I guess an update on my gear might be useful.
Generally it's wearing well. I could really do with the sleeves another 1" or so shorter, but as they've been shortened as much as they can there's nothing more to be done. I have to wear my gloves inside all the time which is time consuming, esp when out as a group, I'm fast becoming known for being last to be ready
They still fit great otherwise and are fabulously comfy.
However, the heatproof panel on the trouser bottoms is woefully small and hasn't stopped the cats on my Pans exhaust burning holes next to the panels
. So at some point they're going back for repair.
But the worst issue, is they're far from waterproof.
It's not so much a fault, but poor design. The jackets front zip is unprotected with only short bits of Velcro on the flap, rather than the whole length.
At the moment I wear a cheap Oxford hi viz overjacket in wet weather. This then keeps me dry, and has the added advantage of stopping the jacket from soaking up so much water, which can take a week to dry out.
Oh, another thing, I had to pay quite a lot extra to have a proper full length joining zip added to both halves. They only use two lengths across their entire range, which means when you get into the largest sizes the zip barely goes half way round. Bloody ridiculous really. Twats on the stand at the show said it was so big jackets can fit to smaller trousers...., like that's gonna happen ffs. I'm hoping to have a word with the rep I met at mca's, but I've mislaid his details atm.
the Halvarssons isn't meant to be as warm as the Rukka and me being a Sweaty Betty this is a good thing 
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a first for me!!!! I like!!!.