Montane Sponsors Beyond our Boundaries

In spring 2014 our family of five will be hiking the Appalachian Trail, starting at Springer Mountain in Georgia and aiming for Mt. Katahdin, more than 2,000 miles away, in Maine. We will be sharing our journey in a trail video series, Beyond our Boundaries: A Family Adventure on the Appalachian Trail. We are thrilled to have the support of some fabulous sponsors to help make this happen.

These sponsors are helping to make our hike and video project possible through gear, clothing, food, and other items. We appreciate all their support and recommend you check them out. View our entire gear list here.

Montane on the trail:

We started buying Montane gear a couple years ago. We have come to really appreciate the quality construction yet lightweight materials used. Montane specializes in lightweight endurance mountain gear for mountain climbing, cycling and running.

For our Appalachian adventure Montane is helping to supply our family with one of my favorite clothing layers, puffies! They are sponsoring us with:

Featherlite Down Jacket for Renee and Celine
Prism Pants for Celine and Laurent

About this Montane Gear:

A puffy layer is one of the most important layers of clothing to regulate our body temperature through periods of alternating activity. When you're not generating your own heat through vigorous activity you throw on the puffy layer for extra warmth. You can also use these as an extra layer at night.

I've written an ode to my puffy (I love my puffy) and explained the purpose of a puffy layer in detail in this post at Outsideways.

Which is why I'm so thrilled that Montane is supplying our family with a couple more jackets and pants so our whole family will be outfitted with a puffy layer, not just Damien, Celine and I.

Featherlite Down Jacket

Celine and I are so pleased to with these awesome light weight down jackets that will keep us warm without unnecessary weight. They've already become our favorite jackets.

Prism Pants

Two small men's pants will be distributed to whoever they fit the best, probably Laurent and Celine. Children's lightweight puffy layers are very difficult to find.

We have a couple pairs of pants kicking around here already and we'll shuffle all the gear around to make sure everyone has a pair of pants.

Where to Buy:

Get your own Montane Gear directly from Amazon.com

Todd

Nov. 8, 2013, 10:48 a.m.

Looks like you guys are getting some really nice gear for your trip. I've recently been watching Hitched Hike's trail videos and in the early spring it looks to be really wet, not just rain but fog and mist where everything gets wet. Have you found down works ok in those conditions?

Damien Tougas 953

Nov. 9, 2013, 6:53 p.m.

We won't be relying exclusively on down for all of our insulation, just for our sleeping gear and these two jackets. The rest of our warm gear will be made of merino and synthetic materials. The down items will generally not be used while walking or exposed, but in the evenings after the shelter has been setup. The rest of the time they will be protected inside a dry bag or pack-liner in the pack.

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7 Nov 2013 by Renee Tougas