Hooded Marmot Driclime Jacket

Marmot used to make a hooded Driclime years ago. Rab and Buffalo make similar items. I am pretty sure the idea of the Hooded Driclime came from Buffalo.

http://www.psychovertical.com/?thebestsoftshell

Looked a bit at the buffalo and rab stuff. They look nice and have a couple hooded/lined full zip jackets. Anywhere in the USA have these things in stock?

prolitegear.com has had them in stock in the past but I do not think they do any longer. I have never see this stuff anywhere else

Last season I wore a Buffalo Special 6. Worked like a charm! The only complaint I had was that it was a tad heavy so I sold it at the end of the season.

Now, I'm in the middle of a search for this years jacket and I would love to find and American equivalent. I'm finding that the shelled micro pile pickings are sparse in the USA.

The Rab pullover looks interesting but the weak dollar has killed my interest in going overseas.

I've been looking at this:

http://www.tadgear.com/x-treme%20gear/apparel%20main/stealth_hoodie.htm

But they are sold out. Would love to find a Driclime Hooded pullover.

I think you can get Buffalo and Rab stuf at Jackson Sports. They have reasonable prices and ship to the US.

Worth a shot.

I have a hooded Driclime zipper jacket which I got in 1998 or 1999, but I don't use it much anymore. It was great at the time, but I've found other things which work better for me.

For backpacking I'm now using a Houdini windshirt and Cocoon Hoody, which at 13 oz total is an ounce less than the Driclime and covers a much broader temperature range. For climbing, when it's not as easy to change layers, I used the Driclime sometimes but considered it too fragile, and switched to a Patagonia Core softshell which I loved and was much tougher. I still use the Core for cold weather yardwork like tree cutting and wood splitting.

For a single hooded shell with a wide range for climbing and day trips I'm now using a Patagonia Spraymaster (11oz), which is extremely comfortable. It's more rain resistant than the Driclime and breathes just as well.

Now, for a great vintage breathable shell, how about the 1970 Sierra Designs 60/40?