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Arc'teryx - Squamish Hoody - Windproof jacket tested
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This is great for those warm days when you catch a shower, and also as an extra layer for cool morning starts
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Windproof Good details Lightweight Shower resistant -
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Leisure
This is great for those warm days when you catch a shower, and also as an extra layer for cool morning starts
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Windproof Good details Lightweight Shower resistant -
Recommended use
Leisure
Needed this much sooner, but a windproof jacket (or windshirt) is perfect for those autumn/spring days when a fleece might be warm enough but you a) need a little extra insurance or b) you expect to encounter variable wind which would blow right through the fleece.
The Squamish is extremely light, and packs away into its own chest pocket. Perfect to just throw in a backpack even a small 18-20L pack. Or just tie it to the outside if you're that pushed for space.
I've worn it over a fleece, or without a fleece (long sleeved shirt), depending on temperature and winds.
That said, like any jacket of this type, it's a pity that the wrist cuffs lack an absorption layer of cloth where it contacts the wrists. The material will not absorb sweat. Easily managed with keep the adjustable cuffs over my shirt/fleece cuffs. This would definitely not be something to wear with a short sleeved shirt where your whole arms are in skin contact.
Not a mark against the Squamish Hoody, but I would have opted for a non-hooded variant in hindsight. I'm not big on hoods, and having a useless (to me) flap of cloth on a windy day leads to a bit of tucking away and fiddling. There is a hoodless variant...somewhere...but haven't found a UK source for it.
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Good cut Windproof Lightweight Robust -
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Trekking Ultra-light Hiking Mountaineering
Needed this much sooner, but a windproof jacket (or windshirt) is perfect for those autumn/spring days when a fleece might be warm enough but you a) need a little extra insurance or b) you expect to encounter variable wind which would blow right through the fleece.
The Squamish is extremely light, and packs away into its own chest pocket. Perfect to just throw in a backpack even a small 18-20L pack. Or just tie it to the outside if you're that pushed for space.
I've worn it over a fleece, or without a fleece (long sleeved shirt), depending on temperature and winds.
That said, like any jacket of this type, it's a pity that the wrist cuffs lack an absorption layer of cloth where it contacts the wrists. The material will not absorb sweat. Easily managed with keep the adjustable cuffs over my shirt/fleece cuffs. This would definitely not be something to wear with a short sleeved shirt where your whole arms are in skin contact.
Not a mark against the Squamish Hoody, but I would have opted for a non-hooded variant in hindsight. I'm not big on hoods, and having a useless (to me) flap of cloth on a windy day leads to a bit of tucking away and fiddling. There is a hoodless variant...somewhere...but haven't found a UK source for it.
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Good cut Windproof Lightweight Robust -
Recommended use
Trekking Hiking Ultra-light Mountaineering
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Good cut Price / performance Lightweight Windproof -
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Not waterproof Bad breathability -
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Ultra-light Hiking Camping Ski tours Travel
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Windproof Price / performance Lightweight Good cut -
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Not waterproof Bad breathability -
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Travel Hiking Ski tours Camping Ultra-light
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by kimyunjoo helpful
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Good cut Breathable -
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All around
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Good details -
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Packed dimensions -
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All around
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Lightweight Windproof
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Windproof Lightweight
100% have found the reviews
by Christian helpful
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Lightweight Breathable Good cut Good details Windproof -
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Ultra-light Trekking Hiking Leisure All around Camping
100% have found the reviews
by Christian helpful
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Good cut Windproof Good details Breathable Lightweight -
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Hiking Trekking All around Camping Ultra-light Leisure
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by David helpful
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Lightweight Windproof -
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All around
64% have found the reviews
by David helpful
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Windproof Lightweight -
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All around
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Lightweight Good cut Waterproof Windproof Good details Robust Price / performance -
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All around Hiking Leisure
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Good details Price / performance Waterproof Robust Windproof Good cut Lightweight -
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Hiking All around Leisure
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Venting Lightweight Good cut Windproof Price / performance Breathable Good details -
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Hiking
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Lightweight Good details Windproof Good cut Venting Breathable Price / performance -
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Hiking
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Lightweight Good cut
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Good cut Lightweight
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Lightweight Good details Breathable
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Breathable Good details Lightweight
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Lightweight Price / performance Windproof Breathable Good cut
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Breathable Lightweight Windproof Good cut Price / performance
33% have found the reviews
by Florian helpful
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Lightweight Breathable Good cut
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