Solar Charged Jacket
Winner of TIME’s Best Inventions. Write on it. Draw on it. Run in it.
- Constructed with a phosphorescent membrane
- Ultra-lightweight and packable weighing 230 grams
- Stretchy and waterproof to 2,500mm
Named as one of TIME Magazine's Best Inventions and as Sports Gear of the Year by WIRED, the Solar Charged Jacket is made from a highly responsive material that can be instantly charged and made to glow in the dark by any light source you can find. Whether you’re writing on it with your iPhone torch, drawing on it with a flashlight, charging it up underneath a lightbulb, or wearing it out in the sunshine, as soon as you take it somewhere dark it glows like kryptonite.
And while this is the kind of tech that would normally only work in a lab, the Solar Charged Jacket performs amazingly out in the real world. With every detail laser cut and welded, it’s waterproof, stretchy and so soft and lightweight you can roll it up into your hand.
Technical Details
The science behind the glow
The core tech that enables the jacket to glow is its membrane – an ultra-thin layer housed inside a translucent mesh that keeps rain out and lets sweat escape. Engineered with a phosphorescent compound it rapidly stores any light it comes into contact with and re-emits it slowly over time. The membrane acts as if it’s alive, absorbing sunlight like a plant. And with the phosphorescence engineered into the membrane itself, the tech sits at the very centre of the fabric, so it can’t wash out or rub off.


You can charge your jacket with the sun
The Solar Charged Jacket is naturally fuelled by sunlight, so one of the easiest ways to charge it is by wearing it outside during the day. Whether it’s for 2 minutes or 2 hours, the jacket will store the energy from the sun and start glowing as soon as you head somewhere dark. Even if it’s a cloudy day or you leave it near a window, daylight is bright enough to charge it up.

Works out in nature, not just in a lab
Even if you took away this jacket’s ability to store sunlight, you’d still be left with one of the most technologically advanced jackets ever made. That’s because the light-responsive material is also insanely high performance out in nature. It stretches more like a baselayer, keeps you dry, protects you from headwinds, is so light you can roll it up in your hand, and just happens to be storing and emitting light at the same time.


At 230g it’s good for any adventure
The Solar Charged Jacket is the Swiss army knife of jackets. At 230g it’s ultra-light and packable. So even if it’s been stuffed in your bag all day, it takes very little space or weight and the tech can’t fail. You can use it day or night for any type of sport or adventure to light you up and keep you safe and dry. Whether you’re heading out training in the dark, running an ultra through the mountains, climbing, riding, or out on the water, it works as a phenomenal lightweight rain jacket, windbreaker, emergency layer or safety device.


Size + Fit
The Solar Charged Jacket has a regular fit.
Size | XS | S | M | L | XL | XXL |
Fits chest | 83 - 90 | 91 - 98 | 99 - 106 | 107 - 114 | 115 - 122 | 123 - 130 |
Fits waist | 71 - 76 | 76 - 81 | 81 - 86 | 86 - 91 | 91 - 96 | 96 - 101 |
Size | XS | S | M | L | XL | XXL |
Fits chest | 33 - 36 | 36 - 39 | 39 - 42 | 42 - 45 | 45 - 48 | 48 - 51 |
Fits waist | 28 - 30 | 30 - 32 | 32 - 34 | 34 - 36 | 36 - 38 | 38 - 40 |