Klim Latitude Jacket and Pants Review

[Grumpy Goat]

Nice review GG. 10 hours in the rain! Sounds like my trip to Eureka Springs in 2017.

Thanks Michael. That was when I saw you and Liz in your Latitude outfits and decided that I liked it.

Likewise, my Latitude jacket and pants kept me perfectly dry.
What was the temperature when you got cold near the beginning?
I'm not suggesting you did this, but I have found a couple of times when I've gotten cold in my Latitude stuff that I'd left at least one vent zipper open.

It was 55 deg.F for over an hour when I started to feel cold. I had no vents open but I deliberately wore only a T-shirt underneath to see how cold it would get, knowing that we were stopping every 1.5 hour of gas for the guy with the smallest gas tank.

Otherwise, if I layer up underneath it and seal everything up I stay nice and warm. I have a relatively light-weight Columbia Omni-Heat jacket (with the small reflective silver dots all over the interior) that I use in the coldest weather. I've kept warm on a four hour 34F (1C) ride. I think I paid $54 for the Omni-Heat on sale a couple of years ago. I don't have any heated gear.

Same here. On that trip I only took my Gen.1 Sedici Hotwired Heated jacket liner, so when I put that on at the next stop (did not plug in / turn on), it was sufficient to keep me warm in those slowly warming conditions.

I tuck that inner jacket into the Latitude pants and cinch up the waist to keep the air getting in. I also find that it helps to zip the Latitude jacket to the pants, as that keeps the back of the jacket from riding up and letting the cold air in.
The nicest thing about Gore-Tex or equivalent gear is that you don't have to stop and put on wet-weather gear when it starts to rain, and again when to take it off when it stops, although you may have to stop briefly to close or open some vents.

And that is why I got it. Good tips on cinching up the waist and attaching ejacket to the pants.