Description
Rohan Hilltop Jacket (Eclipse Blue) -
Men's Hilltop Jacket
Back, at last. A real walking jacket for real walkers.
Our Hilltop Jacket is a top-specification waterproof designed, from the ground up, for real walkers - and no-one else.
For those with short memories, it looks a bit different - a bit longer than the average waterproof jacket these days. People who've been around a while, though, will probably remember that all waterproofs used to be this sort of length. After all, the longer a jacket is, the more protection it offers your legs.
So, what changed? When did waterproofs start getting shorter?
The answer, rather interestingly, is fashion. We think it probably started with The North Face's Mountain Jacket introduced in 1985. It was really short. But it was short for good reasons. It was designed to be worn with high-fit salopettes for alpine climbing. The bibs offered the protection round the middle, the short length stopped the jacket getting in the way of your harness and gear. It was a great jacket and a big seller. Lots of people, though, decided that they liked the looks of this highly specialist jacket and bought one for all sorts of outdoor and leisure uses. Uses that, to be honest, it wasn't really suitable for. Manufacturers understandably followed this demand - and jackets got shorter.
Rohan customers, though, tend to know their own mind. They know want they need. And they're not that easily swayed by the vagaries of fashion. Which is probably why our Hilltop Jacket has been such a great seller.
It's totally waterproof and highly breathable. It's made from our very own, bespoke 2-layer Barricade fabric with our highly-effective Permanent Water Repellency finish. Barricade is a bit different from ordinary waterproof/breathables. It operates dynamically and responds to your body temperature and the humidity of the surrounding environment. We call it Active Diffusion. Basically, the steamier it gets inside, the more vapour escapes - keeping you comfortable in a much wider range of conditions.
The Hilltop features deep, zipped hand pockets, a zipped internal pocket and a big map pocket. It's just where it should be - under the storm flap but outside the main zip. And, as you'd expect, it swallows up the Guild of Pocket Designers' number one worst nightmare - the British Ordnance Survey map.
The stiffened hood offers complete protection in a proper down-pour and cinches, without fuss, with our neat One-Pull adjustment system. Fleece facings on the inside of the hood offer a bit of extra insulation for your ears.
The waist adjusts with a draw-cord hidden inside the hand-pockets - which means you can get the perfect fit and fine-tune the ventilation on the go.
The front opening features a double snap closure, so the jacket can be opened up from the hem, allowing a greater stride length. Particularly handy if you walking steeply up hill - which is, after all, where you're most likely to be heading.
Full-length waterproof jacket.
Totally waterproof.
Highly breathable.
Active Diffusion technology.
Two zipped hand pockets.
Zipped map pocket.
Zipped internal pocket.
One-Pull adjustable hood.
Fleece-lined hood panels.
Stiffened hood peak.
Internal waist adjustors.
Touch-and-close cuff adjustors.
Durable.
Packable.
Quick-drying.
Easy to wash.
Crease resistant.
