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SCOTTEVEST Transformer £100

At a glance It's a 20 pocket water and wind proof jacket that transforms into a vest in seconds using rare earth magnets

Tested by
Ian Sidney, tester for The Bike List

Value

Performance

SCOTTEVEST is based in the USA however delivery to the UK was prompt with more than adequate packaging to protect the jacket in transit. The jacket looks just like a normal stylish jacket from the outside, which if you think about the value of the tech you may wish to stash inside it, is a good thing. From the outside you really cannot tell that it has 20 advanced pockets or that the sleeves whip off as it gracefully transforms into a vest.

Opening the jacket up there can only be one thought passing through you mind - "Wow that's a lot of pockets!". Of course that is only the pockets you can see because delving deeper there are many more and each with a specific and well thought out function. It took me a few hours of loading different items into the jacket to convince myself that I had found them all and figured out what they do.

If you happen to not be of the male variety you can just open the dedicated sunglasses pocket and pull out the bungee attached microfiber glass cleaning cloth. It's good for sunglasses, phone screens, cameras and the iPad screen. Of course being a Scottevest it also doubles up as a map of the pocket locations and what they do.

This attention to detail and thought is obvious in every aspect of the jacket's design. There are pockets for pens, an ID card, mobiles such as the iPhone and even a secure passport pocket, all exactly where you would want them to be.

It transforms

As the name suggests this jacket has a trick or two up its sleeve. In literally a second or two you can whip the sleeves off the jacket and fold them up into a bundle ready to stow in the special sleeve pocket. Many alternatives rely on cumbersome zips but their TEC-MAG system really does the job. Each strong rare earth magnet is barely detectable yet working together they quite easily keep the sleeves attached during normal use.

It is an amazingly handy feature, especially on those nice sunny spring days where everything is fine when the sun is out, but when it disappears behind a cloud the temperature can drop noticeably. On the bike you can make the whole operation quicker by whipping the sleeves off and stashing them quickly in the iPad pocket without even bothering to fold them up.

The iPad Pocket

The sleeves are a great feature but in many ways the iPad pocket is the killer feature. These days attending a meeting often requires a tablet computer, a mobile phone, pen and pad of paper; tablets haven't quite replaced the humble pen and paper. Previously all of this has required a bag or folder of sorts however with this jacket you can quite feasibly travel to a meeting with everything you need, all safely and un-obviously stashed in your jacket. That is convenience and security all in one package.

Fit & Size

The temptation is to order a size larger than you think you will need in order to provide room for all the gear you can now carry with you. This is not necessary because a jacket in the size you usually take will easily hold a respectable amount of gear without looking bulky on you.

Other Uses

As mentioned the jacket is great for tech enable meetings and cycling however while wearing it a few other scenarios became obvious. Surviving at festivals requires all sorts of little bits and bobs which this jacket simply takes in its stride. For amateur photographers it is also a boon. You can easily fit a CSC camera, additional lens, filters and tripod into the various internal pockets.

What Could be Improved?

Other jackets seem somewhat less useful after wearing a SCOTTEVEST for a while however there are a few areas which could possibly be improved in my opinion. An iPad pocket either side would provide more flexibility for carrying a tablet and a reasonable sized pad of paper or documents. The pocket on the other side to the iPad pocket is currently about half the size and so limits what can be stowed there.

SCOTTEVEST says

Designing The Transformer Jacket required innovation, time and lots of experimentation. With our unique TEC-MAG Attachment System, the vest transforms into a jacket in the blink of an eye (twelve blinks actually)...But since it's all invisibly done, you'll need to hear it to believe it.

Twelve rare-earth magnets allow lightning fast transformations as the weather or your mood changes. The snap of opposite-polarity magnets clicking together let you know that you're ready to embark on your next adventure. Imagine what you could carry in 20 pockets (start with some sleeves)!

20 pockets for all your daily & travel essentials
Revolutionary transformer sleeve system uses magnets to transform the vest into a jacket
Convenient packable jacket pocket - when temperature rises you can stash the sleeves
Interior clear-touch mobile phone pockets for easy access & security
Wind resistant exterior with breathable lining
Machine washable

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