Helen menhinick (bryn walking) and i have recently returned from an annapurna base camp trek in nepal. we relied on rohan designs clothing throughout the trip - this is a brief review of what we used.I've used Rohan Designs clothing for many years (Since 1986 I believe), from a previous career in the Oil & Gas Sector in the jungles of West Papua, Indonesia, into the realms of high altitude on Kilimanjaro and Mera Peak and training local mountain guides in Sharjah, the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco and the Highlands of Central Java in Indonesia. Men's Eos Insulated Winter Jacket + Women's Eos Insulated Winter JacketHelen and I both wore these jackets on the ABC Trek and were very impressed with them up above 3200m with Helen wearing hers at Annapurna Base Camp (4150m). Features at a Glance:
I've previously used, and still do, the Rohan Nightfall Down Jacket which was a great jacket and has kept me warm in some very cold and challenging places. The Nightfall did have the PackPocket which I found useful and was filled with 800+ fill power compared to the Eos 700 fill power. One thing I didn't like with the Nightfall was the detachable hood so the Eos scores very highly in my opinion, for the hood which fitted very well. OTHER rohan clothing we used throughout the tripALAN: 1. Summit Trousers 2. Pioneer Trousers 3. Overlanders 4. Worldview Shirt 5. Pioneer Shirt - Short sleeve (x 2) 6. Core Silver Polo 7. Core Silver Zip - Long sleeve 8. Core Silver T - Short sleeve (x 3) 9. Pinnicle Jacket (Barricade 3-layer): sadly lost when it became loose under my rucksack lid so I'm quite gutted about this as it was an amazing waterproof jacket 10. Elite Overtrousers: Please re-introduce these? 11. Aether Boxers with Fly (x 4) 12. Trunk Plus Boxers (x 4) 13. Fleece Gloves + Waterproof Gloves + Wooly Hat 14. Coffee Mug HELEN: 1. Ventus Waterproof Jacket 2. Bags Trousers 3. Pioneer Shirts (x 3) 4. Wooly Hat 5. Moor Overtrousers NOTE FOR ROHAN DESIGNS: Please bring back more Silver Technology garments? miscellaneous images
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30/11/2023 06:31:01
The Eos jacket was very cosy, light weight, comfortable and warm at 4130m.
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