MONTANE Featherlite Mountain Cap (£20)

MONTANE Featherlite Mountain Cap (£20)

By John Manning

December 01 2010

TGO Rating 5 stars

This great little cap is an excellent lightweight variation on a traditional mountain cap design.

It’s available in one size only but a single, hand-operated, elasticated pull-cord situated at the rear pulls it in nicely – in fact, being threaded through the inner lining fabric, it pulls the hat in, in similar fashion to the snowskirts found on winter mountaineering jackets. If you’ve a wide head it might prove tight but otherwise it should help prevent the hat flying off in a wind as well as keeping the cold out. The hat is also unusual in having a layer of Primaloft Eco insulation sandwiched between its inner and outer layers of wind and rain-resistant Pertex Microlight. It’s quilted, to prevent the insulation shifting. The cap’s stiffened peak allows good visibility and its elasticated chin cord pulls the earflaps down snugly (although I prefer a non-elasticated one for comfort). Primaloft Eco, by the way, has a high recycled content.

 

Technical Spec

Outer fabric: Pertex Microlight Cross Rip-stop
Insulation: Primaloft Eco 40g
Waterproofing: n/a
Weight: 62g (one size)
Sizes: one size
Likes: price, weight, design, insulation, stiffened peak
Dislikes: elasticated chin cord

Montane
01670 522300
www.montane.co.uk

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