Wore my new jacket at the weekend for the first time in the hills. Saturday was in the Monadliath, a sleety dreich day. Snow and sleet lay on surface of jacket. Nothing penetrated. Jacket very comfortable and pocket layout ideal for map etc. I was only wearing their short sleeved T shirt underneath but was perfectly warm as long as I was moving. Stop at the summit short as I started to get uncomfortably cold very rapidly. Sunday was on one of the Drumochter Munros, Meall Chuaich. Again perfectly warm as long as I was moving. Later in the day sun came out (great views towards Ben Alder). The ventilation zips enabled me to keep temperature just the way I wanted. Friend in traditional shirt, fleecy, GoreTex, overheating. Finally in greasy spoon in Ballinluig noticed I still smelt reasonably fresh whereas he was a bit rich. Conclusion jacket a great success. Will be interesting to test it in the pouring rain. Also yet to have to wash or reproof it. May get a paramo shirt as well for the really cold days.
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I think you'll be seeing an entry on your credit card bill for a pair of Cascada trousers very soon ;-)
I'm sure your right, but I think it will be a long sleeved vest, then a shirt and then the trousers. Hopefully my better half might be persuaded to buy me some/all of it as a bithday present.
Wore my new jacket at the weekend for the first time in the hills. Saturday was in the Monadliath, a sleety dreich day. Snow and sleet
lay
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on surface of jacket. Nothing penetrated. Jacket very comfortable and pocket layout ideal for map etc. I was only wearing their short
sleeved
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T shirt underneath but was perfectly warm as long as I was moving.
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Excellent, thanks for the report. Being an unfortunate combination of cold and yet sweaty I've taken to wearing a Paramo shirt with a sleeveless medium fleece over it and oldish goretex jacket if wet. The Aspira might well be my next purchase.
