The Lightline Down Jacket from Mountain Equipment is designed to meet the demands of the modern mountaineers. Weighing 740g with 296g of 700 fill power duck down, the Lightline has great warmth to weight ratio, it has an improved fit and a fully adjustable, removable hood that offers excellent protection in sub-zero temperatures. The use of natural down ensures the best warmth to weight ratio and compressibility of any other forms of insulation.
The outer fabric is M.E's own tried and tested Drylite Loft. This totally windproof and highly water resistant Nylon fabric is hard wearing and light enough to allow the down to fully loft, therefore making it perfect for dry cold conditions when resting at belay points or whenever you're outside in the cold and not moving about.
M.E. only uses Down Codex Audited Animal Welfare approved sources for all their Down filled products marked with the Down Codex scheme. This scheme was developed to ensure that both animal welfare and down quality were put firmly at the heart of each and every one of M.E's down products. The Down Codex is a completely transparent and auditable system to ensure that:
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The down used does not come from birds which have been live plucked or live harvested
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The down used does not come from birds which have been force-fed
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The down used should be from birds which have raised in good conditions and to high standards of animal welfare
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The down used should be a by-product of the meat industry and come from birds which have been humanely slaughtered.
Each down product is marked with a 12 digit code that can be entered at the Down Codex website to gain access to the specific information relating to the down source of that product, go to http://www.thedownproject.me.uk/index.php to find out more about how M.E have become the only brand to go beyond accepting written guarantees from down suppliers and to make their audit results and independent quality reports publicly available.
All this high quality and ethically sourced goose down comes from Western Russia where the the birds are raised on small family farms or small-holdings with flock sizes of around 20 birds. The geese live a free-range life with plentiful access to fresh water, food and shelter. Free to roam around the farm-land during the day but returning to small farm-yards each evening. Down is collected from these farms and small-holdings by local suppliers and batched together for cleaning and processing, initially in Russia before being shipped to Germany for final processing.
The Lightline has been part of Mountain Equipment's range for decades and continues to meet the demands of those needing optimum performance from their kit in the harshest conditions.
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DRILITE Loft outer; totally windproof and highly water resistant
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296g (size L) of 90/10 Pure Down with a fill power of 700
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Stitched-through construction throughout
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Adjustable zip-off hood with 3 panels for exceptional fit and protection
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2-way YKK moulded centre front zip with rear insulated baffle
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2 zipped hand warmer pockets behind insulated flaps
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Inner zipped security pocket
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Adjustable cuffs and hem drawcords