The Quiksilver Fracture Jacket is designed to offer all-season protection that can handle all-terrain use. The jacket is highly water resistant and breathable and incorporates Thinsulate™ 3M insulation to give you lightweight thermal protection that is quick drying and will continue to keep you warm even when wet. There is mesh lined venting should you need to dump some extra heat during challenging hikes and a host of features on board to make sure that you have all of those essential items to hand, wherever your adventures take you.
| DWR: | A finish applied to a fabric that will bead-up water on its surface to stop it soaking into the fibres. This maintains breathability and shortens drying times. |
| Waterproof Rating: | This is measured and expressed as Hydrostatic Head in millimetres (mm). To find out the Hydrostatic Head of a fabric the manufacturer will take a clear tube and clamp their material over the bottom end. They will then fill the tube slowly with water and watch to see how high the column of water can get before the material lets drips through. The higher the hydrostatic head, the better the water protection. The European Standard a fabric must meet to be classified as waterproof is a Hydrostatic Head rating of 1500mm, and on average, outerwear fabrics tend to have a hydrostatic head of 10000mm and above. |
| Breathability Rating: | Breathability is measured as a rating in grams of how much vapour a square metre of fabric will allow to pass through in 24 hours (g/m2/24). It should be noted that breathable fabrics do not stop you sweating and care should be taken as to clothing worn beneath waterproof/breathable shells. High quality base layers and fleece or insulated midlayers should in themselves draw vapour from the body and pass it outwards, thus allowing the outer fabric to do its job. Cotton clothing should never be worn as part of a performance clothing layering system. |
| Thinsulate®: | A highly effective synthetic insulation, it provides one and a half times the warmth of natural down and functions even when wet. It combines active breathing with minimal weight giving maximum freedom of movement. |
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