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Slipping into Mont-bell’s Torrent Flier jacket is like going to a concept car
show and having one of the dealers hand over the keys. This jacket is loaded
with new fabric and fastener technologies. At the heart of the jacket is a
highly breathable 3-layer Gore-Tex XCR fabric that weighs about the same as the
lightest 2.5 layer Gore-Tex PacLite III, which brings the jacket weight down to
around 12 ounces (our pre-production version weighed 11.8 oz). The Torrent Flier
is outfitted with YKK AquaTech weatherproof zippers throughout, is made with
meticulous stitching and manufacturing quality, and offers a well-contoured fit.
A Napoleon chest pocket rounds out a great-fitting and functional jacket for
lightweight backpackers. The catch? Technology comes at a price and your
pocketbook will pay.--- End of free preview ---
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