Paramo Cascada

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Paramo Cascada

£180.00

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Owners' rating

A great fit with well-designed sleeves and a good combination of Velcro and elastic at the cuffs. Hem and waist drawcords help fine-tune fit and hood was easy to adjust. Comfort-wise, it’s hard to knock the Cascada, which is cut from a wonderfully soft and rustle-free fabric making it a real pleasure to wear. Good breathability, making it really pleasant to wear for more energetic walking. It proved very waterproof, coping well in some of the wettest Welsh weather, and the hood is nice and roomy so you can really bury yourself inside it, while the soft fabric means you can still hear what someone’s saying! Loses a mark as the pockets are hard to get to with a pack on.

VITAL STATS
Colours: Eight, including chilli pepper, navy, forest and brown
Sizes: S-XXL
Fabric: Nikwax Analogy
Key features: Extra large map pocket, adjustable rollaway wired hood, two hand pockets
Weight: 870g
Women’s version: Yes
Contact: 01892 786444, www.paramo.co.uk

Verdict: A well-designed, incredibly comfy jacket with exceptional breathability. Paramo often loses out to lightweight waterproofs, but against others of similar weight and bulk it’s in a league of its own.

Users' Overall Rating (1 review)

Not your normal 3 season jacket

Wookie65

Tewkesbury

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I was a little unconvinced when I moved away from Goretex. Hearing that Paramo wasnt 'waterproof'. Well as far as I am concerned it does the job. I have used this jacket in winter with temperatures down to -7 (windchill) and only had a light baselayer on (Iceburg 220) and warm as toast. The downside is that even with the venting in the sleeves it is far to warm for summer. So hence my 'not your normal 3 season jacket' When wearing it is really comfortable and 'folds around' - could say it gives you a hug in bad weather ( PARAMO THAT IS MY QUOTE!!!) The one real downside is the inside liner is starting to pill, and did vurtually after it's first outing.

(Written by: Wookie65)

09 August 2010 20:57