Well the title is not false, I ditched 90% of my apparel in favor to go to soft shell apparel.
I grabbed a jacket the other night from the cellarway to run out to the store. It was my trusty North Face soft shell. While driving to the store I thought to myself, "this jacket is so comfortable, I wish my ski gear was this way. I had the most comfortable Columbia pants and jackets, however no matter how comfortable they feel, I still feel boxy and bulky. After getting home from he store I was looking online and came across the Blackfish brand. They are a fishing company out of MN that has partnerships all over. They have softshell bibs, pants, hoodies, jackets, etc. I commented on one of their Instagram posts and a few minutes later got a reply by one of their partnered/sponsored fisherman from upstate NY. We strike' d up a conversation and I was throwing some questions out to him. We discussed the different apparel options and he asked what I was fishing for. I laughed and told him that I was actually interested in it for ski gear. He then started to tell me that he uses it for skiing as well as ice fishing. He gave me some things to look at...
I then purchased that night a soft shell pullover hoodie, and a set of bibs. I will start a post and do a proper review once both items get here. The bibs should be delivered tomorrow or Wednesday. The hoodie came on Sunday and I wore it immediately because of the cold and wind. Not even a little bit got thru. Now according to the advertisement it is "wind proof" and "weather proof." I am still going to wash for the first time in Nikwax detergent, but the hoodie was so comfortable and felt great.
Since deciding to switch to soft shell on this whim of mine I actually ended up selling 3 pair of pants, 2 jackets, and a set of bibs. Obviously I'm hoping this works out...
Oh, and the best part... for the soft shell bibs and hoodie the price came to $200 total. so much nicer than spending $250+ just on bibs or a jacket alone.
Anyone else use all softshell?
I grabbed a jacket the other night from the cellarway to run out to the store. It was my trusty North Face soft shell. While driving to the store I thought to myself, "this jacket is so comfortable, I wish my ski gear was this way. I had the most comfortable Columbia pants and jackets, however no matter how comfortable they feel, I still feel boxy and bulky. After getting home from he store I was looking online and came across the Blackfish brand. They are a fishing company out of MN that has partnerships all over. They have softshell bibs, pants, hoodies, jackets, etc. I commented on one of their Instagram posts and a few minutes later got a reply by one of their partnered/sponsored fisherman from upstate NY. We strike' d up a conversation and I was throwing some questions out to him. We discussed the different apparel options and he asked what I was fishing for. I laughed and told him that I was actually interested in it for ski gear. He then started to tell me that he uses it for skiing as well as ice fishing. He gave me some things to look at...
I then purchased that night a soft shell pullover hoodie, and a set of bibs. I will start a post and do a proper review once both items get here. The bibs should be delivered tomorrow or Wednesday. The hoodie came on Sunday and I wore it immediately because of the cold and wind. Not even a little bit got thru. Now according to the advertisement it is "wind proof" and "weather proof." I am still going to wash for the first time in Nikwax detergent, but the hoodie was so comfortable and felt great.
Since deciding to switch to soft shell on this whim of mine I actually ended up selling 3 pair of pants, 2 jackets, and a set of bibs. Obviously I'm hoping this works out...
Oh, and the best part... for the soft shell bibs and hoodie the price came to $200 total. so much nicer than spending $250+ just on bibs or a jacket alone.
Anyone else use all softshell?
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