Sardinia And Corsica

Thanks. I’ve had it about 5 years and I love my Klim suit. It is more road oriented and lightweight than a lot of their gear and both jacket and trousers have two big vents on the front and two big vents on the back so I have used it no problem on plenty of hot weather trips to places like South Africa, Nepal, Spain, Morocco. Equally it is totally waterproof and works really well for cold, wet weather with thermals and an under jacket. I use it all year round in the U.K.

Build quality is excellent with strong seams, and good quality zips and fasteners all round. It’s been down the road a couple times when dicking around racing Enfield Himalayans round the bumpy hairpins of the mountains in Nepal and abrasion resistance is top notch.

In fact the only slightly negative thing I can say is that the colour shows the dirt a bit, but I don’t really care about that and on balance I prefer the grey to a black suit.

This particular model of suit was being discontinued when I bought it, so I got it for a good price. Goodness knows what I’ll do when it gives up the ghost.

 

Yeah the Badlands looks like its weighs about the same as a bloody suit of armour. Mine is a lot more lightweight. When I want armour over and above the regular back, elbow and knee pad inserts I wear it underneath - knee braces and force field kit when falling off a lot in the Sahara frinstance. I guess they probably do something equivalent currently but I have no idea what it is.