The North Face MET5 – Cook your eggs in your armpits

A jacket with integrated electronicsâ€â€?now that’s technical outerwear. In fact, the MET5, The North Face’s unique softshell jacket that comes with a built-in heat source, may be the most technical, innovative piece of outerwear on the market today. Use it as a self-heating midlayer under a waterproof shell, or as a standalone jacket in frigid temps. The MET5 is constructed from Polartec Power Shieldâ€â€?a tightly woven, nylon fabric that’s highly wind and abrasion resistantâ€â€?with Polartec Heat panels throughout.

Despite whatever the description might say, the thing is still a $600 “fleece” jacket. For some reason, I still want one.

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