The Hilltrek Blog

Competition: Guess the name of our new shirtIntroducing our new multi pocketed Single Ventile shirt - it has long sleeves, is wind and weatherproof and is made from L24 Ventile® with PFC-free wat … read more

The manufacturer of Ventile fabric has now stopped production of Ripstop Ventile which is used in a number of our products including the Cruachan DV Smock, Suilven Ventile Pile Smock and Jacket and ou … read more

Our new lightweight Ventile smock has been named after the Bealach na Bà (Gaelic for Pass of the Cattle).The winner of the competition to name the smock, Ross Toole, chose Bealach … read more

Our initial response is always that it’s not about which is best because they are both great concepts but it’s more a case of understanding the differences and then applying that knowledge to what you … read more

A customer Richard has given us feedback on the Braemar SV smock that he purchased from us last year. I primarily purchased to smock to take on a 3-week ski mountaineering trip along the cont … read more