My old Klim Badlands jacket is biting the dust. Mesh pockets are starting to rip, water is leaking through - it's seen a lot of hard use over the last four years or so. I figured I'd just replace it with the same eventually, but after enough days mucking through sand, I'm starting to rethink things. I loved the Badlands because it was a pretty good all-in-one jacket, but I think it's time to go slightly modular.
I will never use an inner liner because I'm too lazy. I know myself, and I would just power through the cold or wait for one more bridge to see if the rain clears up before unpacking and undressing.
But I think shells are the way to go. I'm eyeing the
ZoomerP combo Baja/Enduro now. What do you ride it down to? And does the Carlsbad get toasty?
Anyone paired a light jacket with a good REI-style shell?