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Massage your jacket and pants .

Sun, 20 Oct 2013 00:03:50 GMT

If you have a high quality jacket and pants you will have a "generous" insulation layer just under the inner lining.
Some companies sew this lining in sections so that insulation does not move about.
Some companies just layer the inner liner and over time the insulation moves about.
I find my Karbon pants has little insulation near seat area and lots near hips and thighs.
My jacket also seems to have "drifting" insulation with lots in the lower arm section and little in the shoulder section.

The goal of the "massage'" sessions is to move this inner insulation layer to appropriate places.
I have a North Face down vest which needs this tender massaging every month.

First locate bundles or thick areas in pants and jacket.
Then with fingers move insulation layer to thin spots
One great technique is to "spread" insulation layer by taking inner and outer layers and separating them. You will feel the fibers coming apart. This creates a better insulation pattern.

I hang my ski pants up side down and move insulation towards belt area.
Shake each leg and allow insulation to "settle" down.

I hope this helps make your ski pants and jacket "warmer"

Enjoy!

Pavel

Re:Massage your jacket and pants .

Mon, 21 Oct 2013 11:12:34 GMT

Great tip Pavel; thank you !

Re:Massage your jacket and pants .

Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:03:39 GMT

I'd struggle to "massage" my Norrona jacket. Tis wafer thin!

Re:Massage your jacket and pants .

Mon, 21 Oct 2013 13:08:36 GMT

bedrock barney wrote:I'd struggle to "massage" my Norrona jacket. Tis wafer thin!

Look at you dropping that one in -)

Re:Massage your jacket and pants .

Mon, 21 Oct 2013 13:30:03 GMT

Norrona ? I thought that was the virus that was spreading through NHS hospitals !

Re:Massage your jacket and pants .

Mon, 21 Oct 2013 13:54:29 GMT

billip1 wrote:Norrona ? I thought that was the virus that was spreading through NHS hospitals !

Nah - its a posh golf club in Florida where Tiger plays and GMac has his restaurant.....

Re:Massage your jacket and pants .

Mon, 21 Oct 2013 13:56:45 GMT

Many neophyte skiers ask, "what is a good jacket?"

One of the parameters to look at is insulation layer and insertion of this layer INTO the jacket.

Yes some jacket have NO insulation. That does not mean it is a poor jacket. North Face for example makes a "multiple layered jacket system" which has a "shell" jacket, internal zippered polar fleece, down vest, finally a first layer underwear. The advantage to this system is you can choose layers as the temperature changes.

The cheaper jackets have a single insulation layer that is not fixed into the jacket. It is thin and moves about!
Avoid such jackets. I have several that I regret buying.

One other trick.

I take my ski jackets to a commercial laundry center ( where you wash and dry your material). The drying machines are huge and can take 3-4 jackets together. I place a running shoe with jackets and let all dry for 5 minutes.

The tumbling does wonders.

Oh,,,,did I mention the "odor" sheets! One or two sheets gives that special "new" smell !!!

Hope this helps !

Pavel

Re:Massage your jacket and pants .

Mon, 21 Oct 2013 14:15:16 GMT

Tony_H wrote:

bedrock barney wrote:I'd struggle to "massage" my Norrona jacket. Tis wafer thin!

Look at you dropping that one in -)

I stipulated that my jacket was to be hand crafted by Scandinavian elves, placed in a silk bag and delivered to me by horse drawn sleigh.

-)

Re:Massage your jacket and pants .

Mon, 21 Oct 2013 14:26:52 GMT

Following on from what Pavel has said, I am now a big fan of the layer system.

My first jacket was insulated. In cold weather I was fine, but in warmer temps (say -2 to +4 ) I tended to overheat.

I now have a goretex shell jacket with no insulation, a high performance mid layer and a merino wool base layer. The mid layer will squash down and can easily fit into my backpack if I'm too warm. Therefore really flexible.

I've also found that this set up is less cramping when it comes to the movement of the torso/shoulders etc. I find this helps with my 360 backflips and rail switch ups. Sick...

Re:Massage your jacket and pants .

Mon, 21 Oct 2013 15:01:03 GMT

Yep soft shells as you main jacket and a hard shell (can go cheap on this is my thought) for the odd wet day is way to go. Infinitely more breathable than any hard shell/gortex jacket. Reality is very small % of anyone's skiing time is done with heavy snow and rain (skiing in Norway or Whistler is exception).

90% days soft shell.

9 % days soft shell with hard shell over it.

1% soft shell + a duvet as freezing cold.

Re:Massage your jacket and pants .

Mon, 21 Oct 2013 20:18:09 GMT

Love this idea of massaging your ski clobber ready for the new season!...that's what I call attention to detail. Unfortunately I find it enough of a chore getting myself physically fit for skiing..never mind my clothes.

Shipjack

Re:Massage your jacket and pants .

Mon, 21 Oct 2013 21:34:15 GMT

Any ladies wanna massage my pants? I have them on ready.

Re:Massage your jacket and pants .

Tue, 22 Oct 2013 00:01:15 GMT

Snapzzz wrote:Any ladies wanna massage my pants? I have them on ready.

I thought you did that yourself :shock:

Re:Massage your jacket and pants .

Tue, 22 Oct 2013 10:18:20 GMT

bedrock barney wrote:I find this helps with my 360 backflips and rail switch ups. Sick...

I have a similar response.........