I’ve been pondering for a while over buying a new jacket, and i was browsing around Cheshire Oaks, when i found a nice lightweight jacket, unfortunately i gave in. And i think it was the best purchase i have made for a long long long time.

First things first, its a 5in1 jacket, ie 1 – body warmer, 2 – body warmer with windproof layer, 3 – windproof body layer, 4 – windproof jacket, and last but not least 5 – windproof jacket with a thermal body liner.

Designed for biking this jacket comes with a pack away pouch, and some quick release mounts for your bike, so you can attach it to the frame of your bike. I think its a really good feature and means you can easily take it with you.

I’ve used this in windy, rainy, bright weather and every time it has been fantastic, I tend to use it with a wicking base layer, and a micro fleece if it is cold when i’m walking, but due to its light weight and very high breath-ability it always just right.

If it does get too warm there is always the option of taking the sleeves off to make it that bit cooler.

For walking, biking, anything, this jacket seems to do it all, i picked it up for about £100 and its worth every penny. Especially because it works in cold miserable conditions but is definitely small enough to fit in the smallest of day sacks, as a back up during hot conditions.

If i could describe it in one phrase, “versatile enough to use winter to summer and great value”