Gear Review: Haglofs Ratio Jacket

Haglofs Ratio Jacket 7/10
The Ratio Jacket is a NEW Mountaineering pro shell jacket with STRETCH GORE-TEX and currently retails at £475!!  Haglofs have exclusivity on this fabric for a year though there are similar jackets with other 3-layer pro shell fabrics on the market, Patagonia Stretch Element £300 Patagonia Stretch Ascent £220 (2.5 layer version) using H2no technology or my personal favourite, the Montane Halo Jacket £250 which uses eVent. Now no jacket is that good, or rather no jacket is that far ahead of its competition that it warrants spending £175+ more....unless you're loaded in which case buy this jacket, because it looks like it's worth £175 even if the technology isn't.  The exclusivity from GORE must have come at an unhealthy price-tag, or you'd expect North Face to be banging on about it....
Now some might say why stretch a pro-shell jacket? Well it's great under a harness/ backpack because it allows the material to move rather than ride up = better protection = dryness = added comfort = happy wearer.  It also looks amazing, which incidently is a running theme of Haglofs and other Swedish manufacturers... now the Swedes do create some exceptional fabrics such as Schoeller's Dry Skin Extreme x3, the most breathable on the market, and some gear that performs fantastically, but one couldn't say it's ever cheap...
Plus points:
Slim Fit + length
Articulation, stretchiness
Breathability
Aesthetically orgasmic colours, design
Lightweight
a decent hood with six adjusting toggles,

Laminated zips + an inner storm flap on the full zip for extra protection
a radio pocket
pit zips
Negatives:
The Price
Pit zips don't close fully (like most Pro Shell jackets)
do you actually need a stretchy jacket?
It has a built in collar which is irritating even if fleece-lined

SPECS:

• Highly technical super light and durable Gore-Tex® Stretch Pro Shell 3-layer jacket for mountaineering
• Durable stretch fabric in critical areas for maximum ease of movement
• 3-way adjustable hood
• Hood is helmet compatible
• 2-way watertight front zipper
• Reinforced shoulder, back and hip sections
• Two alternatively placed chest pockets and one sleeve pocket, all with laminated watertight zippers
• Secure inner pocket
• Laminated fleece lined chinguard
• Laminated watertight pit zips
• Velcro adjustable cuffs
• Single-hand adjustable hem
• Full wind flap
• Gore-Tex® microtaped