London clothing company Vulpine have revealed their latest addition for autumn and winter, the Packable Disc Jacket. It's a wind and water resistant top that is light enough to be easily stowed away inside its own zipped pouch when it’s not needed, so you could stuff it in a jersey pocket or backpack.
Vulpine describe the Packable Disc Jacket as, “suitable for hurried protection on a showery commute or weekend ride, or a breathable windstopper.”
That implies a jacket ideal for the UK’s typically changeable conditions which can throw everything at you in the space of a couple of hours, for those rides when you're not sure which way the weather is going to play and want to take a lightweight jacket just in case it makes a turn for the worse.
It’s made from Schoeller NanoSphere fabric and weighs a claimed 80g – that's for a men’s size medium. It has a zipped disc pouch (hence the name) that doubles as a valuables or phone pocket when you’re wearing it, and the jacket can be stuffed away inside it when you want to transport it in a rucksack or pocket.
Helpfully, Vulpine provide some suggested temperature ranges for the new jacket. They reckon it's good for between 4 to 20°C as an emergency short-term rain jacket over anything else you might be wearing, or as main outer layer for the duration of longer rides in temperatures between 8 and 16°C.
The jacket features a short YKK zipper, elasticated drawcord waist for adjustment, and is available for men and women, with a colour palette including navy/green and red/orange, with sizes ranging from XS to XXL. It's available now from www.vulpine.cc
6 thoughts on “Vulpine release new Packable Disc Jacket weighing just 80g”
Vulpine are a great brand and
Vulpine are a great brand and no doubt this is great as windproof.
But in my experience, “showerproof” means “not really waterproof”.
Yes that’s right, i.e. will
Yes that’s right, i.e. will keep the worst off but not fully waterproof. And is also breatheable and very light!
Fully waterproof is usually
Fully waterproof is usually useless anyway. If the rain doesn’t get you wet, your sweat will.
I do like the look of that navy/green
Scoob_84 wrote:Fully
I have the opposite view. I only sweat when I’m warm, but don’t want the rain getting me when I’m already cold.
Waterproof lets me go slower and stay drier, I think, when it’s wetter. I’m maybe older, running a smaller engine.
Will there be a cantilever
Will there be a cantilever version?
Don’t see me chopping in my
Don’t see me chopping in my Sportful Hotpack for one of these – it’s smaller, cheaper and less, how shall I put this, crisp-packety.
Also less orange but hey, each to their own. 😐