.
. The Rab web site claims a weight of 295 grammes butour's is even less at a measured 250 grammes. That's very decentlylight, though there are still lighter jackets out there.Even at that weight, you get two big, venting, mesh-lined pockets
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Jacket Saves Man
By Jon on 14/02/2002 12:10:05
A man who fell 600 feet in Scotland says his life was saved by a jacket. No, really, it's true.
A man has been saved from certain death by a Karrimor jacket. Hewrites to Karrimor:'I was climbing in Scotland when I had a fall of some 600 feetdown the side of Corrie an Lochan. I injured myself very badly but ifit was not for the durability
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Lightweight Jackets Buyer's Guide
By Jon on 23/04/2003 17:04:50
What to look for when you're buying a lightweight waterproof jacket, our comprehensive buying guide - do you have it in black?
Back in the old days we all had one waterproof jacket. Usually itweighed about a kilo and a half and spent most of the summer livingat the bottom of your pack along with old orange peel, half-forgottenMars bars and that map of the Lakes you thought
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2001 Ultrafleece Mountain Jacket
By Jon on 09/01/2002 19:52:55
Mountain Equipment's classic technical fleece jacket just got even better. Is this the ultimate UK conditions top?
2001 Mountain Equipment Ultrafleece Jacket DXB Price: £90.00 Weight: 515g (men's Large) Features
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Salomon Paclite Jacket Tested
By Jon on 31/08/2006 16:03:35
We have a look at Salomon's take on a breathable, lightweight waterproof jacket aimed squarely at fast movers.
Salomon Paclite Jacket Tested Price: £150 Weight: 315 grammes (men's large) Features: Lightweight waterproof jacket using Gore-Tex Paclite fabric
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Karrimor Summit Jacket Tested
By Jon on 27/03/2003 15:40:58
A Gore XCR jacket weighing just under 650 grammes from the guys up at Karrimor put through its paces
Karrimor Summit Jacket Tested Price: £240.00 Weight: 644 grammes (men's large) Features: Gore
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The North Face Kichatna Jacket Test
By Jon on 20/02/2001 22:46:00
Top XCR mountain jacket tested
The North Face Kichatna Jacket Price: £290 Weight: 842g (medium) Features Gore-Tex XCR 3-layer rip-stop fabric, XCR
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Oooh! One Clever Jacket...
By Jon on 07/09/2012 16:35:14
... RohHill's Trail Tempest Jacket does neat Transformers-style tricks...
This isn't a full 'just in' or 'first impression', more a 'wow, did you see that?' sort of thing. 'That' in this case is running specialist brand RonHill's new Tempest Trail Jacket. It's a lightweight trail-running or maybe lightweight walking
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