Technical Outerwear

Find Finn · Sep 22, 2012

sinnedk said:
any thoughts on g-lab?
it looks like technical outerwear but the price tag makes me skeptical
http://g-lab.com/styles/men/moto/

Had an Explore for 24h, but it turned out not the be waterproof, even though the shop told me it was and it was by no means warm enough for the Scandinavian winter (G Lab told me it was).

sinnedk · Sep 22, 2012

Simplicio said:
I've been looking at these G-lab coats as well. Does anyone have a recommendation on a vendor? Even better, if someone has one and can advise about sizing.

i tried on a medium which would be tts in my case and the sleeves were a bit tight in the elbow area, but i think that would get better with s few wears

Find Finn said:
Had an Explore for 24h, but it turned out not the be waterproof, even though the shop told me it was and it was by no means warm enough for the Scandinavian winter (G Lab told me it was).

thanks for the comments, very good to know

anyone else have some thoughts, please keep them coming

Kuznetsov · Sep 23, 2012

I am always wary about manufacturers claims and these seem to be claiming that this is their own material they are using for their products. It is expensive to develop and patent your own technology and yet these coats seem to be at the cheaper end of the spectrum.

hendrix · Sep 23, 2012

that's why I wonder about Ma.strum's claims about the micro-sateen.

Did they actually develop that fabric themselves?

Find Finn · Sep 23, 2012

sinnedk said:
thanks for the comments, very good to know
anyone else have some thoughts, please keep them coming

yeah, I was pretty damn disappointed when I found it was as waterproof as the non waterproof coat it was replacing and their Danish retailer NAG turned out to be a bunch of wankers, who gave me a store credit (to a shop which only sells G-lab, CG, Filson and Danner), so it ended up taking a loss of 200$ just to get rid of it.

So NAG guess how many fingers I'm holding up.

Kuznetsov said:
I am always wary about manufacturers claims and these seem to be claiming that this is their own material they are using for their products. It is expensive to develop and patent your own technology and yet these coats seem to be at the cheaper end of the spectrum.

With good reason.

Simplicio · Sep 23, 2012

Thanks for the info about the G-lab coats. I'd really like to find a quality rain/wind jacket in a style somewhat like the Explorer. It seems as if it should not be so difficult.

Find Finn · Sep 23, 2012

Simplicio said:
Thanks for the info about the G-lab coats. I'd really like to find a quality rain/wind jacket in a style somewhat like the Explorer. It seems as if it should not be so difficult.

I ended up getting a Norrøna /29 instead.

sinnedk · Sep 23, 2012

can you guys recommend something similar in style and durability to the g-lab moto (see below)

Kuznetsov · Sep 24, 2012

Hanon have just put up some pictures of the new Acronym line up for this autumn/winter.

http://www.hanon-shop.com/news/1430/Acronym-FallWinter-2012-Collection.html

I'm a fan of the field jacket, the car coat and the bomber jacket. Acronym normally get it very right with their functional add ons as well.

ashenwreck · Sep 24, 2012

^ Field jacket does look nice. What's up with the Interops, though? Those 3 front pockets are just really bad, don't care how 'functional' they may be.

akatsuki · Sep 24, 2012

Kuznetsov said:
Hanon have just put up some pictures of the new Acronym line up for this autumn/winter.

http://www.hanon-shop.com/news/1430/Acronym-FallWinter-2012-Collection.html

I'm a fan of the field jacket, the car coat and the bomber jacket. Acronym normally get it very right with their functional add ons as well.

IMO - I disagree on the add-on front - the phone holster I don't find terribly useful, and the magnets on mine were never that good at holding my Etymotics on the jacket. The looks are good, but I'd also like to see some more creativity with the fabrics since Gore-Tex is kind of crappy and plasticky feeling.

Find Finn · Sep 24, 2012

sinnedk said:
can you guys recommend something similar in style and durability to the g-lab moto (see below)

Maybe a Veilance, Nanamica, Stone Island or one of the Scandinavian firms.

hendrix · Sep 24, 2012

akatsuki said:
IMO - I disagree on the add-on front - the phone holster I don't find terribly useful, and the magnets on mine were never that good at holding my Etymotics on the jacket. The looks are good, but I'd also like to see some more creativity with the fabrics since Gore-Tex is kind of crappy and plasticky feeling.

You must have missed the link - they're now using Stotz Etaproof (Ventile) and Schoeller as well.

I can't really comment on which is better but it's good to see that they're open to different fabrics.

akatsuki · Sep 24, 2012

hendrix said:
You must have missed the link - they're now using Stotz Etaproof (Ventile) and Schoeller as well.
I can't really comment on which is better but it's good to see that they're open to different fabrics.

Ah, I didn't catch that. Hopefully it is better than GT which is crinkly in not a good way.

sinnedk · Sep 24, 2012

Find Finn said:
Maybe a Veilance, Nanamica, Stone Island or one of the Scandinavian firms.

thank you i will look into those tonight

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