Forclaz 400 Men's Hiking jacket QUECHUA

Sizing information Adjusted cut to make use of all the advantages of the stretch component. Inner volume means this jacket can be worn with another light, thin layer such as a micro-fleece or light down bodywarmer.

Hood Attached. Height and depth adjustable with elastic drawcords and toggles. Stiff visor for maximum protection.

Pockets 2 hand pockets with sealed zips under flaps / 1 outer chest pocket with sealed zip under a flap.

Jacket hem drawcord Elastic drawcords and toggles.

Sleeve adjustment with rip-tabs.

Main component Triple-coated stretch NOVADRY fabric.

Additional products recommended Forclaz 300 or Bionnassay overtrousers give protection to the lower body for a complete and effective outfit against the rain during mountain hikes.

Waterproofing We measure a fabric's resistance to a jet of water, in mm of the water jet (based on the ISO 811 standard). The higher the water pressure withstood, the more waterproof the fabric. Components scoring 2,000mm can resist the pressure from 2,000mm of water (which is equivalent to a rain shower lasting one hour).

Waterproofing NOVADRY® technology: this garment has been subjected to a shower test using 100 litres of water/m²/hour for 4 hours. This test reproduces the conditions of a violent storm in the mountains. Please visit Novadry.com for more information.

Component breathability To find out whether a fabric is breathable, we test its evaporative resistance or RET (based on the ISO 11092 standard). The lower the fabric's resistance, the more water vapour generated by an active body is evaporated, and the higher the fabric's breathability. For example: RET < 9 = extremely breathable fabric / 920 = little or no breathability.

Breathability In addition to breathable fabrics, Quechua develops technical solutions (zips, ventilation, mesh, etc.) to improve the overall ventilation of its trekking jackets and overtrousers (Forclaz, Bionnassay and Helium lines).