KLIM Badlands Pro - Page 23

cchoc · 12-06-2012, 10:10 AM

I've washed my Badlands jacket and pants (and a lot of other Gore-Tex stuff over the years) with Tech Wash and have never had a problem.

a2ronm · 12-06-2012, 10:21 AM

Check out post #24: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...=776081&page=2

After 8 months, some 15,000 miles of daily all weather riding I've yet to machine wash my suit, however I have showered with both the jacket and pants to degrunge the insides. Dripped dried afterwards.,

DWR is still working fine.

V-Stormer · 12-06-2012, 06:51 PM

Well, it's been a while since I posted, and unfortunately I haven't had a chance to ride a full day in heavy weather, but I've had some pretty serious commutes since my last post with heavy rain, wind and road wash. Not a drop got in.

So I think the leaking problems some have had might be anomolies, even though they've had more than one jacket that leaked. I can't imagine that in some of the weather I've been in that if there was even a chance it could leak, it would have.

Badlands gets my vote as a good weather proof suit . . . I guess this summer will be the deciding factor on an all-round adventure suit good for warm weather as well.

Mav · 12-07-2012, 01:51 PM

Anyone got any experience they want to share on the armour in the trousers/pants?

Have been thinking about getting some Badland trousers to go with the jacket... but I took a pretty hard fall a couple weeks ago and came out remarkably unscathed apart from a decent bruise on the inside of me knee that pretty much follows the line of the armour, giving me an idea how much it might've hurt if I'd not hard such good armour on!

My current trousers are BMW Rally Pro's. Based on the jacket, I'm wondering if the Badlands trousers would've done such a good job of taking care of me...

Thoughts?

telejojo · 12-07-2012, 02:48 PM

I have a Toumaster trans. 2 jacket and I have rode in rain,cold and heat and I cannot believe a jacket cost 900.00 I don't know what it can do more unless a BJ.I'm sure it's a good jacket but I just can't see that much money for a jacket.

cardoctor1 · 12-07-2012, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by telejojo

I have a Toumaster trans. 2 jacket and I have rode in rain,cold and heat and I cannot believe a jacket cost 900.00 I don't know what it can do more unless a BJ.I'm sure it's a good jacket but I just can't see that much money for a jacket.

bj and a reach around

Mav · 12-07-2012, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cardoctor1

bj and a reach around

I better call my supplier 'cos I never got those with my jacket!

burmbuster · 12-08-2012, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by V-Stormer

Well, it's been a while since I posted, and unfortunately I haven't had a chance to ride a full day in heavy weather, but I've had some pretty serious commutes since my last post with heavy rain, wind and road wash. Not a drop got in.

So I think the leaking problems some have had might be anomolies, even though they've had more than one jacket that leaked. I can't imagine that in some of the weather I've been in that if there was even a chance it could leak, it would have.

Badlands gets my vote as a good weather proof suit . . . I guess this summer will be the deciding factor on an all-round adventure suit good for warm weather as well.

Depends on what you call "warm weather". Badlands is quite a steamer if you get above 75 degrees.

Nacho911 · 12-08-2012, 01:37 PM

Remember when you clean gortex, place in hot hot dryer to dry, this resets the membrane.

Xeraux · 12-08-2012, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by telejojo

I have a Toumaster trans. 2 jacket and I have rode in rain,cold and heat and I cannot believe a jacket cost 900.00 I don't know what it can do more unless a BJ.I'm sure it's a good jacket but I just can't see that much money for a jacket.

How many Klim threads are you going to post this revelation in?

Mr_Gone · 12-08-2012, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by telejojo

I have a Toumaster trans. 2 jacket and I have rode in rain,cold and heat and I cannot believe a jacket cost 900.00 I don't know what it can do more unless a BJ.I'm sure it's a good jacket but I just can't see that much money for a jacket.

Klim with Gore-Tex = Guaranteed to Keep You Dry. For life.

Ten years from now, if my Badlands stops being waterproof, I'll return it and get a new jacket, or they'll repair it. I suspect you'll be buying your third Tourmaster Transition.

Oh, I got a BJ this morning. I don't know if it had anything to do with the jacket or not. Just saying.

wizz · 12-09-2012, 08:41 PM

not sure if i missed this but anyone have a review of the armour in the badlands? i like the chest protector but im interested in the elbow shoulder coverage. anyone crash offroad? onroad?
thanks
wizz

vibenation · 12-10-2012, 02:23 AM

Look back a few pages in this thread, I flew over my handlebars, and rolled about 12 paces away from my bike while riding offroad and did nothing to myself or the badlands suit other than get it dirty. Amusing video link is there as well. Admittedly this was quite a low speed wreck, but the terrain was steep, full of loaf of bread size and bigger rocks, and I basically landed on my shoulder, rolled over my back and was good to go.

Mr_Gone · 12-12-2012, 08:59 AM

After a week of "We're trying to find your jacket order," my Badlands should arrive tomorrow. I actually have a Fedex tracking number, so there's something in that box, and it should be a Klim Badlands Pro.

Christmas is a couple weeks away, but this is a gift to myself for earning zero performance awards this year. Is it ridiculous that I'm impatiently tracking this jacket thru Fedex like CNN tracks Santa Claus on Christmas Eve?

enduro0125 · 12-12-2012, 09:10 AM

No

12-06-2012, 10:10 AM	#331
cchoc Outdoor Photographer Joined: Oct 2012 Location: Georgia Oddometer: 131	I've washed my Badlands jacket and pants (and a lot of other Gore-Tex stuff over the years) with Tech Wash and have never had a problem. __________________ Charlie... Stalking Light '13 F800GS Kalamata Metallic

12-06-2012, 06:51 PM	#333
V-Stormer Bush Basher Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Vancouver Island, Canada Oddometer: 100	Still staying dry . . . waterproofness report. Well, it's been a while since I posted, and unfortunately I haven't had a chance to ride a full day in heavy weather, but I've had some pretty serious commutes since my last post with heavy rain, wind and road wash. Not a drop got in. So I think the leaking problems some have had might be anomolies, even though they've had more than one jacket that leaked. I can't imagine that in some of the weather I've been in that if there was even a chance it could leak, it would have. Badlands gets my vote as a good weather proof suit . . . I guess this summer will be the deciding factor on an all-round adventure suit good for warm weather as well.

12-07-2012, 01:51 PM	#334
Mav Something witty... Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Blighty Oddometer: 3,612	Anyone got any experience they want to share on the armour in the trousers/pants? Have been thinking about getting some Badland trousers to go with the jacket... but I took a pretty hard fall a couple weeks ago and came out remarkably unscathed apart from a decent bruise on the inside of me knee that pretty much follows the line of the armour, giving me an idea how much it might've hurt if I'd not hard such good armour on! My current trousers are BMW Rally Pro's. Based on the jacket, I'm wondering if the Badlands trousers would've done such a good job of taking care of me... Thoughts? __________________ Mav ------------------------- All the gear.. no idea!

12-08-2012, 01:37 PM	#339
Nacho911 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2009 Location: Alberta Rocky Mountains Canada Oddometer: 366	Remember when you clean gortex, place in hot hot dryer to dry, this resets the membrane. __________________ Nacho911

12-09-2012, 08:41 PM	#342
wizz Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2008 Location: over yonder on the north coast of ca Oddometer: 190	not sure if i missed this but anyone have a review of the armour in the badlands? i like the chest protector but im interested in the elbow shoulder coverage. anyone crash offroad? onroad? thanks wizz __________________ "These things are like intellectual viruses loose in the theater of discourse, and you can’t really argue with these people, because they don’t understand the rules of argument," also noting that "the howling tide of unreason beats against pure fact with incredible fury." Terence Mckenna 2006 Ducati Multistrada620, 2013 KTM 350 exc-f

12-06-2012, 10:21 AM	#332
a2ronm Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Somewhere North of Charleston, SC Oddometer: 308	Check out post #24: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...=776081&page=2 After 8 months, some 15,000 miles of daily all weather riding I've yet to machine wash my suit, however I have showered with both the jacket and pants to degrunge the insides. Dripped dried afterwards., DWR is still working fine.

12-07-2012, 02:48 PM	#335
telejojo Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2010 Location: Huntsville Ala. foothills of the Smokey's Oddometer: 167	I have a Toumaster trans. 2 jacket and I have rode in rain,cold and heat and I cannot believe a jacket cost 900.00 I don't know what it can do more unless a BJ.I'm sure it's a good jacket but I just can't see that much money for a jacket.

12-10-2012, 02:23 AM	#343
vibenation Out of Rat Race Joined: Apr 2011 Location: Gordonsville, Virginia Oddometer: 57	Look back a few pages in this thread, I flew over my handlebars, and rolled about 12 paces away from my bike while riding offroad and did nothing to myself or the badlands suit other than get it dirty. Amusing video link is there as well. Admittedly this was quite a low speed wreck, but the terrain was steep, full of loaf of bread size and bigger rocks, and I basically landed on my shoulder, rolled over my back and was good to go. __________________ "It’s up-the-spout and Charley-Wag With wipes and tickers and what not! Until the squeezer nips your scrag, Booze and the blowens cop the lot."

12-12-2012, 08:59 AM	#344
Mr_Gone Innocent Culprit Joined: Jul 2010 Location: Mountain Home, Arkansas Oddometer: 2,511	After a week of "We're trying to find your jacket order," my Badlands should arrive tomorrow. I actually have a Fedex tracking number, so there's something in that box, and it should be a Klim Badlands Pro. Christmas is a couple weeks away, but this is a gift to myself for earning zero performance awards this year. Is it ridiculous that I'm impatiently tracking this jacket thru Fedex like CNN tracks Santa Claus on Christmas Eve? __________________ “There are only three sports: mountain climbing, bull fighting, and motor racing. All the rest are merely games.” — Ernest Hemingway

12-12-2012, 09:10 AM	#345
enduro0125 Sticks and Stones™.. Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Moran Nation Oddometer: 9,945	No __________________ AMA 487805A

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