Sandwiched between these two different fabrics is Hydroloft Elite Pro, a synthetic insulation developed by Berghaus themselves.
There's a bit of stretch to the outer fabric, and both sides of the jacket are soft to the touch and don't feel or sound too crinkly. In use you can instantly feel the difference between the two. Want to keep cool while working hard? Stick it on reversed, with the air permeable polyamide inner fabric on the outside, and you've a really well vented insulation piece. Want more warmth? Wear it the normal way round and the windproof Pertex Microlight layer is on the outside, allowing the insulation to work to the max. The most obvious feature of the Reversa, and the thing that sets this model apart, is its ability to be two different jackets in one. This low profile hood can be worn beneath a helmet instead, but it's not a great fit - particularly if the collar is zipped right up, when the helmet strap feels uncomfortably tight under the chin. It won't pull over a helmet readily, so the Reversa isn't great when worn in belay jacket mode. There's no volume adjustment or wire reinforcement, just a simple stretch rim, so in stormy weather the hood billows about.
Uberlayer review zip#
With the zip done up fully the collar rides up to mouth level to offer plenty of weather protection to the lower face however the rim of the hood sits high on the head, so unless you're wearing a hat underneath you do tend to get a cold forehead in windy conditions. The hood has a good sculpted shape that fits the head neatly.
Uberlayer review free#
Thanks to some really good tailoring, and plenty of length in the sleeves, arm movement for climbing is very free and the jacket stays put beneath a rucksack hipbelt or harness, not tending to pull up when you raise your arms. Length in the hem is short-to-medium at the front, but drops lower at the rear to offer decent bum-and-kidney coverage. When things get wild, a shell on top is called for.
However it also means that the jacket can billow in the wind a fair bit, and because there's no hem adjustment to cinch in tight - just a simple stretch binding - it's not the most storm-worthy of the jackets on test. It’s a bit on the heavy side compared to other midlayers, but that’s a price we’re willing to pay for its versatility.The Reversa has a fairly roomy fit in the body - some might say boxy - which helps with fitting on top of other layers. You’ll be wearing this jacket way more than packing it, but you can squish it down to about 7 by 5 inches in its own pocket. We liked the clean cuffs (they have Lycra inserts to block wind) which play nicely with other layers and gloves.
A sturdy, two-way zipper let us vent from top or bottom and access a climbing harness. Five pockets (two interior) store winter must-haves. The hood fits over a climbing helmet, but also adjusts snugly over a beanie. “It’s an ideal outer layer when you’re grinding hard uphill in deep cold, and it makes a low-bulk midlayer under a shell,” one tester says.
Uberlayer review full#
It’s the full recipe at work: Polartec Alpha, an insulation with thousands of tiny perforations that allow body heat to escape, is sandwiched between a wicking polyester liner and tough-but-supple nylon shell.
Uberlayer review skin#
This jacket became a second skin for one tester who wore it nonstop for four days of ice climbing in New Hampshire, then around-the-clock on a four-day summer climb of Mt. Breathable when it needs to vent, warm when it needs to insulate.
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