I’ve had my PeakUK thermal rashie for 3 years now and use it for everything. It is the ultimate thermal. I use it on it’s own under a BA when it’s hot or as a base layer when whitewater paddling. Brilliantly comfortable, fantastic cut and comfortable around the neck. It is quite long in the body for me (I’m quite short) but I find this ideal as it means I can pull it down over my bum and sit on it, meaning you don’t get that annoying bunching of layers around your waist and backband area.

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I have yet to find anything wrong with this thermal! Simply put, this is the most multi-functional piece of kit I have ever owned, and it only costs £35!

I found this the perfect bit of kit for watersports instructing and coaching, it keeps you warm enough that you don’t care about being splashed all day, it’s so comfortable that you don’t really want to take it off at the end of the day and if you ring it out and hang it up somewhere relatively warm, it’ll dry overnight ready for the next day.

Overall, fantastic value for money. I’ve had mine 3 years and it’s only just starting to thin out a bit, especially around the shoulders, though it still easily has another year or two of life left in it if I really push it. When you think about that life span also bear in mind that I wore this pretty much all day everyday for 3 summers in a row, and every time I went paddling over winter. So that’s about 150-200 days use a year for 3 years and it’s still brilliant.

My overall impression of this bit of kit: You need a very good reason for not owning it. £35 for years of comfort and a bit of kit that will work no matter what you’re doing on the water. If you can afford it, go and buy it, now! You can thank me later.

Specs:

Articulated cut

Flatlocked seams

Warm and comfy quick drying fleecey lycra

Super cool logos

Sizes: XS. S. M. L. XL. XXL

Colours: Black

Review by: Oli Kershaw