It’s what’s inside that counts A guide to Rohan insulation rohan.co.uk
Staying warm this winter. It’s what’s inside that counts. Staying warm is a matter we’ve taken very seriously since Rohan started. And for over forty-five years we’ve been innovating, experimenting and refining our protective winter gear. In today’s world that means scouring international suppliers and keeping up with constant innovation. The range of insulation offered can be baffling however, not least because the quality of your jacket can be almost impossible to assess from the appearance. At Rohan we offer four distinct types of insulation to help you make the most of the British winter and cold weather adventure. The aim of this guide is to make things clearer and to highlight the insulation inside your new jacket rather than just show you how it’ll look. The idea, as always, is to get the right gear to match your plans – whether you’re heading to the Lake District, far-flung mountain ranges or wintry European cities. And with over fifty stores around the country, if it’s a detailed discussion you need, a Rohan shop should hopefully be pretty close.
Clockwise from top right: Men’s Mistral Jacket, Women’s Downtown Jacket, Men’s Icepack Overhead, Women’s Stratus Jacket.
Sustans® Mimicking the construction of down but manufactured using plant-based materials, this innovative insulation traps warm air, and drapes just like natural down. But unlike down, it maintains its warmth, even when wet, and is machine washable – it’s a best-of-both-worlds insulation.
Insuloft™ An advanced synthetic wadding with an excellent warmth-to-weight ratio that is tough, lightweight, packable, fast-drying and easy to wash. Proven over many years by Rohan – it’s a great all-rounder.
Hydrophobic Down Fluffy, lightweight, packable down is the finest insulation when it’s dry. But its thermal performance plummets when wet, losing its power to insulate. Treating the down with a durable water repellency creates a hydrophobic finish – the improvement over untreated down is remarkable.
OctaTM Yarn Lining Offering an extremely high warmth-toweight ratio in conjunction with superb breathability, compressibility and packability, our OctaTM Yarn lining offers an advanced alternative to a standard polyester fleece. It’s the perfect choice for walking, hillwalking and all active outdoor use.
Plant-based Sustans® insulation mimics the construction of traditional down and has the practicality of synthetic wadding, creating a ‘best-ofboth-worlds’ material.
It’s what’s inside that counts.
Sustans
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Like regular synthetic insulation, Sustans® fibres have a superior elasticity that achieves great recovery, flexibility and warmth retention whilst also being fully machine washable and quick-drying – a benefit that can’t be achieved in most natural down due to its high moisture absorption. But, unlike wadded synthetic insulation, it mimics the look and feel of real down by manufacturing the fibres into fill-like clusters rather than sheets of wadding, creating a softer finish with a better drape. Sustans® fibres are synthetic fibres, but instead of using traditional oil to make the polyamide, it uses plant-based oil. This innovative insulation performs brilliantly on cold weather adventures whilst still offering great thermal efficiency in changeable, wetter conditions. It’s robust, durable and insulates well in the wet.
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The science inside SustansÂŽ mimics the construction of natural down, creating a multitude of warm air pockets.
Conventional synthetic insulation is made of less complex fibres.
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Sustans
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Inspired by nature. Created by science.
Men’s and Women’s Stratus Jacket Plant-based Sustans® fibres offer an excellent warmth-to-weight ratio whilst also being fully machine washable and quick-drying – a benefit that can’t be achieved in most natural downs due to moisture absorption. Unlike wadded synthetic insulation, it mimics the look and feel of real down. It traps warm air efficiently and gives a beautiful soft feel. Protecting the Sustans® is a tough, highly wind resistant polyamide exterior with a Durable Water Repellency™ finish. The result is an easycare winter jacket that’s as warm, light and fluffy as a classic down puffer. Men’s – Colours: Evergreen (shown above) and Coal (shown worn) Sizes: S-XXL Code: 05608 £155 Women’s – Colours: Black (shown above) and Malachite Green (shown worn) Sizes: S-XL Code: 05670 £155 6 | For more information visit rohan.co.uk
The more warm air a jacket traps, the better it will insulate you in extreme conditions. The Stratus Jacket uses plant-based insulation to keep you warm without a weight penalty.
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With a better warmth-to-weight ratio than fleece, and far better performance when wet than untreated down, Insuloft™ is one of the most practical and thermally efficient insulators available.
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Insuloft
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An advanced synthetic that is tough, lightweight, packable, fast drying and easy to wash. Insuloft™ is highly breathable, yet still a great insulator. It’s lightweight and resilient with superior water repellent properties. It’s hardworking and durable with excellent insulating properties. And it’s been proven over many years at Rohan. Insuloft™ is the great all-rounder. Tough, easycare, light, packable and very warm.
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The science inside Insuloft™ is the consummate all-rounder. Warm, durable, effective when wet and easycare.
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Insuloft™
Tough, light, packable and proven.
Tough, water and wind resistant outer.
Superb warmthto-weight ratio from Insuloft.™
Men’s and Women’s Icepack Jacket This extremely lightweight, packable insulated jacket stuffs away into a small Packpocket,TM ready to go whenever the weather calls for it. Using InsuloftTM wadding, a Durable Water RepellencyTM finish, high collar and hand pockets both lined with micro fleece, and an adjustable hem and storm cuffs – it has everything you need to give reassuring protection from the wind and cold. Men’s – Colours: Deep Navy (shown above), also in Molten Red Sizes: S-XXL Code: 05610 £150 Women’s – Colours: Molten Red (shown above) and Deep Navy/Deep Teal (shown right) Sizes: S-XL Code: 05612 £150
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Two secure outer pockets.
Women’s Icepack Jacket
Soft-touch micro fleece inside collar, chinguard and hand pockets for extra comfort.
One internal secure pocket that doubles as a Packpocket.™
Adjustable hem.
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Storm cuffs with 2-way stretch.
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It’s what’s inside that counts.
Hydrophobic Down Fluffy, lightweight, packable down is the finest insulation when it’s dry. But its thermal performance plummets when wet, losing its power to insulate. Treating the down with a durable water repellency creates a hydrophobic finish – the improvement over untreated down is remarkable. Mother Nature’s solution to the cold has been proven over thousands of years. It has an unbeatable warmth-to-weight ratio, and now with a little help from science, it’s water resistant as well as incredibly light, warm and packable.
For many who live in damp European climates, the lure of down jackets has been limited. No matter how many you see on the school run, the truth is that if the heavens open you are much better protected in a fleece and a waterproof shell. However, a water repellent treatment has cured down’s Achilles’ heel.
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The science inside Hydrophobic down solves down’s greatest flaw by giving significant protection against water ingress.
The thermal efficiency of untreated down plummets when wet. Illustrated views of down clusters. Rohan Insulation Guide
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Hydrophobic Down
Down without the downsides.
Men’s and Women’s Downtown Jacket Ideal for cold, changeable urban conditions. It is filled with a high-quality blend of hydrophobic 650+ down and feathers, to offer excellent warmth with a water resistant finish. As you’d expect from a down jacket, it’s extremely warm and highly compressible. But, unlike many down jackets, it’s also very resilient. We’ve treated the down with a highly effective hydrophobic treatment which dramatically increases the filling’s resistance to moisture. It also dries faster and retains its warmth after exposure to moisture. Men’s – Colours: Dark Forest Green (shown above) and Deep Navy (shown worn) Sizes: S-XXL Code: 05668 £245 Women’s – Colours: Deep Navy (shown above) and Elderberry (shown worn) Sizes: S-XL Code: 05669 £295 14 | For more information visit rohan.co.uk
Understated urban looks combine with real-world performance. All the light, packable warmth of down made practical for our cold, damp Northern European winters.
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It’s what’s inside that counts.
Octa Yarn Lining ™
The first secret of OctaTM Yarn lining can’t be seen with the human eye: it’s the sophisticated form, on a microscopic level, of the individual polyester fibres that make up the fabric. They have a hollow core together with a total of eight ‘side fins.’ In cross section the filaments have the appearance of a star – with a hole through the middle. This advanced, three-dimensional shape creates a huge amount of space around the filaments. This space traps a large volume of air – which in turn provides an insulating capacity that is far higher than a standard polyester fibre. The second secret – on a slightly larger, visible scale – is the way the OctaTM Yarns are applied to create the final lining fabric. They are knitted into a very open, thermally efficient waffle or honeycomb pattern. This construction combines with the microscopic form of the individual fibres to create a lining which is superbly breathable, incredibly light and, for its weight and packed volume, astonishingly warm. It’s the perfect choice for high-output, active wear.
The reduced weight and bulk of OctaTM Yarn lining means it’s far more packable than traditional fleece. It’s perfect for travel, hillwalking and any serious outdoor use.
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The science inside An octagonal hollow-core fibre traps the maximum amount of warm air.
Traditional polyester fibres are heavier and less efficient than OctaTM Yarn.
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OctaTM Yarn Lining
String (vest) theory.
An OctaTM Yarn lining gives great warmth and wicking through the hollow-core textured yarn construction.
Lightweight 30D polyester micro ripstop outer with Durable Water RepellencyTM finish.
Two zipped hand pockets and Packpocket.TM
Men’s and Women’s Mistral Jacket A sleek, protective outer contrasts with a tactile honeycomb structured lining that’s been created with engineered OctaTM Yarn. This provides a soft-touch finish and also traps an abundance of air next to your skin, creating a cosy, dry microclimate. Ultra-light, ultra-packable and very warm. Wind and water resistance come from a micro ripstop outer with a Durable Water RepellencyTM finish. Men’s – Colours: Dark Forest Green (shown above) and Pilot Blue (shown right) Sizes: S-XL Code: 05615 £135 Women’s – Colour: Deep Navy Sizes: S-XL Code: 05616 £135
Men’s Mistral Jacket
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Fixed hood with elasticated face traps warmth.
Napoleon zipped pocket for easy access.
Dropped elasticated rear hem for extra protection from the elements.
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How to choose the right insulation for you. Rohan has a huge choice of insulated jackets this winter. In common with everything we make at Rohan, they are all protective, lightweight, packable, easycare and versatile. This means they will all handle the fiercest winter weather together with adventurous travel and still manage to look understated enough for urban use. There are, of course, differences, and to match exactly the right jacket for your winter plans will need a little thought, but the days of down puffer jackets turning into porridge at the first sniff of rain and old-fashioned synthetic filling going clumpy and becoming surrounded by cold spots are all well in the past. Everything you see here will work well, whatever you have planned. However, there are some questions you may like to think about. Do you need to pack and carry your insulated jacket? If weight and pack size are critical, you’ll be drawn towards hydrophobic down and Sustans® synthetic representation of down clusters. If you want cutting-edge insulation that has an excellent warmth-to-weight ratio and hardly any bulk, it’s worth looking at OctaTM Yarn – this technology traps a maximum of warm air due to the advanced structure of the yarn and the waffle design of the fabric. Finally Insuloft™ is a great all-rounder. Light, packable, and durable with an excellent warmth-to-weight ratio. And we’ve been using this type of synthetic wadding for nearly forty years. So it’s fair to say that even by Rohan’s stringent testing standards, it’s proven.
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Proud to work with the Responsible Down Standard. Animal welfare is important to us at Rohan. That’s why 100% of the duck and goose down in our down products is certified to the Responsible Down Standard (RDS). The RDS is an independent body that follows the chain of custody of the down from farm to product. It upholds the welfare of ducks and geese, recognising the best practices in animal health and wellbeing. It requires suppliers to meet the ‘five freedoms’ of animal welfare. This ensures that all ducks and geese are well fed and have plenty of water, that they’re not in any pain or discomfort, that they’re healthy, that they’re free to behave normally and that they’re happy in their environment. The RDS make this guarantee through auditing every stage of the supply chain, and awards certification to those that meet the RDS Standards. Rohan is listed on the RDS website as a brand that uses certified duck and goose down. If you would like to find us, or find more information about RDS, you can do so at rohan.co.uk/animal-welfare or responsibledown.org
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made by the cold All clothing that we make is underpinned by our five founding principles. It must be protective, lightweight, packable, easycare and versatile. The challenge of lightweight and packable forces us to continually innovate and take advantage of the very latest technology in down and synthetic insulation.
Sustans®
Men’s Stratus Jacket
Women’s Stratus Jacket
Men’s Bergen Jacket
Colours: Evergreen and Coal Sizes: S-XXL Code: 05608
Colours: Malachite Green and Black Sizes: S-XL Code: 05670
Colour: Deep Navy Sizes: S-XXL Code: 05401
Colour: Darkest Purple Sizes: 8-18 Code: 05406
£155
£155
£295
£295
Hydrophobic Down
Men’s Downtown Jacket Colours: Dark Forest Green and Deep Navy Sizes: S-XXL Code: 05668
£245
Women’s Bergen Jacket
OctaTM Yarn Lining
Women’s Downtown Jacket Colours: Elderberry and Deep Navy Sizes: S-XL Code: 05669
£295
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Men’s Mistral Jacket
Women’s Mistral Jacket
Colours: Pilot Blue and Dark Forest Green Sizes: S-XL Code: 05615
Colour: Deep Navy Sizes: S-XL Code: 05616
£135
£135
Insuloft™
Men’s Icepack Jacket
Women’s Icepack Jacket
Men’s Icepack Overhead
Colours: Deep Navy and Molten Red Sizes: S-XXL Code: 05610
Colours: Deep Navy/ Deep Teal and Molten Red Sizes: S-XL Code: 05612
£150
£150
Men’s Olfio Top
Women’s Olfio Top
Colour: Ink/Pimento Orange Sizes: S-XXL Code: 05652
Colour: Ink/Atlantic Green Sizes: S-XL Code: 05690
£150
£150
Men’s Icepack Vest
Women’s Icepack Vest
Colour: Pilot Blue/ Dark Petrol Sizes: S-XXL Code: 05614
Colours: Dark Petrol/ Turmeric Yellow and Deep Navy Sizes: S-XXL Code: 05611
Colours: Molten Red/ Horizon Red and Deep Navy Sizes: S-XL Code: 05613
£160
£110
£110
Men’s Fall Line Jacket
Men’s Outpost Jacket
Women’s Cocoon Coat
Colour: Abyss Blue Sizes: S-XXL Code: 05397
Colours: Stormy Grey and Molten Red Sizes: S-XXL Code: 05645
Colour: Pitch Blue Sizes: XS-XL Code: 05415
£200
£250
£200
How to buy In-store at one of over 50 shops Women’s Hillside Jacket
Women’s Portland Coat
Colours: Dark Forest Green and Black Sizes: S-XL Code: 05404
Colour: Charcoal Marl Sizes: 8-18 Code: 05850
£250
£195
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Men’s Winter Bags
Women’s Winter Stretch Bags
Colour: Ink Sizes: Reg leg (31") 30-42. Unfinished leg (36") 32-46 Code: 04402
Colour: Ink Sizes: Short leg (29") 8-18. Reg leg (31") 8-18 Code: 05428
£110
£110
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Winter warmth condensed. Making a warm jacket isn’t all that difficult. Just stuff it full of inefficient, heavy, cheap wadding. Making a jacket that’s warm, lightweight, packable and versatile is a completely different story. It requires the highest quality materials, the most advanced design and many, many years of hard-won experience in the world’s harshest environments.
Welcome to Rohan. We know winter.
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