Montane
Montane Men's Dart XT Thermal Hoodie (APEX Thermo, regular fit)
- Weight: 5/10 How much it adds to your pack.
- Warmth: 3/10 How much the fabric insulates next to your skin. Heavier fabric is warmer and slower to dry.
Cool, high-effort days in the hills: fast hillwalking, trail running and fastpacking, where a hood adds cover without a second layer
- Weight
- 220 g (not stated)
- Fabric weight
- Not published
- Fibre
- Synthetic
- Merino
- 0%
Where to buy
Sportsshoes £62.99 In stock. Free delivery. Size M (Black) in stock.
View at shop: SportsshoesJohn Bull Clothing £69.95 In stock. Delivery £5.95. Size M in stock in Black and Caper (size S Caper out of stock). Its copy repeats 220 g. Delivery £5.95 at this price, free from £70.
View at shop: John Bull ClothingMontane £70 In stock. Free delivery. Free UK delivery over £25 (its banner).
View at shop: MontanePrices checked 8 Nov 2026 on each shop's own page; shops can change them. We earn no commission on these links; shops are listed by price. More
Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Weight
From maker's figures 5/10How much it adds to your pack. 5: Does the job. Average for wild-camping gear.
Montane's UK, EU and Danish pages all give 220 g with no size (its US site doesn't sell this hoodie). 220 g is in the 200–239 g band, which is the 3 band. John Bull Clothing's copy repeats 220 g; no shop gives a size-M weight.
Warmth
Estimate from maker's specs: fibre (no fabric weight published) 3/10How much the fabric insulates next to your skin. Heavier fabric is warmer and slower to dry. 3: Below average. Fine for some trips, not others.
Estimate from maker's specs
In short
Good for
- Cool, high-effort days in the hills: fast hillwalking, trail running and fastpacking, where a hood adds cover without a second layer
- Cool evenings and mornings at a wild camp as a light warm layer under a shell
- A single next-to-skin or mid-layer top for three-season trips, with thumb loops to hold the sleeves in place
Strengths
- 220 g (Montane's figure) for a long-sleeve hoodie
- Brushed-back APEX Thermo fabric with 12% elastane for four-way stretch, per Montane
- Hood, thumb loops and a bonded chest pocket that stays usable under a pack or harness, per Montane
- Flatlock seams and POLYGIENE odour treatment, per Montane
- Covered by Montane's lifetime guarantee against faults in workmanship and materials
Weaknesses
- All synthetic (88% recycled polyester, 12% elastane), so no merino content
- Montane describes it as ideal for cooler summer days in technical mountain environments
- Montane gives 220 g with no size, so the weight of size M is not confirmed
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.