Montane Ajax GORE-TEX Jacket

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The material has a soft and flexible feel to it but without a sense of losing any durability, which is different to the predecessor (in my wardrobe) which had a stiffer feel to the fabric when packing away (but it was 15 years old and technical jackets have come along a lot in this time).

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Once the jacket is clean, the garment can be reproofed using Nikwax TX-Direct or similar recommended products. For some technical faults on products that may need specialist testing, please note that we may need to send the item to the original supplier or a fully certified testing company to seek an independent and professional assessment; this process can take up to four weeks. As a winter jacket it gave us great confidence in its abilities importantly letting us focus on the task in hand.

Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Your feedback is important to us, your review about this product will be revised by our experts and will be published within 5 working days. In addition, I have also used the jacket as an emergency windproof on good weather days, because it takes less space than my heavier windproof jacket in my rucksack, and it’s worked really well in these conditions too without any undue condensation or perspiration build up to note. I think I'll have to make a decision tonight or soak my Decathlon Quechua FH500 in Nikwax and hope for the best. In fairness of the 2 x 5 star ratings, one had not used it in the rain and the other 1 star reviewers (myself included - i would consider myself far from a festival go'er) found it leaked.

It is completely waterproof and windproof due to the Gore-Tex® membrane and it is fitted with YKK® watertight AquaGuard® zips and mesh-lined hand pockets. Once we have received your item(s), we will inspect them and usually process a refund within 2 working days. So it was good to see a jacket arrive with a claim to be as tough as the original Gore-tex shells with a few modern improvements added to keep it up to date. On first impressions the Ajax certainly has the feel that it can handle a good amount of abuse, with noticeable toughened areas, especially around the shoulders, where the 70 Denier fabric has been added.No jacket we have used over the past few seasons has coped with extended periods of heavy rain and snow quite like the Ajax. My only current criticism has been the stiffness of the zips, but as I have Raynaud’s getting colds hands is no-no for me and will not necessarily be such an issue for other people. It breathed well enough that when my base layer got damp with sweat from skinning uphill, it dried out in minutes while I skied downhill. Featuring a helmet-compatible hood, zippers for underarm ventilation, and cleverly positioned pockets that offer easy access - even with a harness on. And yet, at one pound, this shell’s weight penalty for significantly greater durability is about two ounces compared to other high-end shells that are made for severe mountain weather, but lack the more-durable fabric reinforcements.