If Mithril sounds familiar, it’s because the jacket was named after the lifesaving chainlink shirt Frodo wore in Lord of the Rings. The Kevlar adds about 50 per cent more weight to the jacket (Klättermusen makes a non-Kevlar version of the same jacket but SNOOZE ON THAT) and is supposed to be slightly warmer when worn.
For outdoorsmen, the Mithril Kevlar jacket is wind resistant, water repellant and super duper tough when it comes to climbing, hiking, biking, falling, scraping and any other nasty spills you get yourself into. So though its softshellness makes it not bulletproof, it’s essentially outdoor proof. Approximately $US518. [Klattermusen via The Gearcaster]
TSH
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 10:35 AMDO WANT
My gore-tex jacket doesn’t look anywhere near as cool as this.
Stuart
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 11:56 AMWhile it looks cool, and the material sounds amazing, I bet that diagonal zip would start pissing me off when it starts getting warm. Better suited to the catwalk.
ba!
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 1:20 PMYeah this will be great for the next time i ..
..
…
‘m cold?
Womp
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 3:54 PMIf you want clothing that will last forever the “safari suit” came out 40 years ago but you can still buy them at secondhand stores.
Franz
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 5:14 PMI’ll get one when they get a better sweatshop factory to sew the zip on straight.
Honestly, even if I know it’s meant to be like that, everyone else will still think it’s messed up.
It would also be hard for me to buy a Mithril Jacket that’s not made of Mithril, but you can still be a turtleneck thug.