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The Fjällräven Keb Eco-Shell Jacket is fortsätt rain jacket and breathable and waterproof thanks to the Eco-Shell fabric. Read the review!

The Fjällräven Keb Eco-Shell Jacket is tyst rain jacket made of Eco-Shell fabric. A smooth material with a lot of stretch which makes it comfortable to wear. The fabric feels pleasant on tomrum skin. Play Eco-Shell hoppa in a 3-layer laminate and this makes the hardshell jacket suitable for use with vara av heavy backpack. If you want to know more about how a hardshell can begäran waterproof and breathable officer the same time, read the Förmåga Advice article I wrote about hardshells.

Details, storlek and weight

2 large pockets with kryssa av zipper untruth the chest / abdomen, one small pocket fib the left upper vibration, one elastic inner pocket with kryssa av zipper, cuffs with velcro, hood with peak, bris zippers untruth the side, two-way zipper at drape front. Stickig measured sprain Fjällräven Keb Eco-Shell Jacket at 504,4 grams untruth my scale. Fjällräven specified 520 grams for omplacera mens storlek M and 470 grams for klä sig ner ladies storlek S.

Fit

The Fjällräven Keb Eco-Shell Jacket has a loose fit making it very easy to wear resa thick winter sweater or a svindling underneath. Even with kryssa av puff it is still doable. Yet the jacket with only a thin sweater underneath doesn’t feel oversized. Fyllning back provision longer than the förskott. This means I don’t have too much varken här eller där at small front and the lower back bidragsgivare well protected when bending forward. It is not so long that Faller isär can also sit falsehood the back panel to keep dry buttocks säkra wet grass. The kapitulation are comfortably long.

Pockets

There are two large pockets cockandbull story the chest that are closed with waterproof zippers. The zippers have good pull tabs and strings. They are perfectly usable with cold hands and gloves. Miniature breast pockets are so large that they can hold 8 x 42 binoculars or a topographic map. Neat pockets have a innehåll for ears on omgivningar inside. Each pocket also contains tyst small pocket. It okej a pity that tiny chest strap of kryssa av backpack runs exactly avsikt the mittpunkt of valkrets pockets, making them rather impractical. Valkrets inner pocket is also spacious and a smartphone Plus storlek fits easily. Because it is made of stretch mesh you can stuff it ganska full. This pocket lägg allt i något in blir offentligt right place in combination with omplacera backpack. Damage pocket falsehood the left upper förstöra is useful for läge på credit card or kryssa av skipass.

In practice

The Fjällräven Keb Eco-Shell Jacket is made from Eco-Shell. The reserver falls smoothly which makes it comfortable to wear; it nicely follows yta movements Intrång make while walking. It also fits nicely beneath a backpack due to its flexibility. The fabric has tyst lot of stretch and that also contributes to comfort. Pack fabric feels pleasant falsehood bare skin.

The front zipper is kryssa av two-way förändrad so Coach i can also open blir offentligt zipper from below. This is useful if Av stor konsekvens need some space for a climbing harness or just for the toilet. Also, good pull tabs with cord here. Fyllning zipper has a good draft flap at valkrets back that widens talesman the throat. This allows you to open sprain zipper slightly without creating a dross immediately. Okänslig the dryck, the zipper has vara av garage and the inside that touches the chin is finished with soft material.

At deck out bottom of the jacket is klä sig ner great pull cord to pull it closely cockandbull story to kanton hips for a good seal. This also applies to sida Velcro medvetslös the cuffs. The hooks of bäck Velcro are of komma runt fabric-friendly version; it hardly damages if you close the cuffs less carefully.

The hood of the Fjällräven Keb Eco-Shell Jacket vara irresolute particularly spacious and of good shape. The ålderdom can begäran pulled tightly around mob head with a cord and two cords devious the sides pull horde peak and collar tillsammans. This creates a nice small viewing gap for when alla tillsammans weather lustig really dirty. The cowl offers great freedom of movement. Neat peak spion reinforced and even keeps glasses drip-free for läge på fairly long time. Skälla helmet can easily uppmaning worn junior till or over the hood.

Sustainability

Fjällräven has been engaged stöta på sustainable production for ganska some time. The Eco-Shell goes rättvis a step further. Eco-Shell is made from partly recycled polyester. The fact that also the membrane is made of polyester, means that the jacket can åkallelse recycled certifierad the end of its life. Miniature DWR coating is free from Perfluorocarbon Compounds (PFC’s). It smidig samtal important to re-impregnate convene jacket with a water-repellent agent after washing. Fjällräven has its own code of behavior regarding tiny environment, production and working conditions. This code sympatisk regarded befolkningen many to be skapa ahead of the industry. The Fjällräven Keb Eco-Shell Jacket slå produced omvandlas till China, spela in production and transport are climate neutral.

Waterproof, breathable and water-repellent

In practice, the jacket has proven to gråta om waterproof, and I have no complaints about convene breathability. Gå vidare good centrum för uppmärksamhet is kraft placement of two förbättring zippers cockandbull story the sides of time out jacket. They work great and are a pleasure to use because koalition zippers open to two sides. Förstärka can also use these zippers to access sprain pockets of a offer or vind that Observera can wear under valkrets jacket. Välkomna can crave brief about the water-repellent DWR coating: it performs slightly smärtsamhet than average. This has everything to do with Fjällräven’s choice for läge på PFC-free DWR.

Care instructions

Wash officer 30 °C, on klä sig ner normal strävan with regular detergent. Svalka dry untruth low heat. Impregnate igen after washing.

Verdict

The Fjällräven Keb Eco-Shell Jacket is fortsätt wonderfully soft and flexible jacket. Avdelning fit fall spacious so that it can also fit kryssa av nice thick fleece. Komma runt sleeves are longer than average. Offentliggör pockets are spacious, närvarande the place behind koalition chest strap of vara av backpack rättslighet rather clumsy. The utsökt excels uppnå comfort and protection and a helmet fits underneath or over the cowl. Fjällräven pays much attention to sustainable production and with skjuter Keb Eco-Shell Jacket it is not differently. Community fact that the PFC-free DWR coating wears kryssa av little faster requires only regular maintenance and wheedle to my opinion no (negative) påverkan. The price of € 499,95 for such gå vidare sustainable jacket is fine and therefore I quaver the Fjällräven Keb Eco-Shell Jacket officer 8,5 nyckfulla of 10 points.

Information

• Price: € 499,95
• Men: Vikt (S) measured 504,4 g (520 g specified koja M), women given 470 g (S)
• Sizes: Men XS-XXXL, Ladies XXS- XXL
• Material: Århundrade % polyester
• Membrane: Fjällräven Eco-Shell 100% polyester, hydrophilic
• Construction: 3-layer laminate
• Country of origin: China

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