- -30° C
- Tested and approved in the heart of winter in Mongolia, on a motorbike: uncompromising protection against extreme cold.
An ultra-lightweight quilted jacket that blocks the wind without ever adding bulk under a coat or in a car seat.
The Stormtech Nautilus QXH-1 pairs a 100 % polyester pongee outer shell at 90 g/m² with a durable water-repellent DWR finish, an ultra-lightweight thermal lining and a full-length internal stormflap. Adjustable thermal hood, elasticated cuffs, adjustable hem. Comfort +5 °C / 41 °F to −10 °C / 14 °F*, S to 5XL.
The Stormtech Nautilus QXH-1 is a men's quilted hooded jacket designed for the cold season in town and on the move. Its outer shell in 100 % polyester pongee, 90 g/m², carries a durable water-repellent DWR finish and blocks wind completely, while an ultra-lightweight thermal lining delivers warmth without bulk. Comfort runs from +5 °C / 41 °F to −10 °C / 14 °F*. Available from S to 5XL. This is a jacket you wear on its own from autumn into the heart of winter, and that moves to a 2nd layer under a parka when the thermometer drops further.
You pull it on in the morning and forget it: neither the bulk of a down jacket nor the stiffness of a windbreaker. The full-length internal stormflap makes the difference on a station platform, because cold comes through the zip, not through the fabric. Count it as a second layer under a parka in deep winter.
The warmth comes from the quilted thermal lining, but real performance rests on the outer shell being 100 % windproof: it is wind, not still cold air, that strips a garment of its warmth. The full-length internal stormflap, the elasticated cuffs and the adjustable hem close the three usual cold-air entries. Two limits must be clear: this model is water-repellent and not waterproof, it sheds light rain and dry snow but will not hold under prolonged heavy rain. And below −10 °C / 14 °F it becomes a mid-layer to wear under a suitable outer shell, not a standalone protection.
Because it solves the real problem of city cold, which is almost never a matter of degrees but of wind. A 100 % windproof outer shell, an internal flap that closes the one true leak in any zipped garment, a thermal lining that warms without thickening: the Nautilus QXH-1 holds down to −10 °C / 14 °F* while keeping a silhouette that works through an office day. And when winter really bites, it does not become useless, it moves to a mid-layer under a parka.
The Grand-Froid three-layer system: a breathable thermal base layer moves moisture away from the skin; an insulating second layer, here the Nautilus QXH-1, traps body heat; a third layer protects from wind and water. This model holds the second position while covering part of the third thanks to its windproof fabric, which is why it works on its own down to −10 °C / 14 °F. Below that, add a waterproof outer shell over it rather than stacking more thickness underneath.
* Indicative thermal comfort from +5 °C / 41 °F to −10 °C / 14 °F. Perceived warmth depends on activity level, wind, humidity, body type and the layering system worn underneath.
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