Poster: A snowHead
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Mundane question I know but anyway.....
I was looking at quite a nice jacket in a sale yesterday until I saw that the sleeves zipped off completely. Totally perplexed by this. Even if used for non-skiing whats the point of a weatherproof type jacket with removable sleeves? Have I missed a useful feature?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Without a windproof layer the body can get cold when skiing / cycling at speed. Keeping the wind off the body core while leaving the arms/armpits open to breathe through a non windproof fleece works very well in warm spring weather. I use a gilet / vest for cycling and it works very well - plenty of ventilation without a cold wind on the core.
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/clothing/gilets-and-vests
With detachable sleeves if it starts rainning then you just zip the arms back on.
A windproof fleece and waterproof could also be used but in my experience this combination doesn't breathe as well together.
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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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Jeraff, There is little point to them, but chillout, they are 'armless
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Frosty the Snowman, Sleeve it out
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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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Jeraff wrote: |
Mundane question I know but anyway.....
I was looking at quite a nice jacket in a sale yesterday until I saw that the sleeves zipped off completely. Totally perplexed by this. Even if used for non-skiing whats the point of a weatherproof type jacket with removable sleeves? Have I missed a useful feature? |
You would use it with the arms off in the same circumstances you wuld use a gilet/bodywarmer.
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DB, alex_heney, cheers. I don't reckon its a feature I would need. But I will now be looking out for sleeveless skiers
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Amputees ski too, you know.....
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It's for those occasions where you want a waterproof but still want to wipe your nose on something soft.
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DB, that's why I prefer skiing with the OL.
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