Pile and Pertex Products
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£15.00 (inc Vat)
£12.50 (ex Vat)
Buffalo
DP Hood
RRP £23 now only £15! Pile and Pertex hood, with variable fit. Snorkelled face to keep out rain and spindrift and face piece to protect the nose and mouth. Fits to any of the jackets or shirts in the range.
£105.36 (inc Vat)
£87.80 (ex Vat)
Montane
Extreme Jacket
Montane's Extreme Jacket is the definitive, single layer, soft shell, extreme mountain jacket. It has become a modern outdoor classic.
£105.36 (inc Vat)
£87.80 (ex Vat)
Montane
Extreme Smock
The Extreme Smock includes a detachable wire-peaked hood. As well as being pile and pertex it features Karisma fleece cuff and edge linings to stop water wicking up into the pile, reinforced elbows, glove loops...
£105.36 (inc Vat)
£87.80 (ex Vat)
Montane
Female Extreme Jacket
£140.48 (inc Vat)
£117.07 (ex Vat)
Montane
Resolute Smock
An incredible durable windproof pile lined smock.
£104.60 (inc Vat)
£87.17 (ex Vat)
Buffalo
Special 6 Shirt
As for the mountain shirt but uses tougher Pertex 6 and has a longer cut, making it more suitable for technical climbing.
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Pile and Pertex offers a practical alternative to layering for serious activists. Pile gives the garment warmth and extremely high wicking properties while Pertex keeps out the wind and acts as the final wicking layer, allowing sweat to spread out and evaporate from as large a surface as possible. This all adds up to a piece of gear which is windproof, water resistant, fast drying, and warm as a sheep's bum. Ventilation is essential in this stuff as it is warm; so side zips and mesh lined pockets are the order of the day.
The best known pile and Pertex comes in the form of the Buffalo Mountain Shirt. Features are quite basic with one through pocket at the base and a Pertex lined pocket at the chest. An internal belt keeps the fit snug, and side zips allow a range of ventilation options. The Mountain Shirt is used (as the name suggests) for all types of winter mountain work, and has also become popular with kayakers and canoeists, because it'll still keep you warm even when soaking wet. Handy if you fall in a river! It comes in 2 different cuts for men and women, and also a version with slightly heavier and more durable Pertex- the Special 6 Shirt. You can find salopettes using the same concepts here, and Buffalo mitts in the Handwear section.
If Buffalo invented the pile and Pertex system, then Montane have been carrying it forward ever since. They call their inner pile Dryactiv 3000 and is a bit thicker than Buffalo's, and use a rugged Pertex 6 outer. The Montane answer to the Buffalo Mountain Shirt is the Extreme Smock, which has reinforcement patches where you need them as well. Other features are the excellent ventilation system, pockets that are placed high enough to avoid rucksack or climbing harnesses and are fleece lined, whilst the chest pocket is mesh lined. This gives you stacks of cooling power if you need it, and there is a women's version as well. Feedback we've had from users has been nothing but positive, but it is heavier and bulkier than the Buffalo gear. The range also includes salopettes for use at altitude and the Extreme Jacket for those who prefer a full front zip.