In reply to UKC Gear: Holy hotaches batman that's cheap!
I want:
big pockets,
long sleeves,
big elasticated wrists I can put gloved hands through,
big glove friendly zip pulls,
a big but face covering hood that turns somewhat when I turn my head (a snorkel design like my old school parka with a wide neck and some clearence around the face might work - put the zip in at the bottom, keep zipping it up until all you can see are my eyes),
a large mesh internal pocket might be good- slightly elastic rim, not sure I need a zip pocket there though,
it needs to be as warm as possible when its wet and cold but as light as It can be,
highly compressible - a good fit for a standard size of popular brand of waterproof stufsack might be good.
In short I wan the earth.
This is the thing I reach for when the world is against me and I need to pull on something over the top of all the cr*p I'm already wearing and breathe a sigh of relief as I belay or settle down for a long wait in an awkward spot. If its for wearing overnight or sitting down a little reinforcement where it goes over my butt might be nice so that what I'm sitting on doesn't get trashed.
Hell at that price I might buy one to use (definition of my use of outdoor kit- abuse, destroy, wear out in a season) this winter (even though I have a marmot one I got at a good price late last season already).
Go Alpkit!
Al