IHJ-75-KHA - Primaloft® Gold and eVent® Mountain Parka - Khaki
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FWIW, mine was getting pretty dirty, so I just gave it its first wash in 2 years. I used Nixwax Tech Wash and it came out clean as a whistle. The waterproofing had reduced a little over 2 years of hard wear, so I had planned to use Nikwax TX.Direct Spray On. However, I forgot to apply it while the jacket was still wet. So, I decided to just to the jacket out in the rain before soaking it again, and it seemed to be fine and fully waterproof, and I won't bother with a spray-on for now. Next time I wash it, I'll probably just apply the spray anyway because it can't hurt.
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Paired with 555 xhs-ib, 11 oz tee, quoddys in major need of a cleaning, and Phineas x Ebbets.
That looks awesome
I’m a medium UHF and I was thinking of sizing down for a more fitted look to.
How big are you?
I’m 5’ 10 155lbsSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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@cander49 fyi ^
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That looks awesome
I’m a medium UHF and I was thinking of sizing down for a more fitted look to.
How big are you?
I’m 5’ 10 155lbsSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Thanks! We're pretty similar! I'm 5' 11 1/2" 155 myself. I'm always M on UHF and I'm S on this.
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That looks awesome
I’m a medium UHF and I was thinking of sizing down for a more fitted look to.
How big are you?
I’m 5’ 10 155lbsSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Thanks! We're pretty similar! I'm 5' 11 1/2" 155 myself. I'm always M on UHF and I'm S on this.
Perfect
Good to know. Imma pick up a small as well on release
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Great jacket and goes well with the cargos. Dog seems happy with it too
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Great looking jacket and good fit for sure.
I would love to own this but every winter in the midwest seems shorter and shorter and I hear this beast is WARM.
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@Nkwkfld:
Great jacket and goes well with the cargos. Dog seems happy with it too
Thanks my man
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Great looking jacket and good fit for sure.
I would love to own this but every winter in the midwest seems shorter and shorter and I hear this beast is WARM.
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It truly is awesome the inner liner is basically the “riders jacket “
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Great looking jacket and good fit for sure.
I would love to own this but every winter in the midwest seems shorter and shorter and I hear this beast is WARM.
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When I first tried this on, I thought it would be too warm for anything or anywhere I did or went. I then wore one for 2 weeks in mixed weather, what is outstanding about this jacket is that it regulates your temperature really well. In cold it gives you warmth, in milder temperatures it just does not get too hot….No idea how it does that....
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Great looking jacket and good fit for sure.
I would love to own this but every winter in the midwest seems shorter and shorter and I hear this beast is WARM.
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When I first tried this on, I thought it would be too warm for anything or anywhere I did or went. I then wore one for 2 weeks in mixed weather, what is outstanding about this jacket is that it regulates your temperature really well. In cold it gives you warmth, in milder temperatures it just does not get too hot….No idea how it does that....
You’re not making this easy…..
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The blizzard tamer.
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Looks like it's getting the job done @Pipeboss713
Getting after it in the IH as always
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When I first tried this on, I thought it would be too warm for anything or anywhere I did or went. I then wore one for 2 weeks in mixed weather, what is outstanding about this jacket is that it regulates your temperature really well. In cold it gives you warmth, in milder temperatures it just does not get too hot….No idea how it does that....
So… I CAN ski in this..?
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@Chain$titch:
When I first tried this on, I thought it would be too warm for anything or anywhere I did or went. I then wore one for 2 weeks in mixed weather, what is outstanding about this jacket is that it regulates your temperature really well. In cold it gives you warmth, in milder temperatures it just does not get too hot….No idea how it does that....
So… I CAN ski in this..?
Absolutely. When it's around freezing, I ski in my quilted light parka (ihj-100) + a hardshell, and when it gets much colder than that, I ski in this beast.
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Appreciated! I tend to run hot, so I've been wondering.
The lack of insulated hand pockets has also held me back, in terms of casual use, since I have cold hands and hate wearing gloves.
In terms of wearability, how heavy is this thing, compared to your other IH outerwear pieces?
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I think that it's worth noting that synthetics are largely outperforming down in most ways at this point (though not in weigh yet, which is something you asked about). So, perhaps that better breathability is part of why @Giles has mentioned not overheating like crazy in this, and I should note that I feel the same way. I think the hand pockets are nice here, and I don't really need more than what it has. It's not terribly cold where I live, but I did bring it home to my parents' house in Minnesota this year and it was fine n temperatures as low as ~0 F / -18 C. I guess I had moderate level gloves on in that kind of weather, but in any temps where it's not cold enough that I'd just want gloves regardless, the hand pockets are totally fine.
Weight wise, it's not that heavy. As mentioned, synthetic currently requires a little more weight for the same warmth than down, but some of my other IH jackets (thigh length hooded alpaca, One Star leather with that pretty heavy metal belt, etc) feel like they're heavier to me. I don't feel like weight of the jacket has ever been something I've considered when wearing this. Perhaps the staff have exact weight stats on it? I wouldn't think weight is going to be a factor here unless you're looking to do some serious through-hiking and absolutely need to minimize mass (in which case, down is the only real option).
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Down is useless when wet so it makes sense that a jacket built for bad weather has synthetic insulation.
But for the same reason I don’t understand why the shell consists of 60% cotton. I know there is a membrane, but I still wouldn’t want to risk the shell getting soaked when I’m a long way from someplace warm.
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I was indeed interested in its through-hiking potential. Thanks for taking the time and energy to weigh in.
