Montane
Montane Phase Lite GORE-TEX Jacket (men's)
- Weight: 7/10 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.
Fast hiking, fastpacking and trail running in a light 3-layer GORE-TEX shell
- Weight
- 350 g (not stated)
- Waterproof rating (HH)
- 28,000 mm
- Fabric
- 3-layer GORE-TEX Performance with an ePE membrane, recycled nylon face, no intentional PFAS
- Seams taped
- Not published
- Breathability (RET)
- under 13
- Pit zips
- Yes
Where to buy
Cotswold Outdoor £294.89 In stock. Free delivery. Amber, size M listed available (last pieces). RRP £350 shown. Free next-day delivery over £125. Sportsshoes sells the same version at £314.99 but had no size M in Neptune Blue or Eclipse Blue.
View at shop: Cotswold OutdoorMontane £350 In stock. Free delivery. Size M in stock in Neptune Blue and Eclipse Blue (Amber M sold out). Free UK delivery over £25 on its banner.
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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 7/10How much it adds to your pack. 7: Better than most.
Montane lists 350 g without naming the size, in the 280-369 g band. Shops selling the earlier GORE-TEX Active Phase Lite print 300 g; that is a different jacket (see weaknesses).
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
- Fast hiking, fastpacking and trail running in a light 3-layer GORE-TEX shell
- Walkers who want pit zips and hand pockets in a 350 g jacket
- Buyers who want a PFAS-free GORE-TEX membrane from a UK brand
Strengths
- 3-layer GORE-TEX Performance with an ePE membrane, which Montane says has no intentional PFAS
- 350 g (Montane's figure), light for a waterproof
- Pit zips, hand pockets and a PIVOT 2 hood with separate crown and aperture adjustment
- BARRIER hems and openings, and laminated peak, hem and cuff tabs
- Breathability RET under 13 (Montane's figure, shown as a fact)
Weaknesses
- Montane doesn't say the seams are fully taped, so rain protection is an estimate, not a reviewed score
- Weather protection and durability are estimates, not reviewed scores: no independent test of this version found
- Shops still listing the earlier Phase Lite (GORE-TEX Active, 300 g) show a different jacket and aren't used here
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.