![]() ![]() Being a Yorkshireman I put off the spend for ages, it’s not cheap but the Uberlayer is an outstanding jacket. I don’t know how it works, but it does, and amazingly well. Until it deteriorates, the liner retards migration of leachate, and. A landfill liner, or composite liner, is intended to be a low permeable barrier, which is laid down under engineered landfill sites. After two women in my ski group at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort told me that the Outdoor Research Women’s Uberlayer Hooded Jacket was a game changer layer for them one even going so far as to own it in both colors I was thrilled to put it to the test this spring. A landfill cell showing a rubberized liner in place on the left. For once, the marketing bumf from OR is totally correct - “Perfect for aerobic climbs and ski tours, this backcountry chameleon provides the warmth of a synthetic puffy one moment and the breathability and quick-dry performance of a fleece the next, all without forcing you to add, remove or adjust your layers.” A landfill in México showing geomembrane in one of the slopes. The Polartec® Alpha insulation is a big step forward and really impressive, I intend to replace my aging Primaloft stuff with it. All three are made to be worn next-to-skin and under a hard or softshell pant. If that still isnt warm enough, Id recommend the womens Rab Power Stretch Pro Pants or the womens Patagonia Nano-Air Light Pants. Very warm and surprisingly very breathable. On a couple of nights when temperatures really dropped the jacket was very comfortable to sleep in too. They are a waffle-grid fleece pant very similar to Patagonias R1 line. On resting the additional layer was often frozen as it had caught the moisture escaping outwards through the Uberlayer. If temperatures dropped or the dreaded wind appeared I added an additional layer or two of Primaloft. Whatever the day, the Uberlayer jacket was always there, unnoticeable, doing the job perfectly. Even when working quite hard - 3 weeks of kit, fuel and food weighs a fair bit! After trying to move everything at once we quickly settled into a carry, cache and back carry routine. Outdoor Researchs UberLayer is slightly heavier than the Nano Air, which can make it a bit more difficult. Over a merino base layer and expedition weight fleece the Uberlayer kept me warm and extremely comfortable, somehow being very insulating but at the same time, totally breathable. Patagonia Nano Air Light Hybrid Jacket specs. It may surprise you to read my very expensive and lovely expedition down jacket only came out on a couple of evenings for extended cooking / snow melting sessions. There aren’t many days I haven’t worn the jacket since, it’s warm and you don’t really ever notice you are wearing it. Having coveted the jacket for several months in the Jagged Globe shop I finally made the purchase on returning from Nepal in October. There were a couple of surprises for me on last month's trip the Alaskan Range -40degC doesn’t seem that cold (unless there’s a wind!) and my Outdoor Research Uberlayer jacket is awesome. ![]()
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