Montane
Montane Norste Lite Waterproof Jacket (men's)
- Weight: 8/10 How much it adds to your pack.
- Rain protection: 8/10 How well the fabric and seams keep out heavy, long rain, when new.
- Warmth: 1/10 How much warmth the jacket itself adds. Most shells add little: wear a warm layer under them.
Light 2.5-layer shell to carry in the pack for summer and three-season hillwalking
- Weight
- 300 g (not stated)
- Waterproof rating (HH)
- 20,000 mm
- Fabric
- Pertex Shield 2.5-layer polyurethane membrane with a 40D recycled nylon ripstop face and a printed backer
- Seams taped
- Not published
- Breathability (MVTR)
- 20,000 g/m²/24h
- Pit zips
- No
Where to buy
John Bull Clothing £110 In stock. Free delivery. Dark Sky, Medium in stock (Lava and Moss sold out in M); £150 shown as the original price. Free delivery from £70.
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View at shop: SportsshoesUltralight Outdoor Gear £134.99 In stock. Free delivery. Shop RRP £149.99. Free UK delivery over £15 on its banner. Shop lists 312 g for size M.
View at shop: Ultralight Outdoor GearMontane £150 In stock. Free delivery. All four colours in size M listed available. Free UK delivery over £25 on its banner.
View at shop: MontaneGO Outdoors £150 In stock. Delivery £3.99. Standard delivery £3.99, free over £80. Member-only prices not included.
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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 8/10How much it adds to your pack. 8: Clearly better than most.
Montane lists 300 g without naming a size, in the 280-369 g band. Absolute Snow prints 270 g, which would be the 5 band, but that is a shop figure and doesn't count.
Rain protection
Estimate from maker's specs: hydrostatic head figure 8/10How well the fabric and seams keep out heavy, long rain, when new. 8: Clearly better than most.
Estimate from maker's specs
Warmth
Estimate from maker's specs: thin shell (adds almost no warmth) 1/10How much warmth the jacket itself adds. Most shells add little: wear a warm layer under them. 1: A real weak point.
Estimate from maker's specs
In short
Good for
- Light 2.5-layer shell to carry in the pack for summer and three-season hillwalking
- Walkers who want 20,000 mm fabric at 300 g
Strengths
- 300 g, among the lighter 20,000 mm shells
- 20,000 mm hydrostatic head and 20,000 g/m2/24h MVTR (Montane)
- PIVOT 2 hood with separate aperture and crown adjusters, and a laminated peak
- YKK AquaGuard front zip and hand-pocket zips with a storm guard
Weaknesses
- Montane doesn't say the seams are fully taped, so rain protection is an estimate, not a reviewed score
- 2.5-layer fabric has a printed backer, which is usually less hard-wearing than a 3-layer tricot backer
- No pit zips
- No independent test found, so weather protection and durability are estimates, not reviewed scores
- Montane doesn't name the size its weight is for
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.