Nyx Jacket in two-layer Gore-Tex Performance Shell - £130
Roll-away hood complete with wired peak for UK use and handy stow-away press studs.
Women's Eos Jacket. Same features and price tag, nicer colours. Or maybe not...
Solo Softshell - non-membrane wind and water-resistant jacket with no fewer than four pockets - £70.
Women's version is the Fortuna, same fabric, feminine cut.
Compass Pants - soft shell fabric, lots of pockets, also available as shorts or convertible zip-offs.
Simple Cocona baselayer tee, the Discover Tee uses carbon derived from coconuts for exceptional wicking and odour management.
The Explore Tee - women's techncial Cocona top with a price tag of £25, some £5 cheaper than the men's version.
Havanna Pant, neat polyamide with a DWR treatment for all-round walking use.
Nice detailing on the polycotton Panama Pants.
Zipped pockets and belt loops.
Drifter Tee - organic cotton with mountain design, £15.
Drifter colours - sober...
Women's Roam tee - brighter colours...
...and a neat 'dragon' floral design.
We popped over to see Sprayway the other day for a look at their new 2010 kit, both for this spring – in the shops now – and for later in the year. Here's a quick whisk through the new spring 2010 kits, a few highlights from the winter range on the site next week.
The new Nyx Jacket is a good looking, shorter-cut waterproof made using Gire-Tex two-layer Performance Shell fabric. Part of the brand's 'Trekking' range it has some really nice touches, particularly given that it costs only £130.
They include a two-way adjustable wired peak hood with a clever snap-away feature to hold it securely when folded down. It's similar to the arrangement on the Berghaus Mera Peak, but a lot easier to use. You also get tethered face drawcords with hidden cord locks and roomy, map-friendly pockets.
The women's version is called the Eos and has the same features in a women's-specific package and, of course, nicer colours.
The Solo Softshell Jacket is the latest in a succession of Sprayway's weather-resistant tops using a durable TechWeavePro Nylon fabric that's very wind resistant and treated with a DWR for water shedding. There are no fewer than four pockets, set high to clear a pack belt and with a venting mesh lining while cuffs and hem are adjustable. Price for the Solo Softshell is £70.
The women's eqivalent is called the Fortuna Softshell and looks to have a neat, women's-specific cut and, as ever, nicer colours.
The Compass Pants look like classic outdoor legwear. Same soft shell TechWeavePro fabric as the jackets above, zip fly and zipped hand pockets, a large zipped thigh pocket and articulated crotch for easy movement. Soft shell fabric work brilliantly for legwear and it's worth noting that there are also convertibles and shorts in the range. Shorts are £35, pants £50 and convertibles £60. The women's version is called the Challenger Pant.
Also new is the Discover Tee, a simple baselayer top made from Cocona fabric which uses carbon derived from coconut husks. It wicks and dries really fast and also has decent natural odour-handling properties. As a nice touch, there are no internal labels for comfort and seams are cover stitched for the same reason. Price is £30.
The women's version is called the Explore Tee and costs £5 less at £25. Looks neat close up thanks to the striped fabric – the dark stripes contain the Cocona yarn by the way.
Also new in the legwear department is the Havanna Pant, an all-round walking trouser made from tough polyamide fabric with a water-shedding DWR finish. Lots of pockets. And pretty much the same cut and design, but a different fabric is the Panama Pant, which uses polycotton fabric for warm weather conditions. Both are priced at £40 and there are Havanna Shorts and Panama Combis to choose from as well.
Finally, for those days when you simply want a non-technical cotton tee with an outdoor feel, the Drifter Tee is made from organic cotton and features an unmistably mounainy design - available in four colours and priced at just £15.
The women's tee is a cracker with floral dragon print and is called the Roam Tee, price is the same as the men's version.
More Sprayway information at www.sprayway.com. Autumn 2010 preview shortly.
