Montane
Montane Vortic 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.
Fast hiking and fastpacking in a light 3-layer shell with pit zips
- Weight
- 290 g (not stated)
- Waterproof rating (HH)
- 20,000 mm
- Fabric
- Montane Petrichor 3-layer hydrophilic membrane with a 22D mini ripstop recycled nylon face
- Seams taped
- Not published
- Breathability (RET)
- under 6
- Pit zips
- Yes
Where to buy
Ellis Brigham £240 In stock. Free delivery. Same jacket as Montane's Vortic: same name, Petrichor 3-layer 22D recycled nylon ripstop, 20,000 mm, pit zips, Ridge colour and 290 g for size M. Sold online only. Free delivery over £100.
View at shop: Ellis BrighamMontane £240 In stock. Free delivery. Size M in stock in Amber only (Black and Ridge 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 8/10How much it adds to your pack. 8: Clearly better than most.
Montane lists 290 g without naming the size, in the 280-369 g band; Ellis Brigham prints 290 g for size M. Woman & Home prints 275 g for the women's jacket (Montane's women's page also says 275 g).
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 and fastpacking in a light 3-layer shell with pit zips
- Warm-weather hill days when a jacket must breathe
- Walkers who want a PFAS-free membrane at under 300 g
Strengths
- 290 g (Montane's figure), light for a waterproof, with two-way pit zips
- Montane's own figures: 20,000 mm hydrostatic head and RET under 6 (the RET is a fact, never scored)
- PIVOT 2 hood with separate crown and aperture adjustment and a stiffened peak
- Barrier Technology at all hems and apertures, and a laminated peak, hem and cuff tabs
- Bonded zip installs and exposed YKK Aquaguard hand-pocket zips to save weight
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: only one independent test (of the women's jacket) found
- Ellis Brigham showed M in Ridge
- Two hand pockets only, no chest pocket listed
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.