Klobba All-In-One Weather Suit - Expert Review

Fishing in the autumn and winter usually involves close contact with rain, wind and sometimes snow so what better to review than an all weather suit. AB Fishing Tackle kindly sent me the Klobba all-in-one weather suit. I have used many types of wet and weather protection gear in the past, from the skinny light wet weathers right up to the top of the range flotation and all weather suits so I was interested to see how this suit fared in the scheme of things. At £35.95 I was keen to see how it performed because as any of you who have been caught short in wet, windy and cold conditions know £35.95 is a minor cost compared to the warmth and protection it can provide which leads me nicely onto the review.

Info

This is an all-in-one all weather suit which is completely water and windproof. It has a heavy duty quilted lining, two handwarmer pockets and one chest pocket, a peaked hood with adjustable drawstring, a double zipped front with velcro secured storm flaps, a storm collar and extra long boot zips and velcro fastenings, and an adjustable belt strap. It comes in a dark Green and Grey finish. I'm 5ft 11ish and average build and I had the XL which fitted fine.

Review

I decided to test the suit at a local match fished on Brighton Marina in conditions that can best be described as fierce. It was a SW and a pretty sizeble force which made it just fishable. Those of you that have fished it know that in such conditions there is a lot of sea spray with some waves crashing up against the arm and the wind blows it right over you. I made the walk from the car and usually I would have carried my flotation suit which is quite heavy in comparison so it was nice to carry something quite light. For the size and the thickness of the suit I was impressed with how light it was. Once I started fishing I put it on and began the usual activities such as casting, crouching down to bait up etc. One of the things I was pleased with was that the suit felt very flexible and didn't restrict my movement at all, unlike some wet weather and flotation suits I have used in the past (mainly when casting). There was also a good number of pockets to put things in (usually bait elastic so i don't lose it), the only problem was remembering which pocket I had put it in!

The suit itself had a nice insulating inside which kept me warm throughout the day and it also kept out the force of the chilling winds very well. As for the wet side of things, I tested it to the extreme with the waves and sea spray which would far outweigh rainfull. At times it was almost similar to chucking a bucket of water all over me and thats no exaggeration! There was only one point when I felt some dampness in the seam at the lower back but this was after a particularily large wave crashed against the arm and the dampness quickly dissapeared. I remained dry for the rest of the day. I feel it's important to point out though that I have experienced similar dampness in expensive wet weather and flotation suits as they can all only take so much so this really did perform very well.

Overall

I was very impressed with this items preformance and would certainly recommend it as great value for the price. The flexibility and movement while using the suit was non restrictive like other suits I have used. The suit kept me warm and dry in really wet and wild conditions, so for the price I couldn't ask for more. It has certainly given me a tough choice to make when fishing next between this and my more expensive flotation suit and if I'm in safe conditions (no risk of falling in or on a boat) then I will most likely opt for the Klobba suit due to its lightness and flexibility because in terms of keeping me dry and warm there was little or no difference and it was actually easier to fish.