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Arc'Teryx Jackets!!!
 Poster: A snowHead
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Dear All

A long time since I've posted on here! Many years ago, I bought an Arc'Teryx Sidewinder jacket and it has been fantastic. After patching it up several times due to the line being discontinued, I'm searching for something else but without any success. There are other Arc'Teryx jackets but none are a shell with a stowable hood. I've no idea why they stopped doing them as I find the hood really irritating when it's down, hence why I haven't bought a new one.

Does anyone know of an Arc'Teryx jacket, or any other make for that matter, that is of a similar spec and the same quality and has a stowable hood?

I thought I'd found an Ortovox one that did the same thing but it wasn't a shell.

Hope everyone has a great time back on the slopes!!!

Cheers
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Jumping Jack Flash, i know just how you feel.
I too had a well-loved Arc'Teryx Sidewinder with stored hood in the collar which finally died.
Arc'Teryx had a look and stated it was beyond repair. They offered a new jacket at 40% of usual price.
Good offer, but I too was upset to find the new Sidewinder had an unstored hood.
After some thought i went for it all the same - i have walking jackets with unstored hoods that didn't cause problems . . .
So how's it been?
No idea really: Covid intervened and not worn it skiing. Sad
Will post back in December snowHead
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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?

My Arcteryx Sidewinder Jacket from 2010 doesn't have a stowable hood, but my Arcteryx Stinger from same period does. I still have both Very Happy

I can't see anything from Arcteryx, Jottnar, Norrona, Mammut, Mountain Equipment etc with stowable hoods. I guess the added manufacturing complexity doesn't make it worth their while.
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I too used to have a Sidewinder with the stowable hood (Replaced this year with a Micon). I thought that was a good idea when I bought it, but after a short while didn't bother stowing it anymore, and mostly used my Sidewinder SV that has a non-stowing hood.


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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

Based on the comment above, my Sidewinder must have been the SV version, as it doesn't have the stowable hood, and does have the diagonal zip.
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Jonpim wrote:
Jumping Jack Flash, i know just how you feel.
I too had a well-loved Arc'Teryx Sidewinder with stored hood in the collar which finally died.
Arc'Teryx had a look and stated it was beyond repair. They offered a new jacket at 40% of usual price.
Good offer, but I too was upset to find the new Sidewinder had an unstored hood.
After some thought i went for it all the same - i have walking jackets with unstored hoods that didn't cause problems . . .
So how's it been?
No idea really: Covid intervened and not worn it skiing. Sad
Will post back in December snowHead
I might try e-mailing them! Mine will last about another 2-4 weeks, I reckon. Maybe they can design one on time for next season. I can't believe there isn't another out there. Surely a gap in the market for somebody???
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