Mountain Equipment Oreus Men's Vest

Stay warm during alpine pursuits with the Oreus insulated vest, designed to be windproof, lightweight, and packable.

The Oreus Jacket and Vest are the result of a 5-year development project to make what we believe to be the best mid-weight synthetic products currently available. Limited by the synthetic fills on the market, we set out to develop our own weaving fibres through heat-reflective fabric technology. Now patent pending and unique to Mountain Equipment, Aetherm™ Precision Insulation is warmer than anything of equivalent weight, as well as being more breathable and more packable.

The Oreus is already well proven, with prototypes seeing heavy use everywhere from the Karakoram to Patagonia and the Alps with rave reviews from our athlete team, many of whom are carrying these products instead of lightweight down due to their warmth, functionality and greater resilience in difficult conditions.

Crucially, the Oreus Vest is one of the most versatile pieces of kit you can own, suitable for everything from super alpine climbing in the high mountains to ski touring in the Alps, hill walking in Scotland, or rock climbing on high crags. They can be worn as an outer layer, as a super warm mid-layer or thrown over the top of everything. The warmth, fast drying performance and low weight and pack size are equally beneficial for almost any activity in the mountains.

A hugely useful layer on its own the Vest can be combined with the Oreus Jacket to give an impressively warm, resilient and flexible system in really severe conditions.

Features

• Groundbreaking Aetherm™ Precision Insulation offers the warmth and comfort of down with the ruggedness and weather resistance of synthetic insulation
• Uses 100% recycled Polyester and a reflective layer to increase warmth
• 100% recycled PLASMA 10D inner and outer fabric with PFAS-free DWR; incredibly lightweight and breathable
• Fit designed to maximise thermal efficiency
• 2 YKK® zipped handwarmer pockets give access to essentials
• 1 YKK® zipped chest pocket
• Large inner drop pocket for gloves and other items that need to be kept warm
• Inner drop pocket doubles as an integrated pack pocket and features twin karabiner carry loops
• 2-way YKK® moulded centre front zip with insulated rear baffle to minimise heat loss and wind ingress, easy to use with gloves on
• Dual tether hem drawcords provide adjustment and increase thermal efficiency
• Designed and developed in the UK
• Mountain Equipment is a member of the Fair Wear Foundation
• Supplied in a recyclable protective plastic bag

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Fair Wear Foundation Mountain Equipment is a member of the Fair Wear Foundation, an independent, non-profit organisation that works with brands and factories to improve working conditions for garment workers.

PLASMA™ At 10 denier and weighing just 26 g per square metre, this is a super light fabric, but it is also one of the toughest 10D fabrics we have ever tested. It is perfect for alpinists and backpackers for whom weight is absolutely critical. It boasts superb breathability and dries quickly.

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