Archive for: Jackets

A Great Weekend of Gear Testing…oh, and Skiing

A Great Weekend of Gear Testing…oh, and Skiing

I got a chance to get in some skiing in Park City, Utah last weekend, and I must say it was great. We did a little testing on the Patagonia Primo jacket, Primo...

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2009 Patagonia R2 Jacket – First Impressions

2009 Patagonia R2 Jacket – First Impressions

2009 Patagonia R2 Jacket About the Patagonia R2 Jacket Along with my Patagonia Primo Jacket and Pants I received an R2 jacket to serve as my insulation layer. ...

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2009 Patagonia Primo Jacket and Primo Pants – First Impressions

2009 Patagonia Primo Jacket and Primo Pants – First Impressions

2009 Patagonia Primo Jacket About the Patagonia Primo Jacket and Primo Pants I received my Patagonia Primo Jacket and pants the other day and although I am getting...

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Mountain Hardwear Phantom Jacket

Billed as a jacket for superlight expeditions, the Phantom performs as advertised.  Nothing more, nothing less.  Weighting in at just 1lb. 1/2oz. the Phantom is...

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Cloudveil Down Patrol Jacket

Cloudveil Down Patrol Jacket

Cloudveil Down Patrol Jacket This jacket has kept me warm on more frigid days than I can remember. Cloudveil doesn’t have the name recognition of many of...

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