CLAWGEAR MILVAGO MKII
FLEECE HOODY
Winter is a great time for us to try out fleece garments,
putting them through their paces so you don’t have to!
Bill takes a look at the latest version of the Milvago
Hoody from Clawgear.
Earlier today I happened to visit a friend who loves the
winter months every bit as much as I do, and given that we
had a snowfall recently (as I write) there was a lot for us to
chuckle about! I love the feeling of being outdoors when
it’s crisp and cold, and if you’ve got the right gear then
you can be completely comfortable in any environment,
including when the thermometer falls!
One of the key ingredients to any layered clothing
system is what you use as your “mid layer”, the thermal
bit that sits between your next to skin base and the
shell which actually protects you from the elements.
Understanding exactly what is needed and when is the
sign of a great clothing manufacturer, and as Clawgear are
based in Steyr-Gleink, Austria they understand a bit (just
a bit!) about how a clothing system should go together
to become a valid, year-round solution. They are highly
innovative in what they produce not just in terms of cutting
edge design and their use of the most up to date fabrics
but also in their choice of colour options.
Clawgear have worked their “knowledge magic” into
their entire range of tactical clothing and recently they
sent me one of their Milvago MKII fleece garments to trial.
This heavier-weight fleece mid-layer garment is extremely
comfortable to wear and the modern styling allows a
full range of unrestricted movement. Both the outer and
inner materials have been specially selected to ensure
robustness and to optimise comfort. The fleece itself is
water repellent and breathes extremely well, making the
Milvago a superb layering piece, but one that can also be
worn on its own in drier cold conditions. I especially like
the low-profile hood which works perfectly in conjunction
with a hard or softshell outer layer, effectively eliminating
cold spots around the neckline.
The Milvago also benefits from two lower fully-lined
handwarmer pockets, pockets on both upper arms with
velcro patches for team/unit patches, and an inner pocket
which allows routing for comms cables; the outer pockets
are very low profile which gives the jacket a visually
stunning appearance as well.
Weighing in at 750g the Milvago is easy to pack and
takes up minimal space in a pack given its warmth to
weight ratio, so it’s absolutely ideal if you want to stow it
away “just in case”. Overall it’s a superbly designed jacket
made of high end fabrics and components, and the finish
of it just oozes quality and attention to detail. If you’re in
the market for a new performance fleece jacket in the very
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latest “tacticool” colour and style then I would thoroughly
recommend you take a very close look at the Milvago MKII
Claw Gear is currently available direct from the
manufacturer although I’m led to believe that it will soon
be more generally available in the UK and further afield.
The Milvago MKII costs €86.90 and is available in RAL
7013, Black, and Solid Rock (grey) in sizes small to XXL.
For more information please visit www.clawgear.com
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