Quechua MH500 Fleece Hiking Hoodie for Women – Best Price & Comfort

You’ll particularly like the freedom of movement from the batwing style sleeves and its wrap collar, even without wearing the hood, and its soft, recycled fabric.

At the foot of Mont Blanc, our team eco-designed this warm fleece with a loose fit to wear in the mountains and every day.

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This fleece has a loose fit with batwing style sleeves. You can wear a technical base layer underneath, in direct contact with the skin, to be better protected from the cold. It has also been designed to be worn just underneath our windproof/waterproof jackets like the women’s MH500.

How does the material insulate you from the cold?

The fleece component is designed to trap air in the space formed by its texture (qualified as “brushed fleece” when it is made of pile fabric); This air acts as a natural insulator, keeping the body warm.

Why choose recycled polyester?

By recycling plastic bottles or 2nd-hand textiles to produce our polyester, we have reduced the utilization of petroleum-based resources while preserving the quality and performance of the material during your hikes.

Determining the environmental impact of our products

The environmental impact of the product is calculated based on its entire lifecycle and using different indicators. A general score from A to E is provided to help you easily identify the most eco-friendly products by comparing products of the same type (T-shirts, pants, backpacks, etc.).
Decathlon is committed to displaying this environmental information.

How is warmth measured?

2 types of tests are carried out to measure the warmth level of our fleeces:
– a material test
– a test on a thermal dummy in a thermal chamber. Here, we reproduce the temperature, wind (3 mph) and humidity conditions you encounter in the mountains during a 3 mph walk
These tests are used to validate our design choices, and everything is then validated by field testers.
This fleece has a comfort temperature between 45 and 50°F (without a jacket on top).

How is durability tested?

We test the aging of our hiking fleeces to guarantee their durability. We guarantee:
– resistance to wear from backpacks and moving arms to delay the appearance of pilling
– the solidity of seams
– the durability of the fleece material after washing
– colorfastness after washing, against UV rays, or in contact with perspiration

Product design: our expertise

Our Quechua global design center is based in Passy, at the foot of Mont-Blanc in Haute Savoie.
This location makes it a real meeting place for our teams (designers, product managers, engineers, etc.) and outdoor sports enthusiasts. A great asset for designing quality products for your hikes and providing you with all our expertise.