Down is the most effective insulation . Montane and Allied have partnered to show that the down in your garment is the most efficient, resilient, long-lasting, recyclable, responsibly sourced, and traceable insulation available.

We are deeply committed to the preserving the environment and the humane treatment of animals. We never use down from live-plucked or force-fed birds. In parallel, Allied Feather & Down take great pride in their supply chain and want everyone to be able to take the same pride knowing that the fill inside their products comes from the best sources. We also use Allied RENU recycled down, sourced from old down products otherwise destined for landfill. Their proprietary separation processes yield the highest performing, highest loft recycled down on the market.

Using Track My Down will show our commitment to being fully transparent within the down industry and for verification of the quality and source of the down that has been used. When combined with the Responsible Down Standard (RDS), Track My Down provide the industry’s most complete and transparent communications and educational tool.

TrackMyDown™ is a robust traceability system that gathers data about the quality, source and technical details of the down used in Montane garments.

It was initially developed by Allied Feather & Down as a database to allow partner brands to verify internally where their down was sourced from. This led to the later development of an educational web tool for everyone that would provide in-depth information and knowledge about the down used in various products.

Allied demands complete transparency from suppliers and implements a strict, thorough certification process for all vendors. Each down supplier and farm is visited in person to assess whether their practices align with Allied’s standards. Allied further requires certifications all the way down the supply chain. These certificates verify the source and content of every lot of down received and ensure that the criteria established are being met.

Upon arrival at Allied, each lot of certified down is immediately logged and assigned a unique lot number in the fully automated TrackMyDown™ system. This process ensures that no lots are combined unknowingly and makes it possible to trace virtually every plume of down into blends and on to the truck for final delivery to Montane for use in down garments.

Each blend of down is created bespoke to Montane’s specification and needs and is assigned a master lot number. The information from each lot used to create a particular blend is listed and stored in the TrackMyDown™ database.

Samples from each and every lot used to create the blend are tested at Allied’s in-house lab and sent to independent testing facilities to verify fill power, cleanliness and contents. The results of these tests are openly accessible through the TrackMyDown™ database and stored with the data for that particular lot.

Allied’s automation of the TrackMyDown™ database is the first of its kind in the down and feather industry. As well as allowing access to every piece of information associated with each lot of down, it also enables effective and efficient proof that the down used in Montane garments is responsibly sourced.

Track My Down is the portal through which the information on the down gathered through the system can be accessed.

By entering the lot number printed on the hang tags on Montane down garments to www.trackmydown.com, you can learn in detail about the actual fill used in your individual jacket.

You will be able to see:

• The source region of the down
• Verified third-party tested final fill power
• Cleanliness
• Content analysis
• Links to any / all reports and certificates

HyperDRY™ works in the same way traditional DWR chemicals do by building a carbon-hydrogen chain on the down cluster to decrease the surface tension which ultimately causes water to bead and roll off. The difference is that wax, as a material, is not fluorinated. The fluoridation of the carbon-hydrogen chains in previously used DWR treatments is what gives these chemicals an extremely long held-life making them almost impossible to break down wreaking havoc on the ecosystem in our waterways. These methods provide an invisible coating that does not compromise the texture or colour of the fill.

These methods provide an invisible coating that does not compromise the texture or colour of the fill.

Montane uses Titanium and Silver HyperDRY™ across 650, 750 and 800+ fill powers.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS
• Industry-leading water resistance
• Bluesign® approved treatments
• Washable

ExpeDRY is Allied’s innovative ultra dry down featuring FUZE® technology for a chemical-free alternative to hydrophobic-treated down.

ExpeDRY works through a permanent and chemical-free bonding of gold particles to the down cluster which aid in the evaporation of water molecules, causing the down to dry faster and stay dry in high humidity and extreme conditions.

The gold particles in the treatment generate the ‘excitement’ normally created by heat in the evaporation process, speeding up the vibration in the water molecule. The rate of evaporation is greater than that of absorption, which helps to create a drier insulative chamber. It also helps with internal moisture such as sweat during high-energy activities leading to more regulated warmth.