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Softshell care
By OM / Grangers on 18/11/2004 12:04:06
If the face fabric of your soft shell is wetting out, the GoreTex won’t work as well...
Products: Clean with Granger’s Extreme Cleaner Plus or Granger’s Extreme Clean Spray-On. Reproof with Granger’s Extreme Superpruf. Why clean soft shell clothing? If you have a breathable lined GoreTex garment, six months down the line, you’re relying on the breathable lining to ...
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Softshell - What Does What?
By Jon on 12/08/2003 15:19:01
So what has Marc Almond been up to and more to the point what are the strengths and weaknesses of the three most popular 'soft shell' fabrics?
version that will beappearing in the GoLite and Sprayway ranges early in 2004.Particularly good if you find you run too hot for Windstopper,which we do... Great balance between wind resistance and breathability - that 2
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Nikwax Launches Softshell Proofing Treatment
By Jon on 06/08/2003 09:48:12
Nikwax has developed a water-repellant treatment designed specifically to work with the confusing new generation of soft shell garments
...But maybe not any more with Nikwax Waterproofing releasing a newproduct descriptively titled 'Nikwax SoftShell Proof'. No prizes forguessing that it's a wash-in proofer intended for soft shell fabricsthen. The company says that it's been tested
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Award-winning French Softshell Hits UK
By Jon on 26/02/2008 17:08:22
Hooded softshell in one of our fave fabrics crossed the Channel for spring.
Polartec's Power Shield fabric is one of outdoortechnology's unsung heroes in our book, so we thought we'd big up theMillet Premium Shield jacket that won one Polartec's 2007 ApexAwards.The deal with Power Shield is that it uses a perforated
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Haglöfs Shark Pro Jacket Tested
By Jon on 19/01/2005 15:32:40
Great build quality, robust feel and excellent weather protection from Haglöfs' top of the range soft shell jacket in Gore's Windstopper Softshell fabric.
Haglöfs shark tested Haglöfs Shark Pro Softshell Jacket Tested Price: £200 Weight: 680 grammes (men's medium
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Rab Fusion Alpine Pants - First Look
By Jon on 14/02/2007 14:16:21
Part waterproof and part softshell, we put Rab's trews to the UK winter test.
Rab Fusion Alpine Pants- FirstLook Price: £120 Weight: 516 grammes (medium) Features: Softshell pant using a mix of waterproof eVENT fabric on seat
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Haglofs New Stuff Scoop
By Jon on 20/07/2005 14:07:51
A quick look at the new Haglofs kit for this winter including a couple of brilliant-looking new softshell jackets plus a very cunning new baselayer system using different weight fabrics in the same garment.
, which has braces and crampon patches along with cordadjustable ankle closures and hip-to-knee side zips withwater-resistant zippers.BaselayerOn the baselayer front, Hagloffs has a cunning plan. Their lightand mid-weight baselayers - 010 and 020 to you
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Haglöfs Sharkfin Hood Tested
By Jon on 17/01/2007 18:19:45
One of, if not the best technical softshells we've used, the Sharkfin Hood matches highly weather-resistant fabric with a capable hood for maximum weather protection and it looks great too.
Haglofs Sharkfin Hood Tested Price: £200 Weight: 663 grammes (men's medium) Features: Hooded softshell jacket using Gore Windstopper Shell fabric
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Rab Baltoro Lite Tested
By Jon on 22/06/2006 12:59:25
We take a look at Rab's 400-gramme odd summer weight softshell jacket with an interesting mix of Polartec fabrics promising a good combination of protection and breathability.
Price: £100.00 Weight: 416 grammes (medium) Features: Summer-weight Polartec Powershield Lite softshell jacket with WindPro Stretch panels, two
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GoLite Evade Jacket - First Look
By Jon on 14/11/2006 16:08:11
New from stateside weight-watchers GoLite is a cold weather softshell jacket complete with a hood - glory be :-) Here are our initial impressions with more to follow once things get properly cold.
GoLite Evade Jacket - First Look Price: £133 Weight: 634 grammes (medium) Features: Softshell jacket using Cynchronicity soft shell fabric lined
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