Quechua Women’s Hiking Thin Fleece Jacket – MH520 – XL

At the foot of Mont Blanc, our team of hikers designed this warm, breathable, and stretchy fleece jacket for regular hiking.

Benefits:
– Compact Design: Perfect for the bottom of your backpack with its easily compressible material.
– Easy Maintenance: Machine-washable at 40 C maximum.
– Lightweight: Only 290 g in size M.
– Freedom of Movement: Fully stretch jacket (8% elastane) for perfect freedom of movement.
– Warmth: 210 g/m insulated brushed inner material, stand-up collar, and hood.
– Pockets: 2 closed hand pockets for safely carrying your personal belongings.
– Breathability: Breathable side panels that allow water vapor to pass through (RET = 8).

Technical Information:

Cut:
– The cut was created specifically by our team of designers to be both hi-tech and feminine: slim fitting without hugging the body, so that it looks feminine while letting you move freely when hiking. The length of the back covers the lower back to protect it from the cold, and the hood also provides good thermal insulation.
Choose your usual size.

How Does the Material Insulate You from the Cold?
– The fleece component is designed to trap air in the space formed by its texture (qualified as brushed when it is made of pile fabric); this air acts as a natural insulator, keeping the body warm.

How Is Warmth Measured?
– Two types of tests are carried out to measure the warmth level of our fleeces:

A material test:
– A test on a thermal dummy in a thermal chamber. Here, we reproduce the temperature, wind (5 km/h), and humidity conditions you encounter in the mountains during a 5 km/h walk.
– These tests are used to validate our design choices, and everything is then validated by field testers. This fleece has a comfort temperature between 10 and 13 C (without a jacket on top).

How Is Breathability Measured?
– The breathability of a material is its capacity to wick away the water vapor generated by perspiration. During intense effort, it is, therefore, essential to wear very breathable clothing so you do not stay wet. Breathability is measured by RET, the fabric’s evaporative resistance. The lower the number, the more breathable the fabric:

RET 3: Extremely breathable fabric
RET 6: Very breathable fabric
RET 12: Breathable fabric
Etc.

How Is Durability Tested?
– We test the aging of our hiking fleeces to guarantee their resistance over time. We guarantee:

– Resistance to wear from backpacks and moving arms to delay the appearance of pilling.
– The solidity of seams.
– The durability of the fleece material after washing.
– Color-fastness after washing, against UV rays or in contact with perspiration.

Product Design: Our Expertise
– Our Quechua global design center is based in Passy, at the foot of Mont Blanc in Haute-Savoie. This location makes it a real meeting place for our teams (designers, product managers, engineers, etc.) and outdoor sports enthusiasts. A great asset for designing quality products for your mountain hikes, and providing you with all our expertise.

Composition:astane, 93.0% Polyester
– Yoke: 9.0% Elastane, 91.0% Polyester
– Lining: 100.0% Polyester
– Cuff: 20.0% Elastane, 80.0% Polyamide

Tips for Storage and Maintenance:
– Maximum wash temperature of 40 C. Normal treatment.
– Bleaching excluded.
– Drying in tumble dryer possible. Low temperature, maximum drum exhaust temperature 60 C.
– Do not iron.
– Do not dry clean.

Storage Tips:
– Store folded in a clean and dry place.

What’s in the box
1 x Women’s Hiking Thin Fleece Jacket – MH520