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by JHH60 » Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:00 am
by Denjem » Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:48 am
by Pallando » Wed Aug 19, 2009 7:08 am
Denjem wrote:Softshell is the bomb. It breathes. It sheds. If you have a softshell and don't like it that is because you were to cheap to get a good one. A good softshell will cost. You get what you pay for.
by JHH60 » Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:21 pm
by 96avs01 » Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:47 pm
JHH60 wrote:I'd offer that lightweight softshells are a good top layer when you are in wet environments but you are working hard, like snow or ice climbing, or even carrying a pack on a trail where there is light off-and-on drizzle. I.e., where you are going to get exposed to some water in the environment but also may be generating enough perspiration that a hardshell might cause you to get wet from the inside out.
by 96avs01 » Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:49 pm
Pallando wrote:My softshell only sees time when I don't care about layering or weight. In other words, everywhere except the mountains.
by rickford » Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:54 pm
Denjem wrote:Softshell is the bomb. It breathes. It sheds. If you have a softshell and don't like it that is because you were to cheap to get a good one. A good softshell will cost. You get what you pay for.
by rhyang » Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:14 pm
by JackCarr » Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:58 pm
by Wastral » Thu Aug 20, 2009 3:48 am
JackCarr wrote:Always been a fan of the base-fleece-hard shell system personally, but one of my mates swears by his Mountain Equipment softshell.
http://www.mountain-equipment.co.uk/the ... ket---240/
by Pallando » Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:00 am
Wastral wrote:If you care about weight, then softshell is NOT the way to go.
Wastral wrote:
If its raining and you have to move then a nylon wind shirt is far superior as it breathes more. If you are moving then you are sweating. If you are not moving then, why bother with a "soft shell" in the first place. Good ol' fleece with wind shirt over or hard shell is superior.
by xDoogiex » Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:22 pm
by DukeJH » Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:54 pm
aemter wrote:I currently just use a 3 layer system - baselayer, middle (insulating), and shell. Seems more versatile to me. One of my next purchases will be a Driclime jacket.
by xDoogiex » Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:49 pm
by woodsxc » Mon Sep 07, 2009 12:53 am
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