Men's Waterproof Hiking Over Trousers - NH500 Imper
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BENEFITS
Anatomic design
Drawstring waist | Loose fit
Easy dressing
Ankle zips to easily get the trousers on & off without having to remove shoes
Lightweight
Lightweight and compact over-trousers | Weight: 200g in size L
Waterproof
2000 mm waterproof coating | fully taped seams
Breathability
Hydrophilic coating (RET=12 : limits condensation inside the garment
TECHNICAL INFORMATIONS
Water resistance of the fabric
The fabric of these over trousers is waterproof to 2,000 mm
This garment has been validated in a shower test under 60L of water/sqm/h for 2h This test reproduces the average conditions of a rain shower.
The fabric is water-repellent: it lets water slide over its surface without seeping in. This prevents the fabric from soaking up water and keeps it lightweight and breathable. The water repellent property is achieved by treating the fabric's exterior.
We have taped 100% of the outer seams.
Fabric breathability
To find out whether a fabric is breathable, we test its total evaporative resistance (RET) based on the ISO 11092 standard. The lower the fabric's resistance, the more water vapour generated by physical activity can escape, and the higher the fabric's breathability.
- RET < 9 = extremely breathable fabric
- 9 < RET < 12 = very breathable fabric
- 12 < RET < 20 = breathable fabric
- RET > 20 = little or no breathability
Your health is our top priority
The fabric of this jacket is water repellent: it lets water slide over its surface without seeping in. This prevents the fabric from soaking up water and keeps it lightweight and breathable. The water repellent property is achieved by treating the fabric's exterior.
We have started to use a water repellent treatment without perfluorocarbons. In 2022, this model will be marketed with a water-repellent treatment.
How to maintain the waterproof property of your over-trousers over time.
To maintain a durable water-repellent fabric, we recommend reactivating it regularly.
Do this every three washes (it is important to rinse abundantly) or after a dozen uses in the rain.
You can easily reactivate the water repellent property by warming the fabric:
- in a tumble dryer for 15 minutes (synthetic program) - with a hair dryer at a distance of 20 cm by going back and forth twice
- or two passes with an iron on the delicate setting without the steam function.
Choosing your waterproof overtrousers according to your level of physical effort
During sports activity, the extent to which we perspire depends on the intensity or the duration of the physical effort If the fabric's breathability isn't suited to the type of activity/exercise your perspiration will condense inside jacket. You will feel damp inside this is not rain coming through but perspiration vapour condensing You need to choose over-trousers in line with your activity type. This product is designed for 2-hour hikes at no more than 5km/h.
Recommended additional product
To protect the lower part of your body as well, and have a very efficient full protective outfit against the wind and rain showers, we recommend men’s Raincut 1/2 zip or full zip jackets. These jackets are also eco-designed (depending on the colours, they are dope dyed to reduce water consumption or made from recycled fibre).
composition
composition
Main fabric: 100.0% Polyester; Coating: 100.0% Polyurethane
Tips for storage and maintenance
MAXIMUM WASHING TEMPERATURE 30°C. NORMAL TREATMENT.
BLEACHING EXCLUDED.
DRYING IN TUMBLE DRYER POSSIBLE. LOW TEMPERATURE, MAXIMUM DRUM EXHAUST TEMPERATURE 60°C.
DO NOT IRON.
DO NOT DRY CLEAN.
Storage tips
It is important to always make sure that the trousers completely dry before putting them away.
Restrictions on use
Not recommended for intense exercise: fitness walking, running .
TESTS AND WARRANTY
Test product
Our Quechua global design centre is based in Passy, at the foot of Mont-Blanc in Haute Savoie. This location makes it a real meeting place for our teams (designers, product managers, engineers, etc) and outdoor sports enthusiasts. A great asset for co-designing high-quality products for your hikes and giving you access to all our expertise.
Warranty
2 Years
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To meet your requirements, Quechua products are tested out in the heart of nature in the type of conditions you may encounter during your hikes. Our teams, as well as a tester panel (made up of partners, ambassadors and customers), test products throughout their development until they go to market.
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Ecodesign approach
With ecodesign, we reduce the environmental impact of our products.
Analysing the product's environmental footprint enabled us to identify the most impactful stages of its life cycle. Thanks to this approach, our design teams were able to develop this product while significantly reducing its environmental impact.
Ecodesign actions on this product
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ProcessDope dyed
Product made from 72% dope dyed yarn
Using this mass-dyeing process enables us to reduce CO2 emissions linked to the production of dyed textiles by at least 46% compared to conventional dyeing.