Keela Jackets - Quality?

Chris Loffredo typed:

I'm considering buying a Keela Pinnacle 3 jacket.
It looks very well-designed and made, so my doubts are mainly about the
durability and breathability of the material (called Blizzard).
Does anyone have any experience with these jackets?

I bought a Keela 'Upland' Jacket from their manufacturers (Ilasco) at a
factory sale last winter and am delighted with its performance.
It is a 3 in 1 but I only use the outer when hillwalking. The inner fleece
is good on its own.
Keela ... not to be sniffed at for performance. Ask some of the Mountain
Rescue Team Members they kit out!
--
Andy Crawford
www.chiadfhear.co.uk

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I have a Kella Ottowa jacket, very very impressed with it. Great waterproof
qualities and superb breathability. The only niggle, is now it's getting
cold is the cuffs are not big enough to get gloves underneath and the main
two way zip has a tendancy to open from the bottom on it's own. Other than
that it's a bloody great jacket.

Rich

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Chris Loffredo typed:

I'm considering buying a Keela Pinnacle 3 jacket.
It looks very well-designed and made, so my doubts are mainly about the
durability and breathability of the material (called Blizzard).
Does anyone have any experience with these jackets?

I bought a Keela 'Upland' Jacket from their manufacturers (Ilasco) at a
factory sale last winter and am delighted with its performance.
It is a 3 in 1 but I only use the outer when hillwalking. The inner fleece
is good on its own.
Keela ... not to be sniffed at for performance. Ask some of the Mountain
Rescue Team Members they kit out!
--
Andy Crawford
www.chiadfhear.co.uk

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Keela ... not to be sniffed at for performance. Ask some of the Mountain
Rescue Team Members they kit out!

Bolton MRT purchased the Munro Jacket, Odin Lightweight Jacket, Quantum
Fleece & Mocha Fleecy type base layer. These replaced the Spray & Buffalo
tops we had had for 10 years.

They are very good quality jackets, well made and very reasonable priced.

My own opinions are as follows the Munro is a great Winter jacket, possibly
a little on the heavy side and for me a little short in length. All the
others I love to bits. I even purchased some private stock as well, because
its so good.

Scottish MRT's also use Keela, Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service use
Keela as well, whether you want to believe this or not Keela manufacturer
stuff for others, and then those others put their names on it.Also the Royal
Navy/Marines ascent on Everest in 2003 also use Keela clothing as well.

I do not know the jacket you are referring to but based on these that's I
have used I can heartily recommend them.

Dave Healey
www.boltonmrt.org.uk