OK!
The jacket is still going strong. I've worn it year round without problems.
In the summer I wear it over an old Stoney Creek Airmesh long sleeved Advantage camo top, and if that is too hot take of the jacket roll it up and tie it round my waist by the sleeves like a cummerbund.
In winter I have worn it over a thick fleece and thermal vest and had no problems - it is better than some other outfits as you can still increase ventilation for strenuous bits (dragging a hind of the hill) without actually having to remove a layer.
I almost always use a generous size bum-bag with a rolled-up, re-inforced
Yool roe-sack strapped underneath. If I get lucky the
Yool fits above the bum-bag (or if really lucky I have to reverse the bum-bag making it a belly-bag). Depending exactly what I'm doing the rifle may be slung over either shoulder or both (Niggeloh rucksack style sling). So far no signs of wear/stress-damage as a consequence of straps rubbing etc., though the top left front pocket zip does tend to lie under a sling used on the left shoulder - it's not a pocket (radio-pocket?) that I actually use, but I am not keen on it's position. All the other pockets are fine and get used occasionally.
I like the length compared with the newer, lighter shortie styles that seem to be fashionable. In the summer if not wearing waterproof trousers, the longer length keeps my bum dry - wet legs I can cope with!
It has maintained its colour well and not faded like many other camo articles I've had. The colour is fine in winter, wet weather and in Sitka and other pine wood forests, though arguably a little on the dark side for open hill summer/autumn in some places - tending to "blob out" into a dark sillhouette.
I wash it when it gets dirty (blood usually from carrying a roe slung over a shoulder by its legs when covering distances that are too short to be worth "bagging it up"). I use Ecover non-bio (perfume, conditioner and optical brightener free), in the delicates, cool cycle and it drip dries nae bother. Which reminds me of another advantage: not only does it dry quickly after washing, but if you have a strenuous day on the hill in wet weather and it is damp on the inside (condensation, or 'cos it was too hot to do it up), then it will usually dry out without any artificial aids, just hanging up inside overnight. Some more substantial jackets can take a couple of days to dry properly and in a weeks stalking never be dry.
The velcro fastening at the wrists still works fine (and could be replaced fairly easily if it does give up), and fortunately is the only velcro on the jacket. The rain-flap over the front zip is press-studs so you can do them up but leave the zip fully open to give max ventilation but still some protection. The pit-zips are in the outer fabric/Goretex layer only, and not in the highly breathable liner; so even with pit-zips wide open, midges can't get in.
The hood as I said before actually works for me!
Oh, and it seems as silent as any, bearing in mind that only a Nomad fleece will let you slide silently through dense Sitka spruce.
How would I improve it?
Apart from moving the pocket mentioned above - not much!
A variant with paler camo, might be nice - Multicam or Optifade? (Harkila Stealth Jkt Art. 10 01 054 64 is real neat but too short!)
Slightly wider wrist openings so I could more easily slide them above my elbow when gralloching?
A rear pocket, accessible via zips from both sides, for the days when I am lying prone in the heather and don't want anything in the front pockets?
I would say it has already earned its price in the two years I've used it. I got mine, along with essential information about sizing, from Scott Country - they seem to have more hands on experience of their goods than many vendors and give reliable advice about fit, sizing and availability (pricing is pretty good too!). I see some vendors are now listing the X-Invisible as no longer available, though I am sure Paul can comment.
If it gave up the ghost tomorrow (which I am not anticipating unless I fall through a barbed wire fence) I'd almost certainly buy another (if available!).
Any questions?
Alasdair