- -10° C
- The ideal glove for handling medium to heavy loads.
The Leeds jacket follows the shape of the working day. Its sleeves detach and it becomes a warm hi-vis bodywarmer: the arms are free for handling work, the torso stays shielded from the wind. Zipped back up, it does the job of a winter jacket, with coated Oxford fabric and sealed seams.
Cold protection, down to −10 °C*.
* Indicative temperature. Perceived warmth varies with activity, body type, humidity, wind and the layers worn underneath.
The Leeds jacket follows the rhythm of a working day on site. Its sleeves detach and it becomes a warm hi-vis bodywarmer: the arms are free for handling work, the torso stays shielded from the wind. The rest of the time it zips back up and does the job of a winter jacket — coated Oxford fabric, sealed seams, a hood stowed in the collar and a fleece-lined collar. The fluorescent fabric and reflective tape keep you visible throughout, in the rain and as the light goes.
Winter is rarely decided by a handful of mornings at −10 °C. It is decided by the four months spent between 0 and 8 °C, with fine rain and wind. That is the cold that wears you down: damp, constant, never dramatic. A coated fabric with sealed seams counts for as much as the thickness of the padding, because a garment that has stayed dry is worth the same on Friday as it was on Monday.
The synthetic insulation holds on to the warm air the body produces, and the coated Oxford fabric stops that air being stripped away by the wind. The sealed seams close off the needle perforations, the only route left for water once the fabric is coated. On a garment of this kind, damp counts for more than the thermometer: wet insulation carries heat outwards far faster than dry insulation, which is why a day at +2 °C in the rain is felt more sharply than a dry day at −5 °C. The fleece-lined collar closes off the neck, an area rich in blood vessels and close to the surface. The elasticated hem and adjustable cuffs keep the warm air inside the garment. Meets EN ISO 20471 and EN 343.
Because it covers two set-ups in a single garment: a full jacket for driving, walking and waiting, a warm bodywarmer as soon as the work gets physical. Visibility is there in both cases, rain is stopped right through the seams, and the fleece-lined collar closes off the neck when the wind gets up.
The three-layer system:
* Indicative temperature. Perceived warmth varies with activity, body type, humidity, wind and the layers worn underneath.
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