KLIM Torrent Storm Collar | Initial Impressions

[Grumpy Goat]

Does it need to be tucked up inside the helmet to keep it from sagging down?

Not if you’re not riding and there is no breeze to blow it down, I guess.


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It was a serious question.

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Lee, I was not being facetious. It was a serious answer.

As a matter of fact, since your question was non-specific about whether one was moving or not, my answer was (to my way of thinking) right on point.

The material is stiff enough that if I put it on and do not tuck it under my helmet, it does not seem that it would fall down. It stays as is. Further, and still without it being tucked in, if a breeze were to blow I expect it may crumble down. Of course I literally have no experience with this storm collar other than in the video. Lastly, if on the bike and it is not tucked in then I imagine the apparent wind alone would push it down.

My worry is not at the top of the collar but at the bottom. It simply spreads across the shoulders and upper chest and back and probably relies on the same apparent wind to keep it pressed against the front of the jacket thereby keeping the water out. However if the wind were to swirl, e.g. if there was turbulence, then that bottom edge could flip up and allow the ingress of the rain.

How is that answer? 😀 Says the same thing but with a lot more words.


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