Hello and welcome to my channel. Look at the weather. It's pouring down. So today in this vlog we are going to be talking about my waterproof jacket that I've got on right now. It's the Montaine Minimus jacket. Okay, let's just sort something out right from the start of this vlog. Are you even bothered? Do you care about keeping dry while hiking? Do you care about buying a half-decent waterproof jacket for when you're out on your walks? If you're not bothered about any of that then it is time to leave. Where did everybody go? It's just me and you again. So we are getting some wet and windy weather here in West Yorkshire. So what better time to test out my Fantastic. Well, I'm hoping it's fantastic. It's the first time I've tried it today because we've got The rainy day. Look at that view over there Fantastic. I'm out with Sheila. Sheila's over here and It's a lovely rainy walk. Yeah, what better time to test out my Montaine Minimus jacket. So if you've been following my channel, I thank you and You will know that my last for Christmas bought me the synthetic down jacket Which is also by Montaine. Fantastic jacket. Very nice. And I've actually got that jacket on underneath this and It's not waterproof. You see that is by design. They are not waterproof Maybe shower proof you get away with a little shower, but they're not waterproof. It eventually would come through and You would be soaking wet. Not very nice. So yes, it's all part of a layering system. You've got your base layer You've got your mid layer. That's where this synthetic jacket lies And then we've got the outer layer, which is this waterproof Minimus jacket. So the jacket is doing well so far I wouldn't call it an absolute downpour. In fact, it's stopped raining right now But it's very comfortable and so far I am dry has been raining as you saw Some glad for a little bit of a break in the rain Now, why did I choose this jacket? Well, I wanted something really Packable that would pack away really small light weight and it certainly is and it almost packs down to nothing It's so muddy underfoot You might be seeing me you might be seeing me fall Hope not or maybe of course I chose it because I've already got montane trousers and montane Baselay and I just watered them all to match Is it that simple? Yeah, probably is that shallow actually, but seriously though It really is that shallow. Montaine are a trusted brand I feel that I can trust them to produce a fantastic product and After watching a few reviews on this item the deal was done and 130 quid later here we are so the weight of the jacket did I mention how heavy it was? 14 kilograms, it's how heavy it was no Sorry, that was the bag on the West talent way. Yes, I don't know that actually mentioned that but this jacket actually weighs in at Less than 230 grams That's about eight ounces so it's very lightweight. It's made of per tex per tex plus fabric actually So I'm pretty confident it's gonna keep me dry today It is very breathable. I'm very comfortable in it and I can move about very easily with this jacket on So I can definitely vouch for that. I hope you're enjoying the vlog so far even though the weather isn't great We've got some great views great view behind me and if that old guy would just take his face out of the shot It would be a lot better. There you go And I'm so glad that you are with me today or of course I would be all by myself We do have Sheila with us. So it's a really comfortable jacket and the hood which I haven't used today because of course I've got my flat cap on the hood will actually go over the flat cap It's big enough and you can cinch it up. It's got to four points of adjustment the hood So really good when the weather's coming down But yeah four points of adjustment so you can really cinch it up around your face and when you move your head around Apparently you get You get good visibility in other words your head isn't moving within the hood if you know what I mean So did the jacket keep me dry? Has it done its job? Can I recommend the jacket? Is it comfortable? The answer to them questions are all yes It's kept me dry. It's very comfortable I can definitely recommend them on 10 Minimus jacket Haven't given it a full-on test. I don't feel it's a full-on test today It's just quite light rain really, but it's definitely kept me dry Being out for a couple of hours now and if you look up there you might be able to see in the distance That is black hill and I'll leave a link in the description below of a Well-camp that I did up there when I was just starting out with a well-campana did that with my last was Sheila And it was an absolute nightmare. There's still snow up there now It was freezing I'll leave a link it might be a bit of a laugh for you to have a look at that That is it for this one. Hope you've enjoyed it if you have enjoyed it Give me a like consider subscribing. I upload blogs whenever I please It's time to get to the pub because it's starting to rain again And I don't know where I'll be next time, but I know I want you with me. So until the next one. Bye