Schoffel Men's Jake Jacket

Product Description

The Schoffel Jake Jacket has clean, race inspired styling & an athletic fit that looks ready to take on the mountain. Waterproof & breathable, Shoffels Venturi 2L Stretch fabric gives you a more natural range of motion allowing you to push your boundaries whether you are flying down the piste or tearing through the powder. The Jake Jacket is extremely durable & abrasion resistant, with firm padding for mild impact protection. There are a host of features on board designed to keep you feeling warm, comfortable & protected, & a number of well-placed pockets to ensure that you have all of your essentials; wherever adventure takes you. Features

Fabric: Venturi Stretch 2 L Waterproof Rating: 10000mm Breathability Rating: RET Prima Loft insulation Detachable snow skirt MP3 pocket Mobile phone pocket Ski goggles pocket Under arm venting zip Detachable storm hood Security pocket Key hook Firm padding Water repellent zip Cuff-integrated mitt RECCO Avalanche Rescue Reflector Glossary Venturi Stretch 2 L Schoffel's own stretch performance fabric. Totally windproof, waterproof, breathable & abrasion resistant. Waterproof Rating This is measured & expressed as Hydrostatic Head in millimetres (mm). To find out the Hydrostatic Head of a fabric the manufacturer will take a clear tube & clamp their material over the bottom end. They will then fill the tube slowly with water & watch to see how high the column of water can get before the material lets drips through. The higher the hydrostatic head, the better the water protection. The European Standard a fabric must meet to be classified as waterproof is a Hydrostatic Head rating of 1500mm, & on average, outerwear fabrics tend to have a hydrostatic head of 10000mm & above. Breathability Rating Measurement based on the Hohenstien test. Fabric is placed above a porous (sintered) metal plate. The plate is heated & water is channelled into the metal plate, simulating perspiration. The plate is then kept at a constant temperature. As water vapour passes thru the plate & the fabric, it causes Evaporative Heat Loss & therefore more energy is needed to keep the plate at a constant temperature. RETRET is the measurement of the resistance to evaporative heat loss. The lower the RET value, the less resistance to moisture transfer & therefore higher breathability. Hohenstein added a unique aspect to their testing. They had real people wear garments made with the fabrics of varying RET values & work out on a treadmill. They gathered comments of the testers & correlated this to the RET values of the fabrics & came up with a Comfort Rating System. RET 0-6: Very Good or Extremely Breathable
- Comfortable at higher activity rate.RET 6-13: Good or Very Breathable
- Comfortable at moderate activity rate. RET 13-20: Satisfactory or Breathable
- Uncomfortable at high activity rate RET 20-30: Unsatisfactory or Slightly Breathable
- Moderate comfort at low activity rate. RET 30+: Unsatisfactory or Not Breathable
- Uncomfortable & short tolerance time. RECCO Avalanche Rescue Reflector Using sophisticated radar technology, the Recco reflector forms the passive element of a 2-part avalanche search system. Ski resorts & mountain rescue teams carry Recco detectors, which send out a search signal, & the Recco reflector bounces back a directional signal that directs the rescuer straight to the reflector. More than 600 resorts & rescue services around the world use the Recco Rescue System as part of their immediate response.