In reply to simoninger:
> I had a light green set in the late 80s I think, and I thought "500 notes? They're having a larf" about the new ones,
It seems to be the going rate for fully featured mountain shells made of Gore Tex Pro (or something similar). Of course the non-Pro Goretex (can't remember exactly what they are calling it currently!) is less and then there are much cheaper alternatives, some of which get really good reviews, made of unbranded waterproof breathable fabrics. But I don't think Berghaus is charging over the odds here for a Goretex Pro jacket - although I've just had a quick look, Mountain Equipment still do a proper mountain jacket made out of Gore Tex Pro for 400 quid, which actually seems very competitive these days!
> but an online inflation calculator tells me that would have been 150 in 1987, sounds about right. I can't imagine paying that fraction of my income for a jacket now!
What one did you look at? I checked out the inflation adjusted price of my first Goretex jacket, a Pheonix Topaz, on the Bank of England's calculator, 120 GBP in 1990 is 265.88 now. That would be a decent price for a Goretex jacket with a proper wired hood that could go over a helmet these days, although I'm sure manufacturers would argue there are lots of other improvement in modern designs.