What Is Pertex®? | Innovative Fabric Technologies
Innovative fabric technologies.
Born on the rugged moors of Lancashire in 1979, Pertex® have forged a reputation for combining technical disciplines to create cutting-edge, industry-leading fabric technologies.
Today, they continue to innovate from their base in Japan, pushing the boundaries of technical outdoor fabrics while remaining true to their brand values of progressiveness, partnership, perseverance, and planet.
Rab x Pertex®
Our partnership with Pertex® is one that dates back to the 1980s, with our founder playing a pivotal role in developing the industry-first Pertex® fabrics used in our earliest designs.
This collaboration resulted in fabrics that were ever lighter, softer, and better responded to the needs of mountain people negotiating tough environments.
Today, our gear is crafted with a new generation of Pertex® fabrics, meticulously selected for their ability to adapt to a wider range of activities and conditions.
A long and trusted partnership with Pertex® is born, with Rab becoming the first manufacturer in the world to create sleeping bags and down jackets using Pertex® Microlight. This groundbreaking material was one of the first downproof, microfibre fabrics weighing less than 45g/m2.
Rab Carrington teams up with Pertex® to create Pertex® Equilibrium, a wind-resistant, water-repellent, fast-drying moisture management system. This cutting-edge fabric is first used in our Vapour-Rise™ softshell jackets, which pioneered a balance of breathability, warmth, and wind resistance.
We become the first brand in the outdoor industry to use Pertex® Quantum. This soft, lightweight, windproof fabric is ideal for down and synthetic jackets as it encourages insulation to fully loft. Today, you’ll find it in many styles across our insulation range.
Pertex® Quantum Air is first developed, responding to a demand for breathable outer fabrics for active insulation. We now use it in our Xenair synthetic insulated jackets, which are specifically designed to adapt to your output and breathe or insulate as conditions fluctuate.
Pertex® technologies in our insulation range.
Pertex® Quantum
A soft, lightweight, windproof fabric that encourages insulation to fully loft. Highly packable and protective, it's ideal for mountain activities.
Pertex® Quantum Air
An open woven structure increases the air permeability of this highly breathable yet wind-resistant fabric, perfectly suited to intense mountain pursuits.
Pertex® Quantum Pro
A durable, lightweight, water-resistant fabric that offers a little extra durability in rugged environments. Packable, breathable, and protective, it's ideal for use in changeable mountain conditions.
Pertex® technologies in our waterproof range.
Pertex® Shield 2.5-layer
Waterproof, windproof, and breathable fabric with a lightweight 2.5-layer construction. It’s built with a single layer of outer fabric, waterproof membrane, and a protective inner coating, providing increased durability over a 2-layer fabric while retaining softness and packability.
Pertex® Shield 3-layer
Waterproof, windproof, and breathable fabric with a rugged 3-layer construction. Offering increased durability over a 2.5-layer fabric while remaining soft, lightweight, and packable, it’s ideal for rigorous mountain use.
Pertex® Shield Air
Pertex® Shield Air uses an air permeable nanofibre membrane to provide extremely breathable waterproof protection.
Technologies we can incorporate into Pertex® fabrics.
Diamond Fuse
Diamond Fuse uses yarns with diamond-shaped filaments for a seamless interlock, creating an ultra-tough, water-beading surface. Snag- and abrasion-resistant, it stands up well to extended wear and washing, ideal for regular use in rugged environments.
Revolve
With a monopolymer construction, Revolve fabrics are much easier to recycle at the end of their life than fabrics made from multiple different polymer layers.