I have previously owned a CI Innovation jacket (made from Keela Innovation 7 material) and on the spur of the moment decided to sell it for no other reason than I had too many jackets.
Having regretted it I recently brought a new one and my initial thoughts are that something is different. Cosmeticaly the moleskin collar is a different colour so it's obviously from a different / newer batch. The problem is that it is extremely noisy, more so than I remember the old one. It's like a crisp packet, even with slight movements. I've washed it a couple of times and to be fair the noise did reduce slightly from when new, but is still very significant. I also have a Keela Munro which is far quieter in comparison. The noise seems to come from the membrane which seems to be very "stiff" in comparison to most modern fabrics.
Has any one else had a similar problem as I'm thinking about contacting CI for their thoughts but would like to know if it's normal for this jacket.
Andy
Having regretted it I recently brought a new one and my initial thoughts are that something is different. Cosmeticaly the moleskin collar is a different colour so it's obviously from a different / newer batch. The problem is that it is extremely noisy, more so than I remember the old one. It's like a crisp packet, even with slight movements. I've washed it a couple of times and to be fair the noise did reduce slightly from when new, but is still very significant. I also have a Keela Munro which is far quieter in comparison. The noise seems to come from the membrane which seems to be very "stiff" in comparison to most modern fabrics.
Has any one else had a similar problem as I'm thinking about contacting CI for their thoughts but would like to know if it's normal for this jacket.
Andy