shannon_g t1_iu4frd7 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:03 PM

Reply to comment by natooDidou in Seeking recommendations on solid men's winter jackets by kingofallnorway

The Apex Bionic Softshell in particular has been amazing. I'm aware that they aren't as good across the board as they used to be (same goes for Columbia imho) but there are definitely still some premium level jackets to be found

SafetySmurf t1_iu4tw5k wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:40 PM

Yes, this. I get it that in their efforts toward mass appeal some things have been lost. But the Apex bionic (I have an old one and a new one) rocks for lots of not-super cold weather because it is easy to layer and still allows so much movement.

Also, I have a TNF Denali vest that has survived 26 years of hard wear and is still in great shape other than some pipe glue I got on the front of it.