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Opinions on Functional Outerwear

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dwilmot
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I am curious.

Concerning functional parts of outerwear, ie hand gaiters, glove straps, magnets, types of pockets, etc...

What are your favorite to have in a jacket, pants, gloves, hats...?
Dec 15 2008 7:08AM
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dwilmot
Posts: 128 - Karma: 31
and to clarify, i mean any type of features, like when pants clip to boots, types of waistbands, powder skirts, etc etc - Maybe its something you think would be really neat to see implemented sometime

The input is appreciated
Dec 15 2008 7:30AM
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MEGAZORD
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Magnetic stormflap is nice.   Orage masters cook jacket has all of the aforementioned. 
Dec 15 2008 9:42AM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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All of it.
Dec 15 2008 12:41PM
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nkmo.
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I dont know, magnetic closure kinda bugs. Whenever you walk by a car or anything, your jacket snaps to it. Ninja cuffs are a must though. I don't understand how higher end companies can make snow jackets without Ninja cuffs. Hoods should always be attatched, powder skirts that can be snapped away so they're not hanging down. I like the thing that SMS pants have where you can pull something in your pocket and it raises your pant cuffs so they don't drag. That's dope because rolling your pants above you boots looks seriously homo, mind you I have to do it to keep my pants from getting destroyed, but its gay as shit.
Dec 15 2008 4:24PM
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b-kul
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attached hoods, pant gaitors, ninja cuffs are a must for me.
Dec 15 2008 4:29PM
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natethegreatt
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what are ninja cuffs?
Dec 15 2008 4:36PM
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k-rob
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jacket - if it's got lots of pockets with zippers and a good pocket for my mp3 player, then i'm stoked. detachable hood is a plus.
pants - pockets with zippers, belt loops.
gloves - goggle wipe on the thumb.

that's about it.


Dec 15 2008 4:43PM
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looneygeorge
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haha any jacket that DOESN'T have a magnet for the chest pocket that lines up with the mp3 pocket ! :P

The Lethal Descent Jacket has that, and i'm seriously bummed that its like that.. no mp3 for me :(
Dec 15 2008 4:50PM
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nkmo.
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I never thought about it that way. Are storm flap mags really strong enough to fuck with an iPod/mp3 player?
Dec 15 2008 4:54PM
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Piste.Off
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i like hand gaiters, mp3 player pocket that has a whole to pull the head phones out, squeeges on gloves, magnetic hood hold things. the little things are the deciding factor whether I buy one jacket or another for me.
Dec 15 2008 5:21PM
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looneygeorge
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The LDC magnets are suprisingly really strong ! :P i'll probably just get an iPod Shuffle and have it in the pocket - its small enough to stay out of the way of the magnet :P I found out about the magnets because my brother borrowed my LDC jacket to school and he came back tonight all pissed! :P turns out the magnets fucked up his screen on his iPhone3G :P
Dec 15 2008 5:45PM
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e.will
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i just wish that someone would make an audio pocket that is inside the insulation. i feel like every single jacket i've had that was insulated, the ipod pocket was outside of all the insulation.

i'm sick of my shit freezing around 2 30- 3 00.

but then again, its usually fucking freezing when that happens.
Dec 15 2008 6:08PM
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Dustin.
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I require huge pockets big enough to get a gloved hand into.  Hand gaiters and a powder skirt are also essential.
Dec 15 2008 6:15PM
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looneygeorge
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I havent seen a jacket in 2-3 years that hasn't had a pocket inside the jacket on the left side of the chest o.O
Dec 15 2008 6:21PM
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b-kul
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:P
Dec 15 2008 6:23PM
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looneygeorge
Posts: 633 - Karma: 14
what are pant gaitors? what are ninja cuffs ? sound like some kind of attachable weapons :S going off to war ?
Dec 15 2008 6:26PM
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huge-go
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I've never even seen a pair of pants that didn't have gaiters. Hand gaiters are certainly a plus, don't really look for it though. 10k/10k minimum, fully taped seams also. Prefer attached hoods, and rather have shells with a lining rather than insulation.
Dec 15 2008 6:38PM
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no_steeze
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in terms of functionality then gore-tex xcr with waterproof zippers, powder skirt, suspenders on pants with powder bibs and strong material around the ankles to prevent rips from edges. basically all of that is summed up in cloudveil or arc'teryx
Dec 15 2008 6:43PM
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LC.
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Less is more. I picked up an Arcteryx Stingray over summer, damn nice.
Dec 15 2008 7:37PM
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CFD
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Wrist gaiters, boxer tops on pants (airblaster, special blend etc.), those burton ipod controls on the wrists, little loops in the inside of the jacket which hold your headphone cord (so when they fall out of your ears they dont fall to the ground), extendable sleeves, pockets big enough for gloves, powder skirts which clip to pants, good vents
Dec 16 2008 7:08AM
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