I've had the jacket for roughly 4 months now and over the last few weeks it have been getting pretty regularly outings with the wet/damp days we are having.
This jacket was originally supplied by Go Outdoors on a review and keep basis, and the early reviews can be seen here and here.
The jacket has done the job it is intended for i.e. it keeps me dry when its been raining. And although it hasn't had a great deal of time out on the hills it has had a good workout around town.
The hood problem hasn't been a problem since I fixed it (see second update) using a hair tie, but it would be nice if North Face added some type of hood reducer in future models.
There has been some build up of condensation on my walks to work but nothing that has been that bad, even with a pack on and the rain coming down.
I still think that is jacket is a good mid-price waterproof that works most of the year round.
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Tuesday, 15 November 2011
Monday, 12 September 2011
Update:North Face Resolve Jacket
I've had the jacket for about a month now; and luckily in that time we have had some heavy rain down here in London.
The jacket has performed really well in keeping me dry on a couple of days on my 3 mile walk to work, and the mesh insides have helped to move and keep most sweat away from me when cocooned in side the jacket.
One problem I did mention in the first post was that I find the hood to be to big and cinching it in didn't really help. I looked at a couple of ways to reduce the hood, one was to attach Velcro to it, but this would mean either having to sew into it and then have possible water entering through the needle holes or to use sticky Velcro but this could end up coming of with to much rain getting on it.
The solution I came up with, was to place a hair tie on the inside to reduce the volume.
This may not look pretty but it does the job of reducing volume and stops the hood flopping over my eyes.
Unlike the first time that I wore the jacket
Overall I'm pretty happy with the way this jacket preforms and will be my go to jacket for the foreseeable future.
The jacket has performed really well in keeping me dry on a couple of days on my 3 mile walk to work, and the mesh insides have helped to move and keep most sweat away from me when cocooned in side the jacket.
One problem I did mention in the first post was that I find the hood to be to big and cinching it in didn't really help. I looked at a couple of ways to reduce the hood, one was to attach Velcro to it, but this would mean either having to sew into it and then have possible water entering through the needle holes or to use sticky Velcro but this could end up coming of with to much rain getting on it.
The solution I came up with, was to place a hair tie on the inside to reduce the volume.
This may not look pretty but it does the job of reducing volume and stops the hood flopping over my eyes.
Unlike the first time that I wore the jacket
Overall I'm pretty happy with the way this jacket preforms and will be my go to jacket for the foreseeable future.
Sunday, 24 January 2010
Guess Who's Back?
Hello World
Miss me?
Thought not.
It seems as though there is just over a 100 days or so before the start of the TGO challenge for this year; so I thought, it's time for an update.
The route has been vetted; my vetter did give me a couple of new ideas for camping and a slight change of route which I will probably use.
I'm on the lookout for some new equipment before the challenge and have started acquiring it; The first new bit is a new pair of waterproof trousers.
I usually use a pair of Peter Storm trousers but didn't feel that these would be up to two weeks across Scotland, so have bought a nice pair of Berghaus Paclite
Pants. They only weigh 185 g, pack down really small and are a whole 200g lighter than the Peter Storm's.
These are the most expensive waterproofs I have ever bought but they seem much better than the previous one's I've owned.
They have 3/4 length zips on the legs; so make it much easier to put on over boots, they also so help to vent the legs.
Miss me?
Thought not.
It seems as though there is just over a 100 days or so before the start of the TGO challenge for this year; so I thought, it's time for an update.
The route has been vetted; my vetter did give me a couple of new ideas for camping and a slight change of route which I will probably use.
I'm on the lookout for some new equipment before the challenge and have started acquiring it; The first new bit is a new pair of waterproof trousers.
I usually use a pair of Peter Storm trousers but didn't feel that these would be up to two weeks across Scotland, so have bought a nice pair of Berghaus Paclite
Pants. They only weigh 185 g, pack down really small and are a whole 200g lighter than the Peter Storm's.
These are the most expensive waterproofs I have ever bought but they seem much better than the previous one's I've owned.
They have 3/4 length zips on the legs; so make it much easier to put on over boots, they also so help to vent the legs.
Thursday, 23 October 2008
That'll teach me!!
I shouldn't copy and paste.
There was a mistake in the post about the 'Meet the Bloggers'.
The correct details are below:-
Details:
Date: 29/11/08
Time: 12:00 - noon onwards
Location: Don Pasquale in the Market Square in Cambridge
Directions Can Be Found Here: http://www.donpasquale.co.uk/index.php
There was a mistake in the post about the 'Meet the Bloggers'.
The correct details are below:-
Details:
Date: 29/11/08
Time: 12:00 - noon onwards
Location: Don Pasquale in the Market Square in Cambridge
Directions Can Be Found Here: http://www.donpasquale.co.uk/index.php
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