Belstaff Long Way Down Funktionsjacke

Belstaff Long Way Down Jacket The toughest touring jacket ever made ! Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman set out again on LONG WAY DOWN. After their first, great LONG WAY ROUND trial from London to New York, the two men are ready for a new challenge. This time they’ll ride their bikes from Scotland down to South Africa. A distance of over 15,000 miles, starting at John O’Groats, Scotland, and finishing at Cape Agulhas, on the southern tip of South Africa. They’ll travel through more than 20 nations before reaching their destination: Libya, the barren desert of Sudan and Ethiopia’s tribal lands. From the Ugandan jungle to Rwanda, Tanzania, Botswana and on to Namibia’s wild, spectacular keleton Coast. After dressing the two riders for their first adventure, this time Belstaff have designed a new kind of jacket for true explorers. Belstaff have been the leading designer and manufacturer of high-tech, practical apparel for over eighty years. Ewan and Charley worked in concert with Belstaff to create a new, exclusive model, called “Long Way Down Jacket”. The jacket is made of three different components, allowing the two men to tackle all the many weather extremes they’ll face from start to finish. Cordura 1500 was chosen as the shell to protect the men in the case of falls or sudden impact. This fabric performs magnificently at low temperatures and is ideal for European climates. The inner part consists of a jacket made from a special, extra-strong mesh with a breathable, water-resistant nylon outer layer. Wearing this jacket, Ewan and Charley will be able to deal with the two extremes of African weather – baking heat and torrential rain. When Belstaff made a commitment to provide the clothing for Ewan and Charley on their Long Way Down trip failure quite simply was not an option. Of course they could have weighed up the risks like KTM did with the first trip and walked away but they had confidence in their ability to produce a world class product so like BMW they hopped on board for the ride. Belstaff knew that the worlds eyes would be on their clothing. It had to look good be practical take everything the boys could throw at it and bring them home safely. This was a no expense spared exercise; the clothing had to exceed every current standard. It had to be the best. Well it worked. The two intrepid adventurers were delighted with their outfits which never let them down once. And so in recognition of their achievement Belstaff has created an extremely limited edition of jackets which are identical in every respect to the one worn on the trip. We were originally told that jacket would be available in both the colours worn by Charley and Ewan but for some reason Charleys brown jacket will not make it. MATERIALS: - Cordura® 1000D - Nylon Light Weight Diabolo - mesh lining - corduroy on neck collar - CE removable protectors on shoulders and elbows INNER STRUCTURE - detachable blouson in coated light nylon, with seamsealed stitching - detachable mesh armour jacket PROTECTORS - removable protectors meet the requirements of European directive 89/686/CEE and of CE Technical Standard EN 1621-1:1997 POCKETS Cordura jacket: - upper patch pockets, closed by waterproof flap and snap buttons - double lower pockets: patch pockets closed by waterproof flap and snap buttons; slit pockets with waterproof zipper - slit pocket on inside left placket closed by zipper - detachable back bag, closed by zipper - hydrobag pocket on inside back Nylon Light inner blouson: - slit pocket on inside right lining - lower patch pockets, closed by waterproof flap and snap buttons FEATURES: - three-layer jacket: outer Cordura jacket with mesh lining; detachable light nylon blouson with seamsealed stitching; detachable mesh armour jacket - zipped-in detachable sleeves - detachable back bag, closed by zipper with double logo puller, which can be used as a bag, by means of belt clasped by metal logo buckle - hydrobag pocket on inside back lining of outer jacket - reinforcements at critical wear points