Thermofront Octair Pullover/Jacket
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Thermofront Octair Pullover/Jacket

$200.00

This is a made-to-order item. Not in stock. See the home page for the made-to-order lead time.

Thermofront Octair is a synthetic batting made from eight fin fibers like the popular Octa fleece. It is made from recycled plastic and has a very consistent quality control. These are two huge shortcomings of Climashield APEX, which has led me to search for better alternatives.

The Octair Pullover/Jacket is a warm, breathable, fast drying, wet environment, active insulation layer with good ventilation. The full zip version can be put on (backwards) without removing a backpack for convenience and so that it won’t get compressed under the pack or it’s straps. You have the choice of different outer shells for different performance attributes and two different batting weights. The pullover version can be built with a collar or the adjustable 3 piece hood.

Total weight – 5.5oz (small, full zip, 40gsm, collar), 7.5oz (small, full zip, 80gsm, collar)

Available on backorder

While this pocket design is specifically designed to limit harm, pockets will always compromise the performance of the garment, as a whole. They add a cold spot and the weight placed in them will compress loft in the garment. These pockets are designed to limit the cold spots and limit the compression from weight, but you should factor in a loss in warmth and / or adjust your usage of them.
Select one of these colors if you are choosing Argon 67 for your outer shell. If you have chosen another shell as your outer shell, do not select a color here.
Moroccan Blue
Dark Olive
Brick Red
Coyote Brown
Charcoal Grey
Black
Deep Purple
Forest Green
Titanium Grey
Moss Green
If you've selected A90 as your outer shell, select a color.
Black
Select one of these colors if you are choosing Hyper D for your outer shell. If you have chosen another shell as your outer shell, do not select a color here.
Grey
Moroccan Blue
Olive Green
Select one of these colors if you are choosing Airwave for your outer shell. If you have chosen another shell as your outer shell, do not select a color here.
Grey
Moroccan Blue
Olive Green
Select a size. The dimensions listed are the garment dimensions, not body measurements. Fully read the applicable sizing page and follow all procedures. If desired garment dimensions are not shown here, fill in the custom sizing box. Size based returns are not accepted. However, post sale modification may be available at an hourly rate.
XS dimensions (inches) : Shoulders - 44, Torso - 22, Back - 26, Chest - 42, Midsection - 40, Hips - 38, Arm - 25, Arm hole - 22, Bicep - 15, Neck - 26 (pullover) / 19 (full zip)
S dimensions (inches) : Shoulders - 47, Torso - 24, Back - 28, Chest - 46, Midsection - 44, Hips - 42, Arm - 27, Arm hole - 23, Bicep - 15.5, Neck - 26 (pullover) / 20 (full zip)
M dimensions (inches) : Shoulders - 52, Torso - 26, Back - 29, Chest - 50, Midsection - 48, Hips - 46, Arm - 29, Arm hole - 25, Bicep - 16.5, Neck - 26 (pullover) / 21 (full zip)
L dimensions (inches) : Shoulders - 56, Torso - 28, Back - 32, Chest - 53, Midsection - 52, Hips - 50, Arm - 31, Arm hole - 26, Bicep - 17, Neck - 26 (pullover) / 21 (full zip) (+$15.00)
XL dimensions (inches) : Shoulders - 58, Torso - 30, Back - 34, Chest - 57, Midsection - 55, Hips - 54, Arm - 33, Arm hole - 28, Bicep - 19, Neck - 26 (pullover) / 22 (full zip) (+$15.00)
If you would like a custom fit, enter the desired garment dimensions here. Please enter all of them or select a stock size and enter the specific dimensions you would like to change here. Do not enter body measurements. Not all requests can be accommodated. Size based returns are not accepted. However, post sale modification may be available at an hourly rate. Questions should not be entered here.
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The different out shell choices allow you to cater this garment to your specific needs. Hyper D provides a super breathable options for high output activity at 1oz/yd2. Airwave provides the same air permeability for high output activity, but very good durability at 1.8oz/yd2. Argon 67 provides a good cfm balance at a low weight of 0.67oz/yd2. Argon 90 provides better windproofness than A67 and a bit more durability, with less breathability at 0.9oz/yd2.

The different batting options allow you to cater the insulation to your needs. The 40gsm option is a level I would estimate at about the same as AD90 / Argon 67, but at a lower weight. One layer of AD90 and one layer of A67 results in 3.3oz/yd2. One layer of Octair 40 and two layers of Argon 67 results in 2.5oz/yd2. The 80gsm option feels about the same as 2.5oz/yd2 Climashield Apex, but with much better consistency. Apex often has many thick and thin spots, but Octair does not. It will compress a bit smaller than Apex too.

These are available with the large external access, internal pockets that are designed to limit insulation compression from weight.

Both the full zip and pullover versions come with the super adjustable three piece hood with front and rear adjustment.

 

Wearing with a pack (zippered version only) -Typically, to put on your insulation, you have to remove your pack, put the item on and put the pack back on over it. Then once you do this, the insulation in the garment gets compressed under the pack and under the pack straps. These areas tend to get wet with sweat and the long term compression combined with the sweat oils pressed into the insulation degrades it heavily. The jacket has a top snap that allows the garment to be put on/taken off over backpack straps, without removing the pack. The jacket is put on backwards and snapped at the top behind your neck/over the straps. The bottom can be connected with the zipper by your lower back/below the pack, or tucked in without connecting the zipper, or left to hang along the edge of the pack. This leaves the pack against your back and the jacket cinched along it, but not under it, or under only a small portion. If you are wearing the jacket forward, the top snap also keeps the jacket secure while allowing you to open the zipper for ventilation.

 

 

Weight 0.283495 kg

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