Treespotter
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- Location
- Houten, The Netherlands
As you all probably know, in Holland it always starts to rain/it rains/it just has been raining.
So, with a very blurred mind and a very thick wallet, Jelte bought an Arc'teryx hardshell. At first I thought he was crazy spending that big bucks on a jacket and than starting using it for work. Climbing in the rain has never been my favorite occupation. Getting wet inside the rain wear gets me nowhere, but working without it is also a bummer.
What amazed me every day was that Jelte got out of the tree after an hard day's work in the rain, that he was DRY under that Arc'teryx hardshell.
You know what? That pissed me off big time
. I was wet from both the rain and the sweat that couldn't get through my rainwear.
Than there was the
summer 2006
This summer was the most wet summer in over 200 years
THAT'S IT. I had to get myself a real hardshell jacket.
My choice was a Bergans of Norway, Anatomic LV jacket. The reviews on that jacket where that good, that I thought 'if that jacket only lives up to half of what those people say, it's a bargain/ best deal ever'.
Well here is my review after the most wet summer ever/the most wet fall ever/the most wet winter ever.
In the morning before getting outdoors I put on my Bergans. I work the whole day in the rain. Get home in the evening and take off my jacket. DAMN, even though I sweat A LOT during my climbing, I AM DRY under that hardshell.
This gear rocks, It's by far the best gear I've ever bought. Really, cross my heart and hope to die.
But, I bought it in the summer. So when I fitted it on, it was a tight fit over my T shirt. During the wintertime it was a VERY tight fit with a fleece under the hardshell. Not that this bothered my movement in the jacket. It's very, very flexible, but very tight
.
So I went for another brand in a bigger size. This time it was a North Face Hy Vent DT Flight series. Not even half the price of the Bergans.
This jacket sucks. Hy Vent? Hy Vent? The only Hy Vent there is when I am wearing it, is somewhere in the region between my legstraps after a spicy meal
So what's the moral of this story?
If you want to stay dry in the wet without sweat draining out of your sleeves, go for the real stuff and pay the big bucks.
I went back to the shop where they sell the Bergans gear and I placed an order for a size large (for the cold summer nights with a fleece under it)
So, with a very blurred mind and a very thick wallet, Jelte bought an Arc'teryx hardshell. At first I thought he was crazy spending that big bucks on a jacket and than starting using it for work. Climbing in the rain has never been my favorite occupation. Getting wet inside the rain wear gets me nowhere, but working without it is also a bummer.
What amazed me every day was that Jelte got out of the tree after an hard day's work in the rain, that he was DRY under that Arc'teryx hardshell.
You know what? That pissed me off big time
Than there was the
THAT'S IT. I had to get myself a real hardshell jacket.
My choice was a Bergans of Norway, Anatomic LV jacket. The reviews on that jacket where that good, that I thought 'if that jacket only lives up to half of what those people say, it's a bargain/ best deal ever'.
Well here is my review after the most wet summer ever/the most wet fall ever/the most wet winter ever.
In the morning before getting outdoors I put on my Bergans. I work the whole day in the rain. Get home in the evening and take off my jacket. DAMN, even though I sweat A LOT during my climbing, I AM DRY under that hardshell.
This gear rocks, It's by far the best gear I've ever bought. Really, cross my heart and hope to die.
But, I bought it in the summer. So when I fitted it on, it was a tight fit over my T shirt. During the wintertime it was a VERY tight fit with a fleece under the hardshell. Not that this bothered my movement in the jacket. It's very, very flexible, but very tight
So I went for another brand in a bigger size. This time it was a North Face Hy Vent DT Flight series. Not even half the price of the Bergans.
This jacket sucks. Hy Vent? Hy Vent? The only Hy Vent there is when I am wearing it, is somewhere in the region between my legstraps after a spicy meal
So what's the moral of this story?
If you want to stay dry in the wet without sweat draining out of your sleeves, go for the real stuff and pay the big bucks.
I went back to the shop where they sell the Bergans gear and I placed an order for a size large (for the cold summer nights with a fleece under it)
