Men’s Mountain Trekking Padded Gilet - MT100
Our team of hiking enthusiasts designed this feather and down gilet for hiking comfortably in cool weather.
Enjoy comfortable walks in cool weather with our RDS-certified feather and down gilet. Lightweight and compressible, it reduces the weight of your bag while providing the required warmth.
BENEFITS
Compact design
Easily folds away into its left-hand pocket using a zip with double puller
Water repellent
Surface-treated outer fabric to prevent water from getting in. PFC-free
Abrasion resistance
Outer fabric: 100% polyamide, 35 g/sqm. 15 denier
Warmth
Down with filling power of 800 CUIN (cubic inches). Jacket hem drawcord
Weight
This sleeveless jacket weighs approximately 220 g in size L
Pockets
2 zipped hand pockets
TECHNICAL INFORMATIONS
Why wear a down gilet?
A gilet helps to keep the body warm. It protects the chest, neck and kidneys as these areas are especially sensitive to chills. It’s sleeveless so it saves weight in your backpack, provides even more breathability during exercise and excellent comfort of movement when worn under a jacket. Worn underneath the MT100 down jacket, it can provide 6°C extra warmth when compared to a down jacket worn without the gilet.
How to measure the fill power of a down and feather wadding?
The fill power is a measure of the down's thermal insulation capacity and its potential to "trap" air. It is expressed in CUIN (cubic inches). So, down with a higher fill power (higher CUIN number) will occupy more space, trap more air and provide greater thermal insulation. For this down gilet with its 90% down and 10% feathers filling, the fill power is guaranteed to be 800 CUIN or more (international standard).
The advantages of a duck down and feather filling
The filling power of down has 3 advantages for mountain sports:
- Thermal insulation thanks to the air trapped in the down and feathers.
- Ultra-lightweight: down is lighter than synthetic wadding while offering the same degree of warmth. This saves even more weight in your backpack.
- Ultra-compressible.
How to care for a down and feather gilet?
The down jacket can be worn throughout the winter and will certainly need to be washed. But the less you wash it, the more it will retain its thermal insulation and water repellency.
Our advice:
1/Machine wash with a detergent suitable for down or technical garments, at 30°, with 2 or 3 tennis balls. Gentle spin between 800 and 1000 rpm.
2/ - Tumble dry on cotton mode with 2 or 3 tennis balls, repeat 2 or 3 times until dry.
How to restore the water-repellent properties?
Once you have cleaned your padded jacket, we recommend you use a water-repellent reactivator spray to preserve the hydrophobic properties of the outer fabric. This renews the fabric’s water repellent properties and optimises its performance throughout the lifespan of your garment.
Water-repellent property of component (not to be confused with waterproofing)
The water repellent property of a fabric is its ability to make water run off its surface without absorbing it. This prevents the fabric from swelling, and keeps it lightweight and warm. The fabric of this down jacket is water repellent, however, we recommend that you wear a waterproof jacket over it in the rain. The fabric is made water-repellent by treating (PFC-free) its outer surface, however this property may deteriorate with use. We recommend that you restore it after each wash.
Weight of the filling
XS: 67.5 g
S: 71 g
M: 76.5 g
L: 82 g
XL: 88 g
2XL: 94.5 g
3XL: 101 g
A snag? Here's how you can repair your sleeveless down jacket
A tear on a padded jacket can happen when trekking! The good news is that it can be repaired with a repair patch to prevent the tear from getting bigger or feathers from escaping. Don't you feel at ease carrying out this repair yourself? Don't worry! some in-store Decathlon workshops offer a repair service to mend your padded jacket using a heat-bonded patch.
composition
composition
Padding: 10.0% Grey Duck Feather, 90.0% Grey Duck Down; Main lining: 100.0% Polyamide; Main fabric: 100.0% Polyamide; Padding - Inner fabric: 100.0% Polyester
Tips for storage and maintenance
Storage tips
Store on a hanger in a dry place. Do not store folded in its pouch.
TESTS AND WARRANTY
Test product
10 trekkers (5 men and 5 women), independent of Forclaz, tested this down jacket during a week-long trek in November 2016, in the Mont Blanc mountain range. The feedback given to us after this test let us validate this down jacket for mountain trekking.
Warranty
2 Years