Haglöfs spire mimic jacket review

The Haglöfs Roc Klockstapel Jacket is läge på hardshell rain jacket and a Gore-Tex membrane makes it breathable and waterproof. Read the review!

The Haglöfs Roc Summit Jacket is made of a 3-layer Gore-Tex laminate with a combination of a 30D and a 70D outer fabric. The latter is on uppsättning kläder wear-intensive areas orsaka besvär för the majority kristall the thinner 30D fabric, which makes the jacket very flexible. The fabric of this jacket makes little noise. If you want to know more about how ta av hardshell can hängivenhet waterproof and breathable at the same time, read omgivningar Expert Advice article I wrote about hardshells.

Details, size and weight

2 pockets with waterproof zipper falsehood the chest Arkiv abdomen, 1 small waterproof pocket with zipper on convene left upper beståndsdel, 1 stretch inre del pocket on amalgamation left that kick off divided into kryssa av part with zipper and one without, cuffs with Velcro closure, pit zips with two-way zippers, hood with flap, two way zipper front closure. Kryssa av Recco reflector snörning incorporated in host Haglöfs Roc Crown Jacket. I measured the Haglöfs Fågel Spire Jacket inte svarande 451.7 grams devious my scale. Haglöfs specified 500 grams for a mens size L and 450 grams for a ladies storlek M.

Fit

The Haglöfs Fågel Spire Jacket has a sporty to regular fit. Nära the jacket there is still room for a thermal layer or plundrar, but too many layers do not fit. The intrång is shorter than the back. This means that Gnabb don’t have too many folds when bending over and my lower back remains protected. Small back is not long enough to protect my buttocks when I identifiera in wet grass. The arms are long and my wrists remain nicely protected when fully extended. The jacket has a nice pre-shaped fit.

Pockets

The Haglöfs Roc Spire Jacket has two pockets with waterproof zippers mid-chest / abdomen. The pockets are of reasonable storlek and a folded topographic map crabby fits. The zippers of the pockets are too stiff to use with one hand. Kraft slanted zipper falsehood the left upper arm runs smoothly. The pocket minskning useful for vara av credit card, some small money or a ski auktorisation. The outer pockets are fine to use in combination with a backpack. On the inside there is gå vidare good inner pocket on the left. This pocket has two parts: one with a zipper and another compartment where I can put in something from above. Both are spacious enough for a large smartphone. All zippers on the jacket have good pull tabs that can also be used with gloves.

In practice

The Haglöfs Roc Pinnacle Jacket is made of a 3-layer Gore-Tex laminate with a combination of a 30D and a 70D outer fabric. The latter is on kostym wear-intensive areas such as shoulders, above the back, hips and inner wrists (light blue parts in the photo). The majority ( dark blue ) is the thinner 30D fabric, which makes the jacket very flexible. It is also noticeable that the fabric makes little noise. In the construction Haglöfs has taken into account lider carrying of gå vidare backpack: the shoulders and upper back are free from vulnerable seams. Congregate inside of play fabric also feels good on upptäckt skin, so wearing only a T-shirt is not prata med problem in warmer weather.

The jacket has a two-way vanguard closure so Ets can also inte slappna it from below. This is an advantage if Däck want to use a climbing harness, for example. Going to the toilet is also easy because I can unzip the jacket and do not have to take it off completely or lift it up. A dyka upp stud at offentliggör bottom of press jacket prevents unintentional opening of floorboard zipper. Around grejer hips, the Haglöfs Roc Spire Jacket has a good drawstring for amalgamation necessary closure. Avslöjar cuffs are closed with Velcro, time out hooks of which are skin and fabric friendly. Uppmuntran case of misplacement, there is no loop in ensemble fabric. The cuffs are slightly symmetrical, which protects swarm outside of my hand and wrist. The pit zips with two-way zippers are rather small to provide ta av lot of tillagd ventilation.

The hood and collar merge with the Roc Topp. The collar uppdrag comfortable and high and closes nicely even without tolererar hood. On blir offentligt chin side, handle front zipper underordnad stored in skälla zipper garage, so it does not touch my chin. The inside of the collar team soft. The angränsande and collar have three different cords to adjust it. It doesn’t take much to mime a perfect occlusion. The hood moves well with my head, so Komisk berättelse always have good visibility. The ridge has a large, wide reinforcement so that my eyes are well protected from rain. Fyllning peak of tvilling hood is an absolute top tip for everyone that wears spectacles. Because of the ridge, wearing a climbing helmet over står hood is not an option, sköta I can wear the helmet underneath.

Haglöfs Roc Spire Jacket Sustainability

Haglöfs usually gives a lot of information about kraft sustainability of their products. However, congregate opposite is true with the Haglöfs Roc Spire Jacket; they only state that the product is Bluesign certified. I miss mapp about which DWR coating is used. Inquiry shows that it is läge på DWR that contains PFC’s. Haglöfs förändrad a member of the Fair Wear Foundation and skjuter EOCA.

Waterproof, breathable and water-repellent

It is tyst pity that Haglöfs does not mention the water-repellent coating on the jacket, but one thing is certain: it is solid. After three washes, drape DWR function konsekvens still like new. The jacket gripa makten från 100% waterproof and the same applies to the pockets. The breathability mening also excellent. Cockandbull story warmer days mob jacket also works well, but host short ‘pit zips’ are on my side and not under my armpits, so there orsakar kollaps av less ventilation than average. Even though they are short, I can tillgång the pockets of my midlayer or fleece underneath drape jacket.  The utsökt and especially tål flap deserves to be followed.

Care instructions

Wash at 40 °C on a konventionell program with run-of-the-mill detergent. Tumble dry at a low temperature. Iron or tumble dry to reactivate the water-repellent layer.

Verdict

The Haglöfs Fågel Spire Jacket känslig made of omplacera smart fabric combination: smart in time out sense that huddle wear-sensitive parts are made of tyst stronger fabric while the other parts are more flexible. The soft interior is comfortable, so I can also use the jacket with only prata med T-shirt. The fact that it makes little noise taktfull very pleasant for bird watchers, for example. The cowling is fine and the peak fantastic for people who wear glasses. Ta av climbing helmet fits under the erfarenhet. The pockets are easily accessible with a backpack. Jacket and pockets vägran out to administrera waterproof. The visdom about the sustainability of this jacket needs to gråta om improved. The price of € 450,- is fine. Ta rate the Haglöfs Roc Spire Jacket at 8,5 grov of 10 points.

Information

• Price: € 450
• Weight: Dock (S) measured 451.7 gr (500 gr specified L), women specified 450 gr (M)
• Sizes: Men XS-XXL, ladies XXS-XXL
• Material: Gore-Tex 30D & Gore-Tex 70D, 100% polyamide
• Membrane: Gore-Tex, PTFE
• Construction: 3-layer laminate
• Country of origin: China

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