FERRINO Winter 2016 Collection

Published by Mountainblog on 01/14/2016.

Field tests, exclusive partnerships, experience, development: Ferrino presents the 2016 news.
Field tests are, for Ferrino, the final stage of a structured project during which the product undergoes programmed tests of validation; the research and evelopment carried out at the Ferrino High Lab at the Quintino Sella Refuge (3,585 meters), the support to other projects and expeditions and the exclusive partnerships are essential components of the historical leadership of Ferrino in the outdoor world.

Since 2014, the foundation year of the project, Ferrino collaborates with the program Inside des glaciers, wanted by Alessio Romeo and Francesco Sauro, members of La Venta Esplorazioni Geografiche (La Venta Geographic Explorations) association. La Venta Inside des glaciers is born with the intention of analyzing and preventing the phenomenon of glacier retreat, and its team of 45 cavers and international researchers explored in these years the Aletsch glacier, the Gorner caves in Switzerland and the Cenote Abyss on the Ampezzo Dolomites. An expedition to Patagonia is planned for 2016, organized by La Venta and Spélé’ice; even in this case Ferrino will be alongside the explorers providing, among others, many of the products presented here.

Absolute innovation of the 2016 collection, with revolutionary features, is the waterproof backpack Ultimate 38, born from the collaboration with OutDry®: the result of this completely new project is a 100% impermeable backpack, whose polyurethane membrane, lined to a core of elastic polyamide, sustains the pressure of a 10,000 mm water column.

The total impermeability of this product is unprecedented, it opens the way for other applications and will be used in new innovative projects, which have always been an integral part of Ferrino’s experience along the different paths of the outdoor world.
Luca Morlacchi, CEO of OutDry® Technologies srl, commented: “We are extremely excited to announce this partnership with a world-renowned brand and market leader such as Ferrino. Mountaineers and Outdoor enthusiasts the world over respect Ferrino for their commitment to highly technical backpacks that perform in all conditions, and with the utilization of OutDry®, these athletes will gain even more protection and performance.
The new Ferrino products of 2016 interest in fact several aspects of the outdoor life: the new sleeping bag HL Silver Pro boasts all the advantages of the Primaloft® Silver Down Blend technology, a mix of water-repellent down and Primaloft® superfine fibers able to offer high thermal comfort equivalent to 100% down filling with 650 fill down, also maintaining 94% of body heat even in case of very wet climate.
The new jacket Viedma, also the result of the collaboration with Primaloft®, is equipped with Gold Insulation De Luxe technology, built like a down garment and can weigh up to 20% less than a similar garment with other synthetic fillings and classic construction

Comfort, lightness, water resistance are qualities that define also the new Maverick 2: a single-wall tent treated with Teflon Shield + Fabric Protector technology that creates a molecular barrier around each fiber of the fabric, making it more water repellent, durable and easy to dry compared to a non-treated fabric. Derived from the famous Monster Lite, it has a new apse for better ventilation and a perfect storage of the materials.
In terms of winter technical backpacks, of the Safe Collection line, Ferrino presents the new Safe 30, with the same technological benefits of Glide Safe 20 (Alpride airbag + Recco reflector), but with greater capacity. In case of avalanche, the opening of the airbag, which happens in just 3 seconds, protects the body and ensures flotation outside the snow covering. Also, the weight of 1.2 kg is a record on the current market.

INFO: Ferrino

Backpacks, tents, sleeping bags, clothes and equipment: Ferrino is one of the oldest Italian outdoor company equipped with a wide section of products. Passion, challenge and fantasy are the elements that brings Ferrino to innovate, creating always new technologies, able to resist to any weather condition. All the products are developed with the cooperation of professionals of the sector, athletes and explorers, which Ferrino supports in their personal adventures, designing in that way incredible items which comply to real and specific needs. The product quality, handled by the brand ambassadors during the design, it’s further tested by clients, at the HighLab camps where they have the possibility to try for free tents, sleeping bags and other equipments, experiencing the emotion of sleeping in high altitude, becoming a tester for a night. Today Ferrino, almost 150 after its foundation, it’s spread in approximately 40 countries all over the world and it’s a reference for mountaineers, hikers, explorers, trail runners and outdoor enthusiasts. Founded in Turin in 1870, today Ferrino has around 60 employed and it’s still managed by the same Ferrino’s family – and Rabajoli. The possibility to cooperate with important people of world of the sport in the Alps has given Ferrino the chance to create high tech products, always maintaining that artisan touch and Italian style which makes each product a jewel to be proud of, both for the company and the user.

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