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Montane Super-Fly XT

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Montane Super-Fly XT
A proper, traditional British workshorse of a mountain jacket with modern styling and promisingly durable-feeling construction

Our Review

Reviewed: 18 January 2012 by Jon
The latest version of the SuperFly XT is a proper, full-on UK mountain jacket made from highly breathable eVent fabric and full loaded with everything from a full helmet hood to four spacious pockets and core vents. It's not stupidly heavy either despite reinforced abrasion areas, generous cut and being the ...  Continue reading

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Well worth the £140 I managed to pick one up for! Continue reading...

Discussions

Where did you manage to find it at £140, thats a great price!

Posted: 24/01/2012 at 14:53

Field & Trek sometime late last year. Was only in burnt orange, which I happen to like, but they did have most sizes. I suspect its no longer that price however.

Posted: 24/01/2012 at 21:14

thanks I will take a look

Posted: 25/01/2012 at 13:06

Their website has it for £214, which is cheaper than reviewed, but outside of my purchasing envelope for the moment

Posted: 25/01/2012 at 13:08

GoOutdoor is currently 159.97

Posted: 25/01/2012 at 13:37



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Tough, breathable and well specced shell with a proper UK-developed, helmet-friendly hood too and all at a reasonable weight.
 
Multiple pockets create double areas of fabric in the chest area - how many pockets do you need anyway? Plus eVent needs regular care to keep it performing well.
  • Price: £300.00
  • Year: from 2011
  • Weight: 560g
  • Website: www.montane.co.uk

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