Montane Mens Pacplus Jacket RRP £220

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One point to note – you may find the wire needs to be reshaped if you pack the jacket down inside your ruck.

And with the wind in mind, Montane have given you a proper wired peak here - something a lot of lighter jackets fail on, but an addition we'd consider more or less essential for use in the stormy UK hills. These have proved great for use with crampons, but they're not so rigid that they feel like overkill in summer. With a hydrostatic head of 28,000mm (what this mean is, you would need to stand a 28m column of water on any given part of the shell before moisture penetrates through the material), the jacket does an exceptional job of keeping you dry. A fully adjustable hood and weather resistant pockets make this ideal for any mountain activity where packability is vital.There are smaller-packing waterproofs on the market, but few that offer decent protection once unpacked, which this certainly does. If you prefer a jacket wil a long skirt that can be used as a waterproof barrier when you sit down, this isn’t the one for you. As a jack of all trades rather than a niche specialist, the Pac Plus XT strikes a very sensible balance between weight, durability, and functionality, and this middle course is its chief selling point.

The main zipper is a YKK AQUAGUARD, which not only keeps out all but the hardest rainfall and, when zipped closed, seals tight to prevent drafts coming through the zipper teeth.In our many years of selling samples, we have found that 99% of them are exactly the same as the finished production version. The main changes are that the face fabric has been beefed up from 30-denier to 40-denier and it is now made from fully recycled nylon.