Women's Clothing

What is outdoor clothing?

Outdoor clothing refers to garments that have been specifically designed to handle outdoor adventure. Through materials, technologies or style designs, they offer greater levels of protection from the weather conditions, warmth and coverage, freedom of movement, durability, perspiration management, functionality, and other benefits. Often they are purpose-made to suit a specific activity or adventure type like hiking, trekking, camping, skiing, travelling, trail running, climbing or just everyday outdoors.

What is the range of women's outdoor clothing at Mountain Designs?

The Mountain Designs range of women's outdoor clothing includes jackets and vests, tops, shirts and T-shirts, pants and shorts, thermals, socks and footwear, and accessories. Each garment is designed with an end use in mind so it provides the optimal level of comfort, protection and performance for your chosen activity. Outdoor clothing is seasonal too, so whether you're looking for outdoor winter gear for the cold months, or apparel for the warmer summer season, Mountain Designs has the right gear for you.

What outdoor clothing do women need?

Outdoor adventure gear is purpose-made to suit a particular end use with materials, technologies and design features that provide lasting wear, as well as enhanced comfort and protection. So for example, if you were climbing to Everest Base Camp you'd want purpose-made mountaineering and alpine gear. In general, however, there are some basic outdoor clothing items that everyone should have in their wardrobe. Items you should consider, whether you're an avid adventurer or not, include a women's rain jacket for wet weather occasions outside and a quality women's outdoor down jacket (women's puffer jacket) for when the temperatures drop in the cooler months. A good sun hat, some quality socks and hiking footwear, a fleece jacket or fleece top that can be used as a women's camping jacket, and some versatile pants should also be on your list.

What is women's outdoor clothing made of?

Outdoor clothing is designed to be able to withstand the elements and the rugged nature of outdoor adventure. So while most women's outdoor clothing will be made from normal materials (such as nylon, polyester, wool etc), they will typically be engineered to have enhanced performance qualities. These include durability (for example, a ripstop nylon for down jackets or CORDURA® fabric for hiking apparel), weather protection (GORE-TEX® technology on rainwear), perspiration management (moisture wicking technology like Polartec® Delta™ or odour-control such as Polygiene® on active adventure wear), or warmth (Polartec® fleece wear) amongst other things.

Where can I buy women's outdoor clothing?

There is a huge range of women's outdoor clothing brands to choose from. If you want high quality, technical outdoor supplies that are built to last, it's best not to visit any old generic camping store, but shop with an outdoor clothing specialist. At Mountain Designs, you can buy the best women's outdoor clothing and receive free shipping on any orders over $100 (standard delivery) every day of the year. There are also gift cards if you don't know what to buy.