I´ve got a chance to get and review one of these waterproofs. Which one should I choose and why?
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I´ve got a chance to get and review one of these waterproofs. Which one should I choose and why?
Well they are pretty different aren't they.
For a start the Spektr is made using Event and thus a fair bit more expensive, plus it has no zips, is a smock and has no peak.
I've been toying with a few, narrowing it down to a few including the Minimus and the Air jacket, but I can see the Minimus being dropped although it looks a cracking jacket, because I want an Event jacket.
Yea, my mind tells me that Minimus is more versatile but my heart tells me Spektr´s the one.. I can choose an Air to, but it seems a little to bulky with helm compatible hood and 100g of extra weight. I will only use it running..
Yeah the air is a touch on the heavy side in the world of super lightweight gear! :)
They recommend using one of the Montane caps when wearing the Spektr for adding the peak, but i'm not convinced.
I want to buy a Montane shell, but I can see myself opting for the Rab Demand in the end.
Demand seems like a great smock, Omm cypher to. But it´s Montane only this time.!;)
I bought the Spektr, havent had a chance to use it in any really demanding situations yet.
The reason I chose it was because its eVent, (and I wanted to try that out) and also its a bit different to the majority of other jackets at the moment. Wish I had a cypher and a Demand to compare it to.
The closure is a bit fun to get right, and takes a small amount of learning, and the hood is fine as long as your head fits it.
not sure which I would choose if I was you... I think I'd go for the minimus as it seems like one of those jackets that if you buy it and it falls apart because it is so lightweight, its a complete arse, but if you get it to review and it falls apart, you can give them decent feedback. The Spektr I dont imagine is going to fall apart anytime soon as its more of a lightweight alpine top which is light enough for running use.
shame you can only get one of them!
I´ll get the Fireball to, seems like a great match to Spektr.! Might even get the Dyno softshell to, sometimes life´s great!