Klim Carlsbad Jacket

New and just in time for the Spring of 2017, the Klim Carlsbad Jacket offers lightweight Adventure Touring performance for an affordable price. Taking over where the Overland Jacket left off, the Carlsbad blurs the line between lightweight dual-sport function and heavy duty adventure touring protection.

Improving on the Overland design, the Carlsbad incorporates a reworked ventilation system. With two zipper vents at the forearms, on the chest, and in the rear, this jacket will keep you cool during those brutal summer single track rides. Other changes include subtle styling revisions along with three more pockets to store your stuff and nylon cinches in place of Velcro for the arm adjustments. Protection remains the same with a full suite of CE level one D3O armor along with Cordura Ripstop in the impact areas. A Gore-Tex 2-layer Performance Shell also remains intact to guarantee that the Carlsbad keeps you dry.

Overall this jacket is light enough to use in true dual-sport riding, but burly enough to handle daily commuting or touring. At the $549.99 price point it offers a great value that is sure to appeal to hard core adventure riders and road warriors alike.

-Peter

Klim Carlsbad Pants

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack is still apocalypse ready.

Lightweight is not usually what comes to mind when thinking of Klim gear. Thanks to marquee names like the Adventure Rally and the Badlands we tend to think of Klim as taking the place of a tank when you need to cross a battlefield. While this is far from true thanks to lightweight suits like the Overland or the Traverse, those garments have often seemed too basic...merely a shell with limited venting and a billowy cut.

Not anymore! The Klim Carlsbad Pants offer a lighter weight option for the nimble adventurer not looking to carry 50 lbs of tools in the gear (that's why we shelled out for panniers!). The Carlsbad don't skimp on features, delivering intake and exhaust vents on either side of cargo pockets on the thigh, as well as leather inner knee panels for grip and heat dispersal. All this with an updated silhouette making it possible to get geared up without looking like you are missing a snowboard.

But is it tough enough for a real adventure? Yes, Klim products are almost always overkill and rarely found wanting, as Lyndon Poskitt illustrated so well by riding around the world in an Overland Suit.

-Thomas