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TNF soft shell with layers
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I'm staying up near Oxford for the weekend and got dragged to Bicester Outlet Village. Thankfully they have a North Face outlet shop. I found a TNF Apex Valkyrie for £117 and a TNF Parabolika for £69. The former is clearly a soft shell, while the latter seems like a hybrid soft shell/fleece. Its water/wind resistant and breathable. The guy in the shop thought that with it being water resistant then it wouldn't work we'll as a mid-layer - is he right?

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

SpiderJ, I'd imagine it wouldn't be as breathable as a normal fleece. Nor as "lofting".
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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?

Not much point buying something wind or waterproof as a mid. A normal fleece will be less bulky, lighter and warmer and much more breathable so it won't turn into a sweatbox when you warm up. It'd make a nice outer layer for milder temperatures, something that a normal fleece wouldn't be nearly so useful for.
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This is the Parabolika: http://www.tetongravity.com/gear/product/the-north-face-parabolika-14-jacket-mens/TNF6797/ (although the one I'm looking at is full zip)

It's very light, not bulky, and claims to be warm and breathable. I just can't figure out how it can be good as an outer layer AND a mid-layer under a soft shell? I don't need it for the former, just the latter.

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S
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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It'll work as a mid, but no-one suggested it'll be good as one. Softshells of any sort are intended to be worn on the outside, after all. If you don't want or need a lightweight outer layer, don't bother with it.
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Cheers Smile all new to this layering lark.
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