Paramo Bentu Fleece Jacket - Moss

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  Adding to my Paramo collection, which is kind of hard to find in the US. Happy to find Woodlore, with very reasonable and quick shipping to US. Jacket is great too! Bit warm here for using yet, but it will get put to good use when it cools off. I am 6 ft 2 inches, 200 lbs, size Large fits great. Never felt such a soft jacket!  

  Rob

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  I bought this purely to improve the water resistance of my Paramo Windproof Fuera smock, which is my favourite three season top cover. I haven't yet been able to test its water resistance when coupled with the Fuera smock, so I cannot yet comment on Paramo's claim there. It's a fleece. It's June, so it's warm and I wore it next to my skin for its first outing. The cloud burnt off and the day warmed up very quickly. I took a 4.5 miles dog walk with two moderate ascents and was glad of the two ended zip allowing maximum cooling without inflicting my less than rippled torso on the undeserving public. On the easy gradients the fleece breathed well and allowed comfortable walking. At the top, exposed to a chill and brisk N.E. wind I was very glad to be wearing it and did not need to add the Fuera smock. The sleeves are long, which is a blessing for me. The body length is long, keeping your lower back well covered. I took a risk with the sizing, as I'm planning to shed stone this summer, it was snug and perfect. I walk with a backpack so this did mean the back rode up a bit under the pack, but that can happen with other fleeces and tee shirts and was not a serious problem. It's expensive, so it has a lot to live up too, but it seems well made and designed and I have high hopes for its future use.  

  Michael Tyler

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  I own a few items of paramo clothing but this fleece and the wind proof are by far the best items of kit by paramo that I own. I’ve worn this nearly every day since I purchased it and it’s great. It stops the wind and has handled light rain also. Would definitely recommend. Excellent service as well from Woodlore as my fleece was delivered quickly and packaged really well. Great shopping experience and I’ll definitely be ordering from here again.  

  Tim Kinch

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  Bought a month ago and in daily use for walking and cycling. It appears well made, it's warm with convenient and well placed pockets, in this respect I'd put it on a par with the Fjallraven Abisko. It does score over the Abisko in having a double zip, admittedly the zip can be a bit fiddly but I still prefer it, especially for cycling. The zip is backed by a decent overlap and goes all the way to the top of your throat. It doesn't have a hood, which is good, a man can have too many hoods. The Bentu is claimed to be better than most fleeces at resisting light winds and drizzle but as I've only used it in combination with an outer-layer I can't actually confirm that yet. However customers should be aware that its dark colour and Nikwaxed surface immediately identify men who pick their ears.  

  Allan Wellings

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  Very fast delivery and great customer service. Wonderful fleece with cheaper price compare to other sites! Love the fit. Highly recommend this site and the fleece!  

  Jeffrey

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  The fleece is quite light in weight, not bulky but surprisingly warm and very comfortable to wear due to the extremely soft fabric. It works very well under a Paramo analogy water proof garment.  

  Steven Jagger

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  This is my second piece of Paramo gear (it's hard to get in Canada) and I am super pleased with this fleece. It will soon replace all my other fleece jackets (4 various Arcteryx ones), not only for its weight but its wind and water resistant abilities. I really like the warmth to weight ratio. It is very soft and fits very well. I could not be happier with this. I am really looking forward to using this in the weather it was designed for!  

  Craig Robertson