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Feb 4, 2018 at 2:16 am #3516379
The new windshirt from Massdrop looks really intriguing.
sub 3oz
11 CFM
materials claims to be soft rather than garbage baggy.
Only $60
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-veil-wind-shell
The problem is with like many of the 1st run massdrop creations is that delivery is terrible with an August ship date.
Feb 4, 2018 at 3:17 am #3516391Yeah nice looking windshirt but 7 months is a long time to wait. I wish I had that kind of patience.
Feb 4, 2018 at 4:32 am #3516412OCD alert. The zippers don’t match.
Feb 4, 2018 at 4:39 am #3516413Looks nice. A concern might be the DWR choice. In the comments the Massdrop rep mentions they used a silicone DWR and says that Nikwax, etc. could be used to revive once wore off. I’m pretty sure there is a compatibility issue between wax and silicone but not sure about fluorcarbon (Grangers, et al.) and silicone.
Feb 4, 2018 at 5:10 am #3516414My eyes burn at the zippers not matching.Â
Based on my experience with a Tachyon, Squamish and fauxdini, I’m only interested in windshirts that have higher CFM ratings and that come in light enough colors to wear them in the sun as an anti-mosquito layer.
Feb 4, 2018 at 5:41 am #3516418The zipper miss-match is probably due to it being a pre-production sample. My guess is that both zippers will be oriented the same way on the production version (right now the pocket zip is just backwards compared to the main zip). This is a good question to ask though.
Feb 4, 2018 at 6:31 am #3516421I’ve never heard a person here complain that the Houdini zipper pulls didn’t match ;)
Feb 4, 2018 at 8:53 am #3516427It isn’t a windshirt; if it has a full length zipper it’s a jacket It would be a lot lighter without the excess zippers even if it wasn’t as trim fitting
Feb 5, 2018 at 12:23 am #3516553@dannymilks my eyes are burning again!
Feb 5, 2018 at 3:06 am #3516599Why I don’t wear my Houdini. Embarrassing, lol
Danny going to have one with you at the GGG?
Feb 5, 2018 at 4:27 am #3516615The pocket zipper probably has a double pull slider to stow the jacket in the chest pocket. YKK uses different slider shapes for single and double tab sliders. It’s frustrating trying to get exactly what you want.
-Tim
Feb 5, 2018 at 4:38 am #3516617Oh everyone is looking at the sliders. I thought the fury was because the pocket zipper is “backwards” compared to the main zip.
Feb 5, 2018 at 5:38 am #3516629Does anyone actually stuff these things into the pocket?
Feb 5, 2018 at 6:00 am #3516634I’ve stuffed my Houdini into it’s pocket for a half marathon when the weather got warmer so that I can stuff it into a running vest. Other than that, I stuff it into its pocket as a magic stunt for little kids.
Feb 5, 2018 at 1:38 pm #3516642I use the pocket on my houdini pants. Makes it easier to grab other stuff from the clothes bag.
I have an older MH GW with a tiny sewn on pocket that is too tight to bother. Same for the Montbell hoodless wind jacket.
The rule for these pockets is that they have to be big enough that you can then stuff it into a different shaped cavity in your pack, as opposed to making a hard ball that results in wasted space.
Feb 5, 2018 at 2:39 pm #3516650I have two Houdinis and nearly always store them stuffed in their pockets. One is a (hoodless) pullover, so the stuff pocket is down along a seam in the kangaroo pocket. I figure it makes it easier to keep them from getting damaged when shoved in a bag. The pocket isn’t a tight fit and the double-pull slider makes it easy to close.
Feb 5, 2018 at 4:46 pm #3516670OK then. Back under the bridge for me.
Feb 5, 2018 at 6:02 pm #3516683Related/unrelated: has anyone successfully stuffed a Tachyon Anorak into its stuff pocket? I tried once and quickly came to the conclusion I would rip something before finishing.
Feb 5, 2018 at 6:59 pm #3516693Sometimes it’s better under the bridge.
Feb 5, 2018 at 10:51 pm #3516745Less windy.
Feb 6, 2018 at 1:28 am #3516780Zippers match.
They are just different sizes. I have my review up on Massdrop with a photo.
I would diffenitly size up.
Great wind jacket.
Feb 8, 2018 at 8:14 pm #3517310Similar.
Good to see you here Aaron
Feb 9, 2018 at 1:25 am #3517366Dead bird Squamish has different zippers like the MassDrop jacket but they share the same pull which is nice.
I don’t have a use case for a low CFM jacket but it’s nice they advertise it.
Feb 9, 2018 at 2:53 am #3517382I have a 2013 Houdini, size Large, with the same measurements as the Massdrop X size Large. Thinking of replacing the Houdini as it has had a lot of hard use.
The price is great but looking at the pictures… did I miss the giant reflective Massdrop logo on the front, back or sleeves? -
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