The arms are long suggesting large would fit people plenty taller than me (I'm 175cm, and medium build). I can lift my arms with some but not excessive hem lift. In large the Fenrir is a good fit on me - quite long in the body meaning the scooped hem at the back easily covers my bum. As Jöttnar work mainly direct to customers they are very good at swapping sizes if customers aren't happy with the fit. In the Fenrir a Medium was noticeably too small across the shoulder and chest for me, so I swapped for a Large. To date all the Jöttnar pieces I have reviewed over many years have been in medium, and I had come to think of Jöttnar's sizing as quite generous, particular across the shoulders and chest - they are ex-Royal Marines after all so presumably strapping chaps! So it is interesting that they seem to have changed their sizing rather this season, at least in their down pieces. Unlike some of Jöttnar's products the Fenrir is available in both men and women's versions, which is good to see. Think winter hillwalking, chilly bouldering sessions or frosty camps and bivvies. Jöttnar don't claim it to be, rather it is a general jacket for cold conditions - and in that role it is very successful. This might seem like damning criticism, but only if you had bought the Fenrir as a belay jacket. If you wear the jacket under a harness, you also find that the pockets are not really accessible. Similarly, the Fenrir does not have a two way zip, so if you pull the jacket on to keep you warm whilst belaying you either have to tuck it down inside your harness - quite a hassle - or just be happy with the jacket being only down to your waist.
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I can pull the hood up over a lid, but I then can't do the zip up fully. For example, the Fenrir's hood is not designed to go over a climbing helmet - unlike the wired hood on Jöttnar's wonderful Fjorm jacket. This is not to say that it can't be used for those activities - just that there are options designed more specifically with the role of, say, "belay jacket" in mind.
Having said that, we would argue it is not a thoroughbred duvet jacket for alpinism or winter climbing. The Fenrir is very much designed as high performance outdoor gear for cold weather. But at £295 it is fair to expect a lot more from a jacket than to keep you warm and look nice as you walk from the train station to your office. The Fenrir definitely looks smart, and there's no reason why it couldn't be used for winter morning commutes or taking the dog for a walk, like so many other jackets of its ilk.
Call me sad, but slipping it on and zipping it up on a frosty morning is just one of life's strange little pleasures - it is not hard to see why down jackets have become such a regular sight across the country in winter in the hills, the countryside and of course in city centres too. There is something inherently luxurious about the lofty softness of jackets filled with high quality goose down, and this one is very likeable.
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