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Test of the super light windbreaker reflective jacket

Marmot, a small Californian company with 30 years of experience in the manufacture of mountain equipment, specializes in the manufacture of technical garments and accessories for outdoor sports activities and remains faithful to its slogan “Clothing As Equipment” or “clothing with reflective fabric is part of the material. ”

 

Each garment in your collection is designed and manufactured as an essential piece of equipment; Like a piglet, a rope, a helmet or a harness, nothing can fail and nothing is superfluous or superfluous, only the essential. “Keep it simple” or “do it simple” is the motto of the Marmot designers that as we will see is a determining argument in this windbreaker jacket for runners who like to run on the mountain.

 

Technical features and performance:

The Trail Wind of Marmot is a windbreaker that is characterized by its lightness, barely 120 grams, its pack ability or reduced size once compressed fits in a pocket, its water repellency and especially for its breathability.

 

It offers incredible wind resistance for the fine structure of its fabric that is 100% Polyester Rip stop and with DWR finish, which repels water from a fine rain and is also very soft, very pleasant to the touch.

 

It is stored in its own pocket, which is located in the chest and has a zipper, on the front the word Marmot appears in reflective. The same pocket allows you to carry your mobile phone with earphone output so you can listen to music. It has a hood that can be adjusted and closed with an elastic closure while running and that comes very well when the weather becomes adverse.

 

The cuffs have a lira elastic termination that prevents the entrance of the wind and the caloric loss by convection. The waist has an elastic adjustment by fastening easy and quick adjustment. On the back and on the right sleeve have other reflective logos

 

I love its minimalist design and the performance apart from its power to stop the wind this jacket stands out for the high breathability of the fabric, which positively influences the perforated areas that ventilate the areas of maximum sweating in the armpits and lateral areas under them.

 

The waist has an elastic adjustment by fastening easy and quick adjustment. The chest, back and right sleeve features reflective logos.

The regular fit more loosely allows carrying underneath a second layer of more volume. The cuffs have an elastic lira finish that prevents wind from entering.

Its performance for winds and high breathability of the fabric is that with zones micro ventilated in areas of maximum perspiration.

 

Improvement opportunities:

The regular fit makes it flutter in the wind and being a windbreaker for use on the mountain, it would go better with a tighter design, in a “semi fit” or “athletic” as Marmot calls them, something that we see in garments of his collection More Racing.

 

In short, this Wind Trail is a 2nd layer windbreaker technique, exquisite, light and very breathable ideal to carry in the reflective material backpack or simply in the belt of trail running. Thanks to its small volume and extreme lightness, it fits even in your pocket and is suitable to always carry with us the mountain, to put us on the descents and as prevention because you never know what you can find your way out in nature.

 

 

Garibaldi: new set of motorcycle reflective jacket

The new set is called Garibaldi and consists of trousers and a motorcycle reflective jacket, thanks to its three removable layers; it can be used at any time of year. The new set of Garibaldi stands out for its three layers that endow versatility sought by those bikers who do not want to have dozens of motorcycle jackets depending on the weather.

 

This new jacket 3/4 is completely waterproof and breathable outer fabric 100% 600D Polyester and Polyamide reinforcements Super Tenacity on shoulders and elbows for added safety. Removable thermal lining with finished edges is in fluorescent yellow reflective tape. Garibaldi jacket features a removable Ex-Tex membrane that closes frontally to the neck for total waterproofing and breathability. In addition, it also has an inner lining made of ant sweat grid, 6 front pockets fully waterproof, the two main lower-rimmed reflective material rubbers, and 4 shots upper air on shoulders and chest, 2 lower sleeves and at the top of the back.

 

Other features of Garibaldi motorcycle jacket:

2 ventilations sleeves are also a large pocket

The fabric grid all fluorine yellow for visibility

Great back pocket

10 removable handles in pockets and vents for comfort

Auxiliary hidden pocket flap

Regulation adjustable collar, sleeves, cuffs, waist and lower hip

Stretch shoulder and elbow

Corduroy lined collar and neoprene edge finish

Multiple 3M® reflective fabric details front and back for added safety

YF® protections CE 1621-1 CE approved shoulder and elbow

EVA padded protection on shoulders and elbows

Back protector pocket

Zipper for joining to pants

Garibaldi This jacket is available in black and gray and in sizes XS to XXXL.

 

“No picture, please” – reflective scarf

A reflective scarf scared away the paparazzi? This is the new must-have celebrity.

 

Nobody likes to be photographed at the exit of the airport after a long flight. Except perhaps Kendall Jenner who handles the art of traveling clothes to perfection.

 

To solve this problem that plagues the lives of many VIP, a designer has designed a scarf “anti-paparazzi”. The reflective fabric actually contains crystals reflecting light emitted by the flashes of photographers. Celebrities are so invisible in the photos, as explained in the Vanity Fair website.

 

His “privacy scarf” with reflective material has already conquered many stars like Paris Hilton or Cameron Diaz. He was thinking.

 

Female version of the most advanced waterproof jacket

Just over a year ago, Gore introduced the One Gore-Tex Active, a cycling reflective jacket with a permanent waterproof outer layer thanks to a revolutionary fabric. Now comes the turn to One Lady Gore-Tex Shake dry, the female version of the most advanced waterproof jacket in the world.

 

The number 1 manufacturer of waterproof garments and fabrics launches the women’s version of a jacket that can repel water permanently thanks to a revolutionary fabric: Gore-Tex Active. What is special about this reflective fabric? As it eliminates the classic three-layer construction (lining + membrane + outer layer) to give way to a fabric composed of inner lining plus outer impermeable membrane, offering the most complete and efficient protection against water ever seen in a waterproof garment.

 

The One Lady Gore-Tex Shake dry arrives in stores in two versions, Bike and Run, the first one dedicated to women cyclists and the second, with integrated hood, more focused on the practice of running. In both cases, the jacket features a feminine cut pattern with a modern matte black finish and matching reflective patterns.

In Toto Mountain Bike: One Lady Gore-Tex Shake dry, female version of the most advanced waterproof jacket with reflective tape in the world

 

In addition to the waterproofness and breathability, the One Lady Gore-Tex Shake dry also stands out for its lightness: 133 grams in the Bike model and 158 grams in the Run version.

 

Police recommends luminous clothing

Pedestrians and cyclists in safety vest to be more visible in the dark season.

 

Franz-Josef knows how the fashion of the average citizen is changing over the seasons. “With the beginning of the dark season the clothing of the people is dark,” said the chief inspector. The sometimes have fatal consequences: pedestrians and cyclists are more difficult for drivers to recognize the risk of accidents increases. From November to January, more children have accidents in the period of 7 to 8 am on the way to school. Together with his colleague, Police Chief Commissioner Daniela, builder yesterday called customer of the hit on the market the problem into consciousness and gave tips on how everyone can improve its safety through improved visibility.

 

No one, therefore, must necessarily walk around with a waistcoat in the darkness, as the officials made clear. Usually ranged effective accessories, said Baume, pointing in this context reflective folding bands that you attach a handle to the arm and can just as easily put. “This is something you can get for little money in discount stores, hardware stores or bike shops”, informed the official. Also reflective vest is available in many stores.

 

How dangerous dark things in autumn and winter can be made, the police in discussions or by folder with an example: motorists who are traveling with Tempo 50, see a dark-dressed passer-by who crosses the road, only about 25 meters, the stopping distance would be in this case, but 28 meters long. The pedestrian would be recognized by the car – at a rate of still about 21 kilometers per hour. A person with reflective clothing contrast visible from about 125 meters away.

 

The information available has been well received by the citizens, builders reported. Some had also made himself acquainted with other topics – such as protection against burglars and regulatory matters.

Be an illuminant with in reflective vest

“At the driver more space than the frame or on the running wheels is” noted on Friday a reader to post “Everything Is Illuminated” and referred to the high visibility vests, available at the hardware store. He is absolutely right. In autumn and winter there are the cyclists in their own hands, to illuminate her silhouette in the dark in any form. This protects them and allows motorists often only to recognize them at all early.

 

Children get to school enrollment by the school or the German Traffic yellow vests or V-shaped luminous collar, they can coat the morning in the dark season. Your charisma is immense. And adults who are sporty machine often resort to neon-reflective vests. Depending on what date you drive, but the safety vest is not necessarily the garment of choice.

 

This is now but no longer a problem. The fashion industry has noticed that more and more people with the wheel are traveling, and has responded. Since two or three years, is slowly improving, but continuously quote for daily commuters. There are beautiful bike fashions that are functional clothing, but not out as such. The Jean producer has manufactured for the first time in 1895 Bike Pants. The trick is: The jackets and pants are not only breathable, but also equipped with reflectors, which can fold out when driving the back or that appear when you roll up the trouser leg. Commuters who cover long distances, the reflectors are not sufficient often. You access to sport jackets with reflectors on the arms and back. Some manufacturers equip their cycling jackets even with small LED light strip, such as here. Wolfgang Lingered has developed with the Institute for Reliability and Micro-integration high-tech jacket.

 

In the tissue red and white LEDs are integrated in the shoulder and back area. The lights are linked to the movements of the cyclist. They are controlled by means of a microelectronic system, sensors and control elements as well as switches and battery integrated into the jacket. The circuit board is flexible and resistant according to Institute to moisture. You could even be washed in the washing machine, they say. In last year Wolfgang Lingered received for Sporty Superheroes the Red Dot Design Award. Lingered wants to sell the reflective jacket via a crowd funding campaign early next year, by mid-year there will be the jacket also in stores.

 

Significantly cheaper and also very practical are reflective arm and leg warmers. They Evarts simply coat sleeve or pant leg. Which are much smaller driver bands – the modern form of trouser clip? They are made of Boot supervening, truck tarpaulin, or giant cinema posters that hung at international film festivals on facades. They are wider than the classic trouser belts and have a Velcro which holds really well. For better visibility, a relatively large reflective stripe delivers. And who needs a bag, can now rely on models that reflect also. A model has been here on the blog presented.

5 tips for biking in winter with safety

Anyone traveling on snow and ice with the wheel, which come to meet the producers: More and more winter tires are sold for bicycles. Experts clarify whether this purchase is worthwhile and what is there to consider when snow still rides. Winter riding is cold and dangerous, driver always wear safety vest and warm clothing to keep safe.

 

  1. Maintenance

Cold, moisture and road salt to make the bicycle art to provide – and the model is still so robust. The bike expert Ulf Hoffmann from the Sifting Ware test recommends in the book “The Bicycle Book”, the Bowden cables to lubricate well with thin oil or Teflon grease so that brake circuit and not be stiff. Greased includes screws and levers as well as the bicycle lock, so they do not freeze up in frosty temperatures. Little help there, however, if the chain slips. This can happen quite quickly in slush when ice is between the cracks. Therefore, the General German Bicycle Club recommends that before each trip to check brakes and light, the wheel more often to clean – especially the chain, which must then be oiled again afterwards.

 

  1. Winter tires

An obligation for snow tires for bicycles, there is not, it means the ADFC. But more and more cyclists equip volunteer to: “The proportion of winter tires for cyclists has increased,” said the spokesman of the manufacturer Continental, Klaus Engelhard. Most of the commercial models have a special lug pattern that grips well in the snow, with ice and snow, but offers little friction. For driving on packed snow and ice advises retailers to tires with spikes – with small pins made of metal or carbide.

 

  1. Traffic Regulations

The risk of falling in winter trips by bike is particularly high. But damages to fallen cyclists only be expected if the municipality has neglected its winter service, cited the legal expert of the ADFC, Roland chicken, from a judgment. Bike paths need only be cleared or sprinkled if they are considered important traffic. Or it is a dangerous section of road, slow experience has shown that the cyclist, dodge or change its direction of travel. For road mouths of law expert warns chicken Caution: Do not fall automatically into this category. A judgment of the Federal Administrative Court states also: If a bike path not scattered or free of ice and snow, the road, however, already, the cyclists must also street dodge.

 

  1. Clothing

The optimal outerwear for cyclists who are traveling even at freezing temperatures, should be loud ADFC “be thin and breathable, windproof and water-repellent”. Ulf Hoffmann, the onion principle advises: “. If possible, draw several layers one above the other,” He keeps fleece clothing for the best solution. In addition, there are shorts that will protect against the legs and shins by water- and windproof material from cooling down.

 

Be seen mainly: When choosing the clothes the rule applies. “Therefore necessarily reflective clothing or a reflective vest attract” advises Hoffmann. “The gloves should be provided with reflectors.” So in the dark hands are better perceived before turning. Thus, the head stays warm and dry, advises Hoffmann on the helmet or seal open face with tape.

 

  1. Light

At present, the sun rises shortly after 8am on and about 17 pm under. People who drive to commute to work by bicycle; it therefore should do well lit. The Hoffmann Foundation holds a hub dynamo for the first choice: No loading, no battery change.

Dynamo headlamps are commonly referred to as reliability, low maintenance, and as always ready for use. Even if the cyclist must stop at a traffic light, the lamp remains lit thanks light function. The Sifting Ware test recommends paying attention to additional functions: To offer some lamps, a special daytime running lights or a USB port, can be supplied with power via the while driving Smartphone or Navies.

 

The advantage of the battery and battery headlamps is that they offer strong light in the state permanently evenly. However, the batteries must be recharged periodically – either via a USB port or power plug. Nevertheless Hoffmann recommended using battery-powered LED lights with reflective material next to the Dynamo: “They provide an extra margin of safety.”

Visible with reflective clothing

The darkness in the winter can be dangerous, because one is as good as invisible to motorists. Therefore, one should be made visible with the reflective vest, advises the Austrian Road Safety Board.

 

The ability of people to perceive objects in the dark is reduced by 80 percent. Especially pedestrian or athletes roadside are not perceived in time. Even if the driver only with 50 km / h on the road, he has no chance to stop for a pedestrian who is 30 meters. “But at 30 km / h is a risk that the pedestrian thereby dies at eight percent,” said Dieter Karin.

 

Wear bright or reflective clothing

Traffic psychologist advises bright clothing or reflective materials, if you are traveling in the dark. For walkers, it is simple reflective strips that you simply may be of any suitable jacket. Sportsmen will find a wide range in stores, so Robert Stony, salesperson in Eisenstaedt.

 

Reflectors available on various garments

“There are clothes with reflectors, or taking a headlamp with which it is seen by motorists. Especially in the dark you can also see where to go, “says Staudinger. There are already on hoods, gloves and jackets reflectors. Also sets are available.

 

“I am convinced of the safety vest. It is convenient, you see the reflectors very well because they are not hidden or understated, but are large. I go myself often run at dawn; I know how important it is that you will be seen, “said Stony. The special winter running shoes are already partly equipped with reflectors. These are clearly visible at 100 to 200 meters.

Wear yellow vests to school safely

Colorful School, colorful satchel, excited children, smiling faces and proud parents. For 31 students of Valentine Piper elementary and middle school in Eschew yesterday began the serious side of life. Sticky Thread this is the school safer. For the southern district of the corresponding launch event took place in the parish hall in Bierstadt.

 

To ensure the safety of children on their way to school, representatives of the district office, school office, city council, police, school, area financial institutions had come together at a ceremony. Under the motto “Safe to school, safely home,” the Area Traffic Control had brought and distributed reflective vest.

 

Year Mixed classes

Headmaster Gerhard Amman welcomed in his speech the first year together with parents and the guests of honor. He introduced the teachers of first-graders, Clarissa Sigel, Tanya Place and Jute Thomas and wished every success, fun and joy in learning. Amman emphasized that there are seven years by year of mixed classes in Eschew and the project has proved successful.

District Jens Marco Schiff, who had himself enrolled his child in Worth morning wish that the joy and enthusiasm of the first days holding. Schiff quoted a Chinese saying, after sowing seeds, watering and can fertilize a lawn. But we should not pull the blades of grass, because that they do not grow faster. Parents should exercise the children not use excessive force, was the district administrator for concern. He appealed to always be attentive and always attract the vests with reflective tape to parents and children on the road.

 

The school liaison officers, Police Chief Superintendent Alphonse Motel urged parents to ensure that children who are driven by car to school, are always strapped and transported in child seats.

The representatives of the area Orenburg, Burked and Berthold Seth had brought for the first graders yellow safety vests. Angler stressed that a focus of the Road Patrol is traffic education of children in kindergartens, the bike training in primary schools and the action “Safe to school safely home.” This action, which is performed on the first day already for 47 years, should be made particularly aware of the dangers on the way to school.

 

Good wishes for first graders were also present School Board Michael Bummer from State Education Authority and representatives of financial institutions Stephan and Andreas. The Savings Bank had sponsored the yellow safety vests, starter packages in the form of notebooks.

The second year under the direction of Clarissa Sigel sang the song “Welcome dear people.” In a cornet they had brought six requests for new first graders: that these up easily in the morning, always be sure to come to school, find good friends, get engaged in reading, have fun in school and learn to calculate well.

Safety on the way to school for first graders in Offenburg

No later than on Monday 19 September, it is so far: In the Ortega 3700 graders have their first day of school. This enables them to master their school safely, Sparks’ Offenburg / Ortega has started the action “Safety on the way to school.” The children will not only reflective sports bag, but also the theater of the little zebra.

 

Graders are often also traffic beginners who need a lot of attention of other road users. For years the Sparks’ Offenburg / Ortega promotes in cooperation with the Road Patrol Ortega the safety of school starters by warning banners, but also by neon-yellow sport bag with reflective stripes. “The signal color indicates: Attention motorists – here is newcomer’s way,” CEO Helmut Becker stressed at the press conference on Wednesday.

 

Play for the little

Parallel with the gift that is output in the next few days to the first year, the Bank supports the action theater “The little zebra”. Professional actors and bred police officers will prepare preschoolers and first-graders playing on the road.

In the Ortega the number of accidents has risen to school, reported Chief Superintendent Dirk. Was it 2014 yet 60 incidents, the current figure is 88. 70 percent of the incidents were happened by bicycle, 19 percent of young pedestrians. At 60 percent of the students they had caused the accident. “However, cannot say this school is dangerous, can happen anywhere something,” so further one. The Traffic School will host 60 events in the district and rebuild a bicycle course.

 

At the school used

In Offenburg beginning of school year a special project is under way: the so-called Lau bus. School starters meet at Lau bus stop and go together with a supervisor to school. “Thus, children will very quickly become accustomed to the school,” explained Julia Koch from the Department “Economic Development and Urban Development” at the press conference. Supports will this project, which is to be offered at other schools in the future, by the savings bank – they donated  reflective vests. Pioneer in the Ortega – here the Lau bus is offered for years. There have been good experiences.

The so-called “Mama Taxi” is the worst solution, the traffic experts agreed. The children are never brought up to be independent – and in front of the schools reigns unholy traffic chaos.