Skip to main content
  1. Home
  2. Fashion & Style

Snow Peak’s New Fire Resistant Outerwear Will Save You From Sparks

LeeAnn Whittemore
By

Winter is the season of campfires. Roasting marshmallows over a campfire in the crisp winter air is a magical experience that just can’t be recreated any other time of the year.

It can have its downsides, though, especially if you’re unlucky enough to get burned by a rogue spark. If you’ve ever been stung by the popping embers of a campfire and lost one of your favorite pairs of pants to the fiery fates, you need to check out the latest apparel collection from Snow Peak. The outdoor lifestyle brand has just dropped a new line that begs the question: How did no one think of creating a fully fire-resistant line of camp clothes before?! Seems like a no-brainer to us.

Related Videos

Snow Peak’s Fire Resistant garment series includes four new styles: the FR Down Pullover, the FR Down Jacket, the FR Rain Jacket, and the FR Rain Trench.

Each is designed with a four percent Aramid (the same fabric used in firefighting suits) shell and a special coating that won’t melt in the face of your next toasty campfire. In addition to their flame-retardancy, each new style is also water resistant and built for both comfort and functionality, with highly breathable materials and all the pocket space you would expect from any high-quality hiking gear.

You can also up the coziness factor of the Jacket and Pullover styles by opting for a 90 percent white goose down filling. Each style in the series is available in three colors: olive, black, and brown.

It’s no secret that we are at The Manual love spending quality time in the great outdoors, and as campfire enthusiasts, we tip our proverbial hat to Snow Peak for this clever new collection. The Snow Peak Fire Resistant garment series is available now from Snow Peak stores in Soho and Portland or on the brand’s official website, so be sure to snatch up your favorite style this campfire season.

For other fire resistant clothing options, check out the 100 Year Pant. And for a deeper look at all of Snow Peak’s great offerings, take a look at Snow Peak and Pendleton’s collab blanket, the brand’s Slim Iron Grill table, and an overview of all their great gear.

Editors' Recommendations

Topics
Product Review: These Sustainable Shorts Will Motivate You to Work Out
product review vuori bank shorts banks short 3

Depending on where you workout, the way you’re dressed when you hit the gym floor can be almost as imposing as the weight you bench press. While style can’t trump performance, it can sure go a long way to let everybody know whether you’re there to get the job done or just to socialize. The good news is that much of today’s workout gear can not only have a positive impact on performance, it can also make you look great. Whether you're stuck exercising at home, or making your post-lockdown re-entry, I suggest giving these Vuori shorts a try.  
Material
To start, each pair of Banks is made from four to five recycled plastic bottles — so you can do something good for the planet while doing something good for yourself — for a blend of 44% recycled polyester, 44% regular polyester, and 12% elastane for stretch (that may sound like a lot of stretch, but trust me, you want it). The short is available in either a 5- or  7.5- inch inseam, and features an elastic waistband as well as a drawcord. The short also offers anti-odor properties to keep things fresh.

The pair I tested were the Azure Linen 5-inch. The first thing I noticed was the weight. The fabric is extremely light and thin, but strong. Lighter than most t-shirts. As light as a silk pocket square. On my kitchen scale, the shorts weighed in at 6.6 ounces: my phone was nine. When it gets hot and humid, I want to feel like I’m dressed in air. The only thing I want clothing to do at that point is keep me from getting arrested, especially if I’m knee-deep into a sweaty workout. Any little bit of weight in these shorts comes from the waistband, which features an ultra-soft, smooth-brushed elastic that’s feels great against the skin. There’s a small zippered pocket on the front that’s just the right size for keys or AirPods. There are also front pockets and a single zippered back pocket. Each pocket is mesh-backed so if you wear them to swim, they’ll drain easily. The mesh is also against the short, not your skin, so it won’t scratch (but the mesh feels soft enough I don’t think that would be a problem). The zippers are sturdy, easy to open and close, and don’t get caught in the fabric.
Design
From an aesthetic standpoint, I couldn’t be happier. The faux-fly stitching gives the shorts a sort of formality, so I could feel okay wearing them just about anywhere. I’m not a huge fan of wearing elastic-waist “gym shorts” anywhere other than the gym, for an outdoor workout, or maybe the beach, so these are an exception. I also really like the look of the fabric: Described as “linen,” they have that textured look of a dark linen shirt or a broken-in pair of jeans, further adding a sense of decorum. My pair look a bit darker than those shown on the website, but I liked that. The scalloped hem adds a 1970s vibe that is right on trend this season. I also like that the shorts are not overly branded. There are two subtle logo hits, one on the front leg, another on the back pocket, and there’s Vuori’s tasteful signature dove gray and white drawstring. 

Read more
Kevin Hart’s New Fashion Line Strives to Make Athleisure Attainable
Kevin Hart Fabletics

Fabletics is a buzzy activewear brand, co-founded by Kate Hudson, under TechStyle Fashion Group, that until now catered to women seeking high quality workout wear at accessible prices. Newly launched, Fabletics Men has partnered with actor, comedian, and businessman Kevin Hart to make simple men’s activewear much more attainable.

“The activewear space wants to intimidate,” the Jumanji star, who has also invested in the brand, writes in a press release. “[It wants you] to spend way too much cash on complicated tech you don’t need. On overpriced labels. On streetwear that tries too hard to be cool. But at Fabletics Men? We’re going to give you exactly what you want at a price that won’t scare the hell out of you.”

Read more
Patagonia’s Worn Wear Collection Is Saving the Planet
Patagonia's Worn Wear

If you follow Patagonia’s blog The Cleanest Line, you’re aware of the brand’s ongoing endeavor to improve its already pristine gear catalogue so that it leaves the smallest possible environmental footprint. But aside from a few design-related posts here and there, one of the company’s most impressive venues has slipped under the radar. If this is your first time hearing of it, we are proud to introduce you to Worn Wear. This gear recycling program is Patagonia’s initiative to extend the life of its products, reducing their impact on the environment.

In keeping with brand founder Yvon Chouinard’s words, “The best jacket for our planet is one that already exists,” Patagonia’s business model has included repair and recycling since the 1970s. Only diehard gear heads may be aware that Patagonia runs North America’s largest apparel repair center. Located in Reno, Nevada, the shop is supported by more than 70 other repair centers around the world, allowing Patagonia to repair more than 100,000 items each year. They also run a number of mobile repair stations, which travel around North America to offer low-cost garment fixes to ski bums, rock jocks, bromandos, and weekend dirtbags of every walk of life. (Fun fact: These mobile repair techs will fix anything brought to them, not just Patagonia wear.)

Read more