Wilderness Review July 2010 - Marmot ROM $399
The old Antoine de Saint-Exupery saying goes that ‘Perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away.’ Over the years it’s become a bit of an outdoor gear designers’ mantra and, if the ROM jacket’s elegantly pared down design is anything to go by, it’s a philosophy to which Marmot subscribes.
Marmot Guides Down Sweater $399 (MW)
The Guff
Outer Fabric Ardent P-160R DWR Inner Eclipse N-150WR. Insulation 650 fill power goose down. Colour Black, Forest/Dark Cedar, Burnish/Chai, Bonfire/Terra, Northsea/Twilight (m) Black, Auburn/Cinnamon, Cardinal/Fire, Rainwater/Celestial Bue, White/Lapis (w) Weight: 624g
Santa Rosa, CA – Marmot’s ultra-light Mica Jacket has been awarded the 2009 “Best of Adventure Gear” by the editors of National Geographic Adventure Magazine. This highly functional and elegantly designed jacket is part of Marmot’s growing category of lightweight waterproof, breathable shells for men and women. It also is the cornerstone of the company’s new MemBrain® Strata™ - a new 2.5 layer laminated technology.
A lightweight and comfortable jacket that survived the rigours of a night out in the Waitakere Ranges and a wilderness first aid course, and still came out the other side looking good.
The Superhero is a burly soft shell jacket designed to keep the weather out and the warmth in. Based around the classic soft shell design formula, it’s a form fitting ‘action’ garment perfect for out-and-back day missions and tool swinging on the frozen stuff.
