Dale
Registered user
Not sure if this is the right place to ask this (but am hoping that others who have been to North Africa in the summer will have ideas)....
A mate and myself will be doing a trip from Cape Town to Cairo in July and August this year. Leaving Cape Town mid winter, the Rallye II jacket I have will do nicely to keep out the cold. By the time we get to Sudan, we are expecting temps of around 40-45 degC!! ... and the Rallye Jacket will probably turn into my personal little sauna.
My idea is this:
remove the protector lining (the one with the orange protector pads) from the jacket and get a separate body armour jacket like the ones the MX riders use.
When it's cold, use the Rallye over the body armour; when hot, use an MX shirt.
I'm not sure if de-hydration will be a problem with the MX shirt letting too much air through.
Space limitations prohibit taking a second airflow jacket.
Any comments / suggestions?? any other ideas?
TIA
Dale
A mate and myself will be doing a trip from Cape Town to Cairo in July and August this year. Leaving Cape Town mid winter, the Rallye II jacket I have will do nicely to keep out the cold. By the time we get to Sudan, we are expecting temps of around 40-45 degC!! ... and the Rallye Jacket will probably turn into my personal little sauna.
My idea is this:
remove the protector lining (the one with the orange protector pads) from the jacket and get a separate body armour jacket like the ones the MX riders use.
When it's cold, use the Rallye over the body armour; when hot, use an MX shirt.
I'm not sure if de-hydration will be a problem with the MX shirt letting too much air through.
Space limitations prohibit taking a second airflow jacket.
Any comments / suggestions?? any other ideas?
TIA
Dale
