Just in for test is this retro wonder. It’s a blend of polyester and cotton, not something you see much of these days, certainly not in jackets. It has a fixed hood, six external pockets, two zipped, two lower patch with hand-warmers behind. The body is long, longer than most current shell jackets so it’ll keep the weather off of my arse. The full length zip has a wide poppered storm flap, as do the cuffs, and the hem and large hood have cord adjustment.
Bollocks, I’m not fooling anyone am I?
It’s yet another H&M plunder of long forgotten hillwalking gear for their autumn collection. If it said “Design courtesy of Peter Storm” somewhere I wouldn’t be surprised.
Still, it’s purple, I mean, of course I was going to get it. And there’s a skull on the wee black badge! Joy!
Anyway, back to the proper waterproof first look…
I think this jacket is seriously cool – it’s definitely the way forwards. With that many pockets you wouldn’t need a daypack, thus saving lots of weight.
I was waiting on tenterhooks (whatever they are) for the purple polycotton review & wasn’t disappointed. The skull has swung it for me!
It’s killer kit. I am so happy.
The design looks like a direct lift from my 1982 Berghaus Kang jacket…. only that was a Thinsulate-lined goretex thing weighing 1kg….. and green! :))
Ah, lined waterproofs. Now there’s a whole other line of enquiry!
More of a synthetic duvet jacket really. Top stuff in it’s way, but it took up half of my 30 litre Karrimor Tatra daysack!
1982! Thats as old as me!!!
Do you still have it matt?
That’s why mt packs are so big in the old photies!!
I was forgetting the volume of the kit of before.
I like it, is it avalible online anywhere?
Probably not, I remember when H&M did a Black Sabbath t-shirt that I couldn’t find in a size large I discovered that their website was entirely useless.
But times change, I’ll have to go and see if it’s the same…
Aye, useless. But fun, you can now play at dress-up if you keep scrolling right http://www.hm.com/gb/#/styleguide6_divided_man/
Haaha the exact thought I had! must be one of the most silly clothing websites Ive ever used.
Interesting to see Kurt Cobain on there as well. The grunge look is back for winter then.