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I have MS and I am going through the menopause, so I am extremely heat intolerant. I was getting fed up at not being able to go out in the garden even in the mild heat and so though I would try this jacket.I am a size 12 top and ordered an XS, which is about right if I have a tshirt on under, but a bit too big if I wear it on its own.The instructions say to soak the jacket and then wring it out. Unfortunately, this still leaves it very wet at first, so any clothes you have on will get wet, including trousers where the bottom of the jacket rubs. It also means that I'm not comfortable wearing it outside the house as it looks odd going out with wet marks everywhere. This is why it loses a star.However, it really does keep me cool! Especially when moving around, as the instructions explain that it works better if kept in moving air. It keeps me cooler if I don't have a tshirt on underneath, but I'm not sure if that is how you are supposed to wear it. You can cool it down again by soaking it or waving it about a bit in the air. It will dry out after a couple of hours in the heat.This jacket really has made a difference to my being able to go out in the garden in the heat, so I am very happy I bought it.

Riding a motorbike in 34c in Croatia it worked a treat, well worth it