Last updated: 16-Aug-18 By Alice Morrison This is a lightweight jacket, to be used for wind resistance and to offer protection from the winds. I tried it out in mountain conditions. The weather was sunny but with high, keen winds on the ridge, so I got the chance to use the jacket going from warm […]
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Last updated: 16-Aug-18 By Alice Morrison This jacket is ultra lightweight and packable. You can easily stuff it into a pocket and take it with you as an emergency warmth layer/windstopper and rain repeller. I tried it out in light rain where it held out very well and then I used a hosepipe to see
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Last updated: 16-Aug-18 By Fiona Outdoors The running jacket is described as a “highly practical and highly effective super lightweight windproof jacket”. It also has the advantage of being “quickly and easily packed up into its own sleeve and carried via an elastic strap at the waist or chest”. Features LOGIC Windproof fabric, which is
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Last updated: 16-Aug-18 By Fiona Outdoors The running footwear and apparel specialists inov-8 have created two windproof outer layers for runners. The names are the same, except one is FZ (full zip) and the other is HZ (half zip) jacket. The items have other differences, too. This review is the Race Elite Windshell HZ. Also
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Last updated: 16-Nov-16 By Fiona Outdoors You will have seen waterproof ratings, on jackets for example, of 10,000/10,000 and 20,000/20,000. But what do the rating numbers mean? Manufacturers usually describe the waterproof and breathability of fabrics using two numbers. The first is in millimetres (mm) and is a measure of how waterproof a fabric is.
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Last updated: 17-Aug-18 By Fiona Outdoors The running specialists inov-8 have created two windproof outer layers for runners. The names are the same, except one is FZ (full zip) and the other is inov-8 Race Elite Windshell HZ (half zip) jacket. The items have other differences, too. This review is the Race Elite Windshell FZ.
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Last updated: 17-Aug-18 By Fiona Outdoors This style of insulated jackets incorporates areas of insulation and areas of stretch or fleece fabric. It creates a jacket that is lighter and thinner although, of course, they will not be as warm as fully-insulated jackets. A hybrid jacket works well as an outer layer on warmer days
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Last updated: 17-Aug-18 By Fiona Outdoors As insulated jackets have become lighter, they have become more useful, especially if you spend a lot of time outdoors. For ultra runners, who can easily become chilly before or after training and races, there are many benefits to owning an insulated jacket, especially if they are easy to
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Last updated: 17-Aug-18 By Fiona Outdoors Insulated jackets, whether down, synthetic or a combination of both, are a great product for ultra runners. They offer warmth before and after races and while stopping or overnighting during longer events. Jackets need to be light and packable as well as being warm and wearable. The Helly Hansen
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Last updated: 17-Aug-18 By Fiona Outdoors Insulated jackets, whether down, synthetic or a combination of both, are hugely popular among ultra runners. They provide much-needed warmth before events, afterwards and while stopping or overnighting during a longer race. The requirements are a jacket that is light and packable, as well as being warm and easily
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