Musto Snug - a hardcore tester reports!

Advantages: Washes well, keeps you warm and looks ok too
Disadvantages: Quite expensive

...I spend a lot of time outdoors, both through work and in my leisure time, so the approx. £100 investement for my Musto was well worth it. I have had it since xmas 2006 and it has been treated pretty badly throughout that time! I am a large animal and equine vet and wear my coat for work most days, so it really has had a tough time! This means my coat has to be relativly smart but also practical in any situation. In the last year it has been used to pad the floor under lame horses, as a foal blindfold and, more than once, to mop up blood! It has washed well everytime (in my normal washing machine) and dries within 24hours inside. I would think it has been washed over 25 times since I have had it. All the zips are still perfect and there is no signs of wear and tear at all. Despite all the washing, it has never let in the rain yet! That...

sk0680 23.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Musto Snug Blouson

Snug Protection in a Weatherproof Jacket.

Advantages: Practical, warm and weatherproof
Disadvantages: Pricey but worth it.

...Expect to pay around £150 for these jackets with a new styling update and colour due this autumn. The key features are: Waterproof, breathable, windproof, MPX Light coated 'peach' shell, soft to the touch yet water shedding. A high collar with roll-away hood Polartec 200 fleece lining, the original and the best with no pilling and a unique snug feel. Two-way full length zip protected by storm flaps and drainage channel The inevitable cargo pockets. Fleece lined handwarmer pockets, a must for reviving those chilly hands and something not so often found in weatherproof jackets. Zipped, inner security pocket, useful for the phone and credit cards etc Drawstring in waist to keep out the draughts, and so much better than the bumfreezer blouson styling. Machine washable too.... I have been so addicted to these deck coats, that...

suehome 30.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Musto Snug Stormbeater

A Special Jacket!!

Advantages: very versatile
Disadvantages: None really

...CAROLINA III LADIES MILATEX TM JACKET This is a sports jacket, which is very much an outdoor coat. It is lightweight, waterproof and is easy to make compact to stowaway. The secret of this jacket and what makes it different is its design and it is made out of Milatex. It is ideal for days out, holidays, when travelling or just everyday use. Really anytime you want to bring a coat and want to store it and don't have much space as it packs up small. This coat has some special features that make it better in my opinion than others. It is waterproof and will keep you dry from the rain. It comes down over your bum, which is great, as it keeps it dry. I find this important as it means you are not sitting on wet clothes all day as some coats don't cover this region very well and you still get wet. No wet gets inside your coat...

DeniseKelly40 25.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Tog 24 Carolina III Ladies Milatex Jacket

The Jacket

Advantages: If you like a thinking film, then this is the film for you.
Disadvantages: Quite difficult to understand in some parts.

...The Jacket staring Keira Knightley playing Jackie and Adrian Broody playing Jack Starcks, provides a thrilling film with an exciting and mind boggoling story-line. Jack returns from the Gulf War 12 months later having been shot in the head with a gun by an Iraqi orphan, he experinences 2 life changing events; first he meets the young Jackie and her mother on the side of a road as their truck has broken down. Jack fixes the truck and gives Jackie his dog tags. Jack then carries on and gets picked up by a stranger, they get stopped by the police and the stranger shoots the policeman and then puts the blame on Jack. Jack then goes to trial although we do not see this and instead of being put in prison for the policeman's murder, the court decides that Jack should be put in to a mental hospital where he can undergo tests. Whilst in...

jayel88 14.11.2005 · Read review
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Review of The Jacket (DVD)

Excellent lightweight rain jacket

Advantages: Lightweight, waterproof and windproof, easily adjustable, big pockets, stuffs down really small
Disadvantages: Some people find they overheat in it after moderate exertion.

...Berghaus have been one of the most popular outdoor brands for as many years as I can remember, yet the company seems to provide kit that seems as functional on the High Street as well as up in the high country. Take their Men's Paclite Trek Jacket, for instance - ostensibly a lightweight, waterproof mountain walking jacket but which both looks and acts the part down the local shops. The Paclite Trek is available in two colours: Mazzarine Blue and Black - both have large black panels across the top of the back and shoulders, plus along the bottom quarter length. Said panels are made from an abrasion-resistant material - you're more likely to wear the shoulders a bit because of rucksack or daysack straps. Logos are confined to the usual Berghaus label on the left-hand breast and a single "Gore-Tex Paclite Shell" logo on the right hand...

graeme10 26.01.2009 · Read review
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Caribbean Village Agador- Agadir - Morocco

Advantages: Fantastic food and entertainment
Disadvantages: Fight for the sunbeds - we just didn't bother!!

...Caribbean Village Agador When we booked a two weeks all inclusive holiday in Morocco we didn't know what to expect. It was a part of the world that we had never visited before and we went slightly unsure as to what to expect. We were staying in Caribbean Village Agador at Agadir, and were a little worried by some of the negative reports we had read on Trip Adisor. But we always like to judge a place for ourselves so went along with an open mind. The 'we' in question were my me, my husband and our 11 year old son - as anyone knows who takes away a child of this age, if they are happy so are you!! When we got off our plane at Al Massira airport we were immediatly hit by the heat, certainly a lot different from the weather we had left behind in Manchester! We were quickly through custom control and on our coach to...

oldchem 31.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Caribbean Village Agador, Agadir

Wii want a jacket, Wii have a jacket

Advantages: The grips work!, Sturdy and reliable
Disadvantages: Restricting your control on the Wii remote

...The Wii jacket has recently been supplied from nintendo free of charge to anyone who has got a wii controller, it was given out due to the extensive amount of people losing grip on the controller and the controller being launched 10 feet into the air and breaking something valuable. After receiving my wii remote the main struggle that I had was putting it on! The rubber was hard to stretch over the Remote without me getting my hands dirty. But once on it's very useful - it enables you to have more grip on the controller while feeling comfortable using it, and you can still 'point and play' so the product does work. However I find that with the Wii remote jacket on, it takes a certain amount of realisticness out of the game. The game suddenly doesn't feel as good and it feels flawed. This may just be me but I prefer playing wit...

aasimontheweb 12.09.2009 · Read review
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Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End DVD

Advantages: Action and adventure, great scenes, Orlando Bloom, Johnny Depp
Disadvantages: A bit long

...Pirates of the Caribbean at World end is the third movie in the Pirates trilogy. It follows the crew of the Black Pearl (the Pirate ship) rescuing Jack Sparrow from Davy Jones' locker and then preparing to fight the East Indian Trading Company who are intent on extinguishing piracy. I'm not going to spoil the rest of the plot/movie for you as I believe you should see it for yourself so I will just now review the rest of the DVD and what I thought of the film/films. At the box office it was actually the most successful film of 2007 and is the second most successful film in the series. I think even if action and adventure films aren't for you (they aren't my most favourite) this would still be a film you like as it is very funny in places, the sets are brilliant and the action really is very well choreographed. My one complaint with it...

Spottydog11 18.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Pirates Of The Caribbean - At World's End (DVD)

A taste of the caribbean

Advantages: tasty, adds a kick to boring food, cheap
Disadvantages: none

...With my chips tonight I had a blob of mayo, bbq sauce and this sweet chilli sauce. The brand --------------------- Encona are a big name within the Caribbean food market so you know you can trust them to deliver a fantastic product. Also in their range of sauces are Sweet Mango Chilli Dip. Jamaican Jerk Sauce, Cajun Hot Pepper Sauce, Smooth Papaya Hot Pepper Sauce, Creole Hot Pepper Sauce, Chilli Barbeque Sauce and their Original hot pepper sauce. I want to try the chilli barbeque sauce next but this was out of stock yesterday sadly! The bottle --------------------- I'm reviewing the brand new bottle I bought yesterday, still sealed. The seal is a bright sky blue piece of plastic wrapped around the sky blue top of the bottle, this is branded 'Encona'. The label on the front of the bottle is the same bright blue...

leanne8686 29.01.2009 · Read review
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Review of Encona Caribbean Thai Sweet Chilli Dip

pirates of the caribbean

Advantages: family film
Disadvantages: none

...The Pirates of the Caribbean: The curse of the Black Pearl. This is the latest pirate movie to be released for our enjoyment. The story is about Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) who had his ship The Black Pearl Taken from him and then was marooned on an island. While a young Elizabeth Swann helps rescue a young boy (Will Turner) adrift on the high seas. She hides his necklace that he was wearing to save him from being discovered as a possible pirate. Anyway the trio come together and have to track down the pirate ship The Black Pearl. Each has reasons. Jack simply wants his ship back and to take revenge on his first mate that took his ship from him and will wants to rescue Elizabeth. As it happens some time earlier the pirate crew of The Black Pearl got their hands on some cursed treasure and the necklace that Will was wearing, is...

mariegall 24.07.2006 · Read review
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