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Thinking of new ski jacket
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

What are peoples general impression of Eider?

Are they a good make?

I was looking at either the Jackson Hole or Lillehammer in Abyss Blue.

http://www.eider.com/en/products/fall-winter-2012-2013/mens-shell-jackets/lillehammer-jkt-ii-m

http://www.eider.com/en/products/fall-winter-2012-2013/mens-shell-jackets/jackson-hole-jkt-m

What do other people rate?
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

There are a few other threads on the subject of jackets, though not those ones in particular. http://snowheads.com/ski-forum/viewtopic.php?t=96336 is a recent one.

I wouldn't bother with the Lillehammer myself. The quality of down in it is relatively low... it will be no lighter or warmer than a reasonable synthetic-fill jacket, it will perform much worse if it gets wet and it will be a bit more awkward to wash.

I usually recommend a good breathable softshell and a lightweight packable rain shell for emergencies. I don't know if anyone has ever listened to this advice, however wink
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Rossignolbloke,

I have an eider elliott Goretex XCR jacket, i bought it 2nd hand off fleabay for £38 delivered. It is in great condition and i have used it for two seasons, i have washed it in nikwax and re proofed it and water just beads off it. I reckon i will get a good few seasons out of it yet, and i think the guy i got it from said it was three seasons old.

My wife has an Eider Goretex jacket as well and she is well pleased with it. I like Eider gear, it seems quality and not quite as expensive as North Face or Hagloffs
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How does a very breathable (15k) jacket work when it is filled with down? That sounds like a bit of a design flaw.

Now I've finally bought a gore-tex hard shell I can't imagine going back to old style insulated jackets.
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I've a few bits of Eider,(no Jacket though), quality gear.
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