For quite a few years now Ive been using a clothing system that works well for me and Ive spent time fine tuning it and getting the right bits of kit so that its just right, but now has come the time to renew the two largest parts, my wind proof fleece layer and my outside breathable water proof layer
I run very warm so I like to have lots of thin layers so I can remove and add as I warm up and cool down. My set consists of thermal under layer for when its cold, cotton t shirt if its warm, a thin fleece jumper or two depending on what Im doing and on top of that a wind proof / shower proof fleece for when its cooler, windy and it might rain and a full waterproof hooded gortex jacket and trousers for when its pouring down snowing windy etc.
I use my stuff all the time I cycle to work every day, I walk in it (some times I even go up mountains), I sit around watching wild life in it and I do bushcraft in it. Id quite like it to be quiet (Im fed up of rustling gortex). I dont want it to be bright colours like most mountain equipment is. Id quite like it to be in the green, brown, grey, black colour range but not DPM. Im not that bothered about it being fire and spark resistant its not one of my top priorities when looking at outdoor clothing.
In a nut shell I want a wind proof jacket that I can take in the woods and up mountains, ride my bike in and also go to the pub in if I wish and I want a water proof outer layer with trousers that I can use no my bike as well as the above except the pub that would be daft.
So heres the questions:
What do you use and like?
What have you used and found that it didnt work?
What would you really like to buy if you had to replace the kit you use now?
What would you buy if money was no object and you could have what you wanted?
James
I run very warm so I like to have lots of thin layers so I can remove and add as I warm up and cool down. My set consists of thermal under layer for when its cold, cotton t shirt if its warm, a thin fleece jumper or two depending on what Im doing and on top of that a wind proof / shower proof fleece for when its cooler, windy and it might rain and a full waterproof hooded gortex jacket and trousers for when its pouring down snowing windy etc.
I use my stuff all the time I cycle to work every day, I walk in it (some times I even go up mountains), I sit around watching wild life in it and I do bushcraft in it. Id quite like it to be quiet (Im fed up of rustling gortex). I dont want it to be bright colours like most mountain equipment is. Id quite like it to be in the green, brown, grey, black colour range but not DPM. Im not that bothered about it being fire and spark resistant its not one of my top priorities when looking at outdoor clothing.
In a nut shell I want a wind proof jacket that I can take in the woods and up mountains, ride my bike in and also go to the pub in if I wish and I want a water proof outer layer with trousers that I can use no my bike as well as the above except the pub that would be daft.
So heres the questions:
What do you use and like?
What have you used and found that it didnt work?
What would you really like to buy if you had to replace the kit you use now?
What would you buy if money was no object and you could have what you wanted?
James