This is the UK's leading website for Walking and Hiking
The Pájaro Jacket from Páramo ® Buy One Get One Tree!
A flippant advertising
line from Páramo embodies a serious intent – for every
Pájaro jacket purchased, Páramo will donate sufficient
money for Trees for Life to plant a sapling in the Caledonian forest.
At the same time, the purchaser gets a jacket that will outlast
most other waterproofs, keeping the wearer dry and comfortable in
the outdoors for years to come, and designed with a country lifestyle
in mind.
Many outdoor enthusiasts and countryside professionals
will welcome the opportunity to invest in a jacket that will keep
them dry and warm and give them the pocketing they need, but also
make a positive contribution to the environment that they love.
The Pájaro Jacket from Páramo offers
some unique environmental and ethical benefits:
For every Pájaro swingtag returned, Páramo will
donate for Trees for Life to plant a sapling in the Caledonian
Forest in Scotland – reducing the ‘carbon footprint’
of the jacket and ensuring habitats for a huge range of once native
wildlife species, such as beavers, wild boar, brown bears, moose,
lynx and wolves. The Caledonian Forest once covered much of the
Scottish Highlands, however, after a long history of deforestation,
less than 1% of the original forests survive. Since 1989, Trees
for Life have planted over half a million native trees. The long
term goal is to restore the Caledonian Forest to 600 square miles
in the north-central Highlands.
The Pájaro jacket uses unique Nikwax Analogy fabric for
superior performance. It mimics mammal fur in its action to shed
water more effectively in all conditions. Of crucial importance,
Analogy offers longevity backed with a lifetime guarantee and
renewability of waterproofing using environmentally-friendly Nikwax
aftercare. There’s no laminates or coatings to break down
or be punctured. The Pájaro can be repaired and revitalised
to give years of service.
What’s more, every sale of a Páramo jacket benefits ‘at
risk’ women in South America. In 1992, Nick Brown established
Páramo’s production facility in Bogotá, Colombia.
Working with the Miquelina Foundation, this provides valuable skills
and employment to women seeking an improvement in their lives. Páramo’s
cooperation with Miquelina has helped thousands of women and children
in very practical ways with housing, a kindergarten and a canteen.
The Pájaro offers distinctly comfortable advantages
to the wearer too:
Nikwax Analogy not only keeps the weather out but removes perspiration more effectively than other fabrics, whatever the humidity or temperature. The countryman can trek energetically up to a hide but avoid post-exercise chill and dampness having reached their chosen spot and come to a halt. Both soft-shell and conventional breathable fabrics can only cope with around 20% of the sweat produced
when working hard, while the Pájaro will pump away all of it.
The Pájaro features the renowned Páramo hood – a fully adjustable hood with a wired peak, which moves when the wearer does, so as not to obscure one’s view.
The Pájaro comes with intelligent ventilation options too – the two-way reverse zip with internal storm flap allows easy venting with upper arm vents positioned to actually make a difference.
The jacket offers generous pocketing to easily transport an array of items whether for a birdwatching expedition, a wildlife or landscape photography excursion or when working in the outdoors. Two very roomy external secure breast pockets can easily hold maps or guides, while the two bellows pockets can be used for hand warming or further supplies. There’s also a secure internal breast
pocket for valuables.
Finally, the Pájaro comes in moss with a new muted arm logo to blend in on the hillside. It is available in both a specific male and female fit.
To contribute to go4awalk.com or to contact us about anything
at all
NB. To see our navigational hills you must have the Macromedia Shockwave/Flash Player plug-in installed in your browser. This is free and comes as standard with later versions. If you have an early version browser - click here and follow Macromedia's installation instructions.
go4awalk.com and go4awalk.co.uk are registered trademarks of TMDH Limited.