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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Review of Berghaus Mens Paclite Trek Jacket

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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Review of Nintendo Wii Remote Jacket

FREE Wii REMOTE JACKET / COVERS

Advantages: FEWER INSURANCE CLAIMS, LESS BREAKAGES, FREE
Disadvantages: NONE

...Remote accidentally be thrown across the room during aggressive gameplay. If you are lucky, nothing is broken. If you are not so lucky, that expensive mirror is smashed, the controller is embedded in the television, the fish tank is now empty and the fish are flapping on the floor, or the window frame now has no glass. Lets hope that your insurance premiums are fully paid and that you have a sympathetic insurance company. The players themselves need protection too. I've seen it on quite a few occasions where a rival Wii player gets an accidental mouthful of Wii remote during heated games or a hard bash on the head. No doubt you have seen it too or have heard about similar instances from friends. With the Jacket on the Wii remote, other players may now no longer risk facial bruising. I have read that the free covers will cost...

JAVER1967 23.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Nintendo Wii Remote Jacket

Jack & Jackie in The Jacket!

Advantages: Good thinking film, Adrien Brody
Disadvantages: None

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wendybull 25.10.2006 · Read review
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Review of The Jacket (DVD)

A jacket for your remote, whatever next?! A coat for your phone?

Advantages: Free of charge, easy to apply for, helps to avoid breakages.
Disadvantages: None.

...If you purchased a Wii when they were first launched you may well be aware of the vast number of accidents in the home that happened through people accidentally letting go of the Wii Remote when playing with their console. However, from October 2007 all Wii Remotes sold (including those which came free with a Wii console) come with an adjustable wrist strap as well as a silicone remote jacket. The purpose of the remote jacket is that it sits over the Wii remote and adds extra grip whilst you are playing games with the Wii, this will hopefully help to prevent any further breakages of TVs as you are far less likely to accidentally let go of the remote when the silicone case is combined with the adjustable wrist strap. The silicone case also acts as a cushion if you accidentally knock something or somebody with the remote (believe me...

katyeverett 05.06.2009 · Read review
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Great Full Metal Jacket

Advantages: Newly Remastered
Disadvantages: Bad if you don't like war films

...Out of all the war films about Vietnam, Platoon and Hamburger Hill being some of the most popular, Full Metal Jacket stands out there as the forerunner. Based on the novel "The Short-Timers" by Gustav Hasford, the film is essentially split into two stories linked by a number of characters. The film follows a new recruit, Joker, with his fellow soldiers through basic training and right into the conflict in Vietnam. The first half of this film is the chilling tale of military brutality mainly at the hands of the drill Sgt Hartman (who was played by ex-marine Lee Ermey). This part of the film mainly centres around Private Pyle, a new-recruit pushed to the edge of his limits. The second half of the film centres around the new-recruits after they have been transported into the combat zone. This part or the film mostly deals with one...

tomok 07.05.2002 · Read review
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