 Poster: A snowHead
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I'm rather fond of my softshell and it's fine in light snow, but after getting a bit soggy over the last couple of weeks I think a hardshell is probably a good idea. I can acquire a Mountain Equipment jacket made from Drilite 70D fabric (whatever that means) for a fraction of the price of a GoreTex Pro shell. Not wanting to be sucked in by the branding, I'd be happy with that if it works.
So does anyone have any experience of the ME Drilite shells and how waterproof/breathable/durable they are? Failing that, I'll take any recommendations for similar jackets (preferably under £200), bearing in mind that I'm female. I'm not interested in anything insulated.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Have a look on sportpursuit.com - you should be able to get a Goretex shell for sub £200. Given Goretex's lifetime guarantee and the higher standards the manufacturer has to reach before they can use Goretex, I wouldn't go past it.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Keep an eye on eBay. ME seconds come up pretty regularly, my Changabang was about £170 a couple of years ago just because an inner pocket was partially glued shut. Took all of. 5min to fix it.
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@Tom Doc, Thanks, but I can't currently see anything suitable on there and as my next trip is in three weeks the lead times may be a little tight.
@davkt, ME don't appear to make a women's GTX ski jacket as far as I can tell.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Do they do women's mountaineering ones? Mine is sold for mountaineering so double as my year round hiking jacket.
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Never had a bad ME product myself.
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Yeah, kinda, not quite what I'm after though. There isn't really a women's equivalent of the Changabang, which would otherwise be ideal.
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@galpinos, Thanks but it doesn't have the ski specific features like a lift pass pocket or snow skirt. I need this as in deep snow I'll likely spend a lot of time on my back bottom.
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Ah, I can't stand snow skirts and don't use lift pass sleeve pockets (it's in my fleece chect pocket) so has never been an issue.
I'd stick with the Magik jacket then. 70D means 70 Dernier, this at the durable end of the scale.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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My Changabang is pre lift pass pocket on that design I just stick it in the inside chest pocket and it works fine. Would miss the snow skirt though.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Midweek bump. Seriously, nobody has a Drilite jacket?
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