Titan Puffer

Name: Titan Puffer. White edition
Brand: Vollebak
SKU: JKT030WHTLRG
Price: 538.00 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Built with the only material that’s already on Titan and Mars.

$1,795$53870% off

Titan is Saturn’s largest moon. And one day it could be our next home. It comes with an atmosphere 4x thicker than Earth’s, and it’s only the second body in our Solar System known to have liquid on its surface – we live on the other one. So just like the Moon and Mars it has potential.

However, Titan is cryogenically cold. With average surface temperatures of -179°C, it’s twice as cold as anything recorded on Earth. It also has methane monsoons and cryovolcanoes spewing out jets of freezing hydrocarbon rain. So don’t book your flight just yet. As we continue to build clothing for planet Earth and beyond, embracing the challenges of Titan forces us to push the technological boundaries of extreme cold weather clothing.

It’s why the Titan Puffer comes with magnetic zips and emergency pull cords for blizzards. The inside of the jacket is made from the same extreme-strength parachute material used to land a probe on Titan and the Perseverance Rover on Mars. And we’ve tested it down to -100°C in a liquid nitrogen chamber.

Titan Puffer

Built with the only material that’s already on Titan and Mars.

$1,795$538 70% off

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Technical Details

3 layer outer material made in Italy: 100% polyamide

Outer material is water resistant to over 10,000mm

Outer material is breathable with a RET score of 9

Outer material weighs 170g/m2

Lining made in the UK: 100% polyamide

Lining weighs 67g/m2

Lab tested down to -100°C

Fill made in China: 100% recycled PET bottles

Fill weight 840g

Fill power 430+

Two hidden chest pockets

Two fleece-lined side pockets protected by storm flaps

Magnetic front zipper protected by storm flap

Two zipped side vents at hem

Insulated hood with metal snap button cord adjusters at either side

Oversized zipper pulls at hood, vents and front zipper

Velcro adjusters at cuffs

Jacket weighs 1700 grams

Machine wash 30°C

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We had to test it the way you test components in missiles
To stand a chance of getting close to the surface temperatures on Titan we had to head into the lab. We turned to a test called Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) or Destruct Testing. It uses a liquid nitrogen cooling system to create rapid temperature changes, putting enormous stress on anything inside the chamber. The method is normally used on hardware like electronic components for missiles which need to survive in freezing temperatures at high altitude, making us the first to ever use it for testing a piece of clothing.

We blasted the jacket with liquid nitrogen at -100°C
The HALT chamber is about a metre high, a metre deep and a metre wide. It’s also -100°C in there and filled with liquid nitrogen. So it’s not a space you put people in. Instead we put the Titan Puffer on a static mannequin with a heat source inside it, placing thermocouples in key zones including the chest and back. We then sprayed it with water and blasted it with liquid nitrogen at -100°C, which is as cold as the chamber goes.

WE TEST THE TITAN PUFFER THE WAY YOU TEST COMPONENTS IN MISSILES. AT -100°C IN A LIQUID NITROGEN CHAMBER.

The jacket will keep you warm in temperatures of -50°C
Even with a static mannequin that couldn’t move and was only wearing the jacket, the body’s core temperature remained warm and stable at -50°C. So we turned the chamber down to -100°C to see what would happen next. In temperatures this cold you’re not just thinking about the human body surviving. You’re thinking about the jacket not freezing and shattering. The Titan Puffer came out intact. So we’re on the right track. And the mannequin’s temperature stayed stable for 5 minutes at -100°C, which is colder than any temperature ever recorded on Earth.

‘Earth’s twin’ is cryogenically cold

If you were to land on Titan tomorrow it has a geography you’d recognise, with clouds, lakes, rivers and mountains. It also has an atmosphere 4x as thick as Earth’s and a bit more surface pressure too. It’s why it’s known as ‘Earth’s twin.’ But in 2005 a NASA probe confirmed one more thing – Titan is cold. Cryogenically cold. So when we went to build a puffer jacket for the most extreme cold imaginable, and with the most space age materials ever made, Titan was where we started. And it's why the Titan Puffer uses tech more used to landing probes on planets than building jackets.

The inside of the jacket is built with space parachutes
The most advanced part of the Titan Puffer is possibly the bit you don’t see. Because the inside of the jacket is made from one of the craziest materials ever invented. On 18 February 2021, the Perseverance Rover was heading towards Mars at 20,000kmph, or Mach 16. It needed something to slow it down. And to do this it deployed a parachute that reduced its speed by over 98% in just a couple of seconds to 320kmph. The impact shock of slamming on the brakes at hypersonic speed is incredible. But NASA had created the lightest, strongest and most temperature resistant parachute fabric ever produced. So that’s the material we now use just to make the inside of Titan Puffer.
The inner layer has already been to Titan and Mars
16 years earlier the same technology was used to land the Cassini-Huygens probe on Titan during Saturn’s first ever space-research mission. On Christmas Day 2004, after a 7 year journey, the parachute deployed about 180km above Titan’s surface. On 14 January 2005 Cassini began successfully broadcasting images of Titan’s surface from Huygens back to Earth. It became the first probe to land in the outer Solar System – the furthest any spacecraft has ever landed. And if you ever make it to Titan, you might find the parachute still there.
The material is heading back to Titan
In 2026 NASA will launch its Dragonfly rotorcraft to Titan. Scheduled to touch down in 2034, it will fly multiple missions to sample and examine dozens of sites, searching for the building blocks of life, and any prebiotic chemical processes shared by both Earth and Titan. The lander’s 7 year journey will conclude with a 105-minute descent at a speed of Mach 1.5, where another parachute will deploy to slow the capsule to subsonic speeds.

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It spent 15 years in R&D

With missions costing billions of dollars you don’t want the parachute to be the thing that fails. So an incredible amount of R&D goes into them. In this case, the high-tenacity, heat-proof nylon took 15 years to develop. Spun at high speed before being washed, coloured and processed with a special finish to ensure rapid deployment, they are the lightest, strongest and most heat resistant parachute fabrics ever produced. They are baked at 275°F to kill any microorganisms that might contaminate other worlds, before travelling through space at temperatures well below freezing. And today you’ll find it lining the inside of the Titan Puffer.

The puffer is built with the deep space parachutes that landed the last Rover on Mars and the first probe on Titan.

An outer material designed to survive warzones
The outside of the Titan Puffer is made from an ultralight and high-strength material developed for the British Special Forces in Afghanistan. In remote terrain every ounce of extra weight counts against you. So the material we use is not only built to be incredibly strong and incredibly light, but work out in the field. Waterproof, triple-layered, and made from a high-tenacity nylon, it’s weather resistant, and built to cope with rapid temperature changes without getting damaged.
It keeps out rain while staying breathable
While the outside of the jacket looks like a single layer of incredibly light material, it’s actually 3 super thin layers laminated together. The very outer layer is coated with a water repellent treatment to make snow and rain bead off the surface of the jacket. Underneath this is a membrane which is waterproof to over 10,000mm while remaining highly breathable, so that your body stays comfortable even in regular cold temperatures. And the final layer is a thin mesh which keeps the material robust but lightweight. Its reinforced threads are interwoven into a crosshatch pattern giving the outside of the Titan Puffer its three-dimensional texture, providing strength and durability, while also looking out of this world.

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A magnetic front zipper built for speed
No one has been to Titan yet. But we’re assuming you won’t want to be fumbling around with zippers when you're being battered by a space blizzard. That’s why everything on the Titan Puffer has been designed to be operated while wearing thick padded gloves. The front zipper is magnetic, so it’s quick and easy to engage and fasten. The heavy-duty zip base automatically aligns itself with magnets, so the teeth lock into place by themselves. And a custom oversized pull cord lets you do the jacket up one-handed. The zip is protected by a giant storm flap with hidden snap fasteners.

Giant pull cords on the zips

The Titan Puffer comes with 5 giant custom pull cords. You’ll find them on the front zipper, on the two massive side vents on either side of the jacket, and also on the hood. Built from heavy polyester tape they’re designed to be grabbed easily without even looking, so you can operate them even if you’re caught in a blizzard here on Earth and can’t see.

The Titan Puffer comes with giant magnetic zips and emergency pull cords for blizzards.

Insulation makes up 50% of the total weight of the puffer
Insulation equals warmth. And it’s why we’ve gone to such extreme lengths to save weight building the inside and outside of the jacket – the more weight we save there, the more insulation we can add. For context, our Waterfallproof Puffer keeps you warm down to -40°C, and its insulation makes up 20% of the jacket’s weight. For the Titan Puffer, 50% of the total weight is in the insulation.
We use plastic bottles to recreate the warmth of down
The Titan Puffer’s insulation is made from 100% recycled plastic bottles. The ultrasoft microfibres are so light and puffy that they trap enough heat next to your body to recreate the warmth of real down, without needing to pull feathers out of ducks or geese. And while down will clump and stop insulating if it gets wet, the synthetic fibres will continue keeping you warm even in damp conditions.

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Giant pull cords to help protect your head
You’ll find two giant pull cords on either side of the hood. These are connected to internal channels inside the hood, so when you pull them they tighten the hood up around your face and let as little air in as possible. We’ve also built in heavy-duty metal snap fasteners so you can anchor the pull cords down and they won’t move. You can adjust the hood with an elasticated drawcord at the back. The inside of the hood is lined so it’s soft on your skin. And there’s a peaked cap so you can push it up or pull it down for visibility.

Pockets built for the cold
On the front of the jacket you’ll find two deep side pockets. These are lined with moleskin – a densely woven, windproof fabric known for its softness and comfort, it’s also an effective way to protect against blisters and skin irritations associated with the cold. There are also two hidden chest pockets.
Pockets built for the cold
On the front of the jacket you’ll find two deep side pockets. These are lined with moleskin – a densely woven, windproof fabric known for its softness and comfort, it’s also an effective way to protect against blisters and skin irritations associated with the cold. There are also two hidden chest pockets.

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Hard-wearing detailing built to protect you
All the detailing on the Titan Puffer is designed to cope with brutally cold conditions. There are two giant side vents with oversized pull cords to open them up or pull them closed. The cuffs fasten with Velcro adjusters to create a seal around your gloves or hands. And there’s an outsized hanging loop on the inside so you can hang the Titan Puffer up when you head back inside your spacecraft.
We use zigzag stitching for strength
Our Titan Puffer uses thick zigzag stitches. You’ll find it across all the baffles – the pockets created between two layers of fabric filled with our synthetic insulation. It’s not just there to look good. A zigzag seam concentrates force at the points of the zigs and the zags – as opposed to a straight seam that spreads force across a long line. It makes our stitching incredibly strong and hard to tear.

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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

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Titan Puffer

Titan Puffer

Technical Details

WE TEST THE TITAN PUFFER THE WAY YOU TEST COMPONENTS IN MISSILES. AT -100°C IN A LIQUID NITROGEN CHAMBER.

‘Earth’s twin’ is cryogenically cold

It spent 15 years in R&D

The puffer is built with the deep space parachutes that landed the last Rover on Mars and the first probe on Titan.

Giant pull cords on the zips

The Titan Puffer comes with giant magnetic zips and emergency pull cords for blizzards.

Size + Fit

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Titan Puffer

Technical Details

WE TEST THE TITAN PUFFER THE WAY YOU TEST COMPONENTS IN MISSILES. AT -100°C IN A LIQUID NITROGEN CHAMBER.

‘Earth’s twin’ is cryogenically cold

It spent 15 years in R&D

The puffer is built with the deep space parachutes that landed the last Rover on Mars and the first probe on Titan.

Giant pull cords on the zips

The Titan Puffer comes with giant magnetic zips and emergency pull cords for blizzards.

Size + Fit

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