- Snowboard
- Alpine Ski
Value compromises
Been a supporter for years with multiple pieces of higher end kit from them. I appreciate the intentions of offering a cheaper bang-for-your-buck option from Trew but it's left me thinking "at what cost." This jacket will be a lot of people's first piece from the company and I don't think it's at all representative of what they're capable of. The exchanges for cheaper materials and 2L construction is exactly what I knowingly purchased and expected at this price point.
What I didn't expect was the lack of Trew ingenuity and design finesse. The cut and drape are nice, but there's no powder skirt, the neck chokes with layers and helmets. The dual pocket would be great except there's no elasticated or stable pocket for a phone so either it's going in your pants pocket or it's going to smack you in the balls. For lacking these riding specific features you'd thing it might be more comfortable or practical day to day but it's not. I'll certainly use the heck out of it this winter and I'm glad to have a mess-around, dogwalk, slackcountry, firepit shell.. but that's all it is.
Sizing |
Rated 1 on a scale of minus 2 to 2, where minus 2 is Runs small, 0 is True to size and 2 is Runs large
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Quality |
Rated 3 out of 5
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Happiness |
Rated 2 out of 5
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