PrimaLoft, the high-tec synthetic insulation, is going to be all
over the place this year. We know this because the nice people at
PrimaLoft's PR agency keep sending us releases telling us which
products are going to be using the stuff.
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Rab's Photon Smock, just one of
loads
of kit using PrimaLoft
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So, rather than do them one by one, we've stuck them in one slightly
bigger story. PrimaLoft, by the way, is arguably the best synthetic
clothing insulation material on the market. We've been using it for a
year or so now in The North Face's Redpoint jacket and it's light,
compressible and the fibres absorb practically no water, allowing it
to maintain decent insulating properties when wet.
That means it's excellent for UK use, for example in damp winter
conditions, where down is near useless, a PrimaLoft belay jacket can
be thrown on top of anything else you're wearing without stressing
about getting it damp. Good stuff.
Anyway, for the record, the stuff is being used currently in
Rab's
Photon Smock lightweight insulated top (£115), in the
new this winter Arc'Teryx
Fission Line which includes a jacket, vest and pants and the
current Belay Parka.
Lowe Alpine has a new Glove and Mitt due out this autumn
which combines PrimaLoft insulation with a Gore-Tex liner for maximum
winter hand protection, Salomon is using the fabric in the
Valdez Vest and Jacket, Sprayway's Primaloft Jacket, not
surprisingly utilises the insulation in a fleece substitute.
More information about PrimaLoft from the PrimaLoft
web site.
