Our Men's Kongur MRT jacket was introduced last year to wide acclaim, and the success of this took us a little by surprise if we're completely honest. Not knowing what the take-up would be like, even for a mens version (men still make up the bulk of many MRT's) was the main reason why we held off introducing a women's specific version. But that is increasingly changing and based on the success of the Kongur MRT we had enough demand from teams around the UK to start work on a women's MRT Jacket last year.
Like all new products, field trials are important, but especially so when you consider the wear & tear that this jacket will have to endure. For the past 4 months it has been on field trials with Gaynor Lewis, a member of SARDA (Search & Rescue Dog Association) and the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team in North Wales. And it has certainly been a baptism of fire for the new MRT jacket, with one of the busiest winters on record for the team.
We hope that the Jacket will be entering service with Mountain Rescue Teams around the UK from later this Spring. When will we have a fido compatible version I hear you cry? We'll call that work in progress......
