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Carbon Fibre Jacket

Engineered with carbon fibre spirals that work like high-strength springs.

CHF 675CHF 20270% off

Model is 5ft 11 / 180cm with a 38 inch / 97cm chest, and wears size Medium.

  • Woven with 180 metres of carbon fibre for strength
  • Lightweight, water repellent and breathable
  • Extreme four way stretch
With an atomic structure stronger than steel, carbon fibre is normally used to reinforce components in missiles, jet engines and the world’s fastest cars. Which is why objects made out of carbon fibre don’t normally stretch like an elastic band. But our Carbon Fibre Jacket does.

We start by engineering 180 metres of carbon fibre filaments into spirals, before wrapping them around an elastane core. Together they work like high-strength springs, expanding and compressing as the jacket stretches and moves. Woven into a visible grid structure, the carbon fibre acts as a ripstop that adds tensile strength and abrasion resistance to a jacket that’s already highly elastic, lightweight and water repellent. And its minimalist track jacket shape makes it versatile in any season.

Deep Sleep Cocoon

Built for the first missions to Mars. And winner of WIRED Gear of the Year 2019.

CHF 975CHF 292 70% off

Technical Details

Material made in Switzerland by Schoeller
Main fabric composition: 81% polyamide, 10% elastane, 9% polyurethane
Mesh visor fabric composition: 100% polyester
Main fabric is highly resistant to rips and abrasion
Jacket is water repellent, windproof and breathable
Segmented hood which can be folded down and fastened in place with magnets
Breathable and elastic mesh visor offers visibility out but not in
Visor is not water repellent
Articulated back
Two-way front zipper
2 side pockets
2 invisible front pockets on left chest and right middle
1 inside pocket
Metal snap fasteners at the cuffs
Metal cord adjusters on the inside hem with
Cordura pull tabs
Machine Wash at 30°C
Do not Dry Clean
Do not Tumble Dry
Do not Bleach
Iron on a low heat
Constructed in Romania
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The human body is the most fragile system in space

Of all the systems that will be launched into the solar system over the next century, the human body is one of the weakest and most fragile. While every other system – from a spaceship and Mars Rover to an asteroid mining craft and lunar lander – is specifically designed to exist in space, the human body is not. It may be extraordinarily adaptable back on Earth, but in space it’s a liability. It needs food, water, oxygen, companionship, purpose, sleep, light, dark, mental stimulation and physical activity. It can’t lie dormant and gathering space dust, and then be expected to work on cue.

The Deep Sleep Cocoon is just the start of human hibernation

We’re not the only ones looking at forms of human hibernation for the mission to Mars. Another idea being explored is something called ‘torpor-induced hibernation’, a medically-induced hypothermia which slows biological functions. It’s already used in trauma surgery to cool and metabolically supress patients, giving surgeons extra time. The idea behind torpor – or keeping astronauts in a freezer – is that it would save on space and supplies, and they’d arrive well rested having escaped the monotony of the journey. Of course it relies on someone waking you up at the other end.

Size + fit

The Deep Sleep Cocoon is designed with a regular fit.

SizeXSSMLXLXXL
Fits chest83 - 9091 - 9899 - 106107 - 114115 - 122123 - 130
Fits waist71 - 7676 - 8181 - 8686 - 9191 - 9696 - 101
SizeXSSMLXLXXL
Fits chest33 - 3636 - 3939 - 4242 - 4545 - 4848 - 51
Fits waist28 - 3030 - 3232 - 3434 - 3636 - 3838 - 40