Sit still for hours. The heat stays in.
Glassing means hours without moving, and that’s when the cold gets in. Polartec 200 Midweight holds the heat when you stop.
It breathes on the hike in, so you don’t sit down soaked.
Defender 2026 · Ninja Hoodie
Hours behind the glass, and the cold creeps in?
5 reasons it’s the hoodie for first light
Review of our 2023 1/4 Zip
★★★★★
“Second purchase from Saint Javelin. Over the moon with this fleece. … Just what I need for up on the hills.”
By Saint Javelin · 100% Made in Ukraine
At a glance
Meet the Ninja Hoodie
Half-zip runs up into the hoodPolartec 200 Midweight fleeceTwo zips, one kangaroo pocket
Zip up: the hood closes into a balaclavaStorm guard behind the zip
Stretch nylon on the forearmsBungee hem with a cord lockNinja Hoodie vs a regular fleece
Why it beats the fleece you already own.
| Ninja Hoodie | Regular fleece | |
|---|---|---|
| Face out of the wind while you glass | ||
| Polartec, the fleece used by the US military | ||
| Reinforced where rock and branches tear fleece | ||
| 100% Made in Ukraine |
Wind at first light? Zip your face out of it.
Zip all the way up and the hood closes into a balaclava, with an opening for your eyes. No balaclava to dig out of the pack with cold hands.
A storm guard keeps the wind out of the zip.
200 Midweight
Made with Polartec, the fleece used by the US military.
Polartec 200, the fleece in your hoodie, was the fleece in the US Army’s Gen II cold-weather kit. Polartec says it made the first synthetic fleece in 1981.
Warm when you stop. Dry when you move.
Push through brush to your spot without shredding the sleeves.
Brush and rock shred plain fleece at the forearms and sides. Here those spots are reinforced with stretch nylon, so the rough stuff hits nylon, not fleece. And it still moves with you.
Good enough to jump out of a helicopter in.
That’s the Ninja Hoodie leaving a helicopter above Lauterbrunnen, in the Swiss Alps.
Your season has fewer helicopters. Same hoodie, and it moves with you.
The Defender 2026 collection
Made for where the weather turns.
First light, long sit, face out of the wind.
Midnight Black, Olive or Ranger Green · S to XXL
Shop the Ninja Hoodie$230 · 100% Made in Ukraine
Reviews
People loved the last one. It sold out.
Heads up: these reviews are for a different product, our 2023 Defender 1/4 Zip Fleece. The Ninja Hoodie is brand new, so it has no reviews yet.
Sold outDefender Polar 1/4 Zip Fleece (2023)
5.0 from 31 reviews
Review of the 2023 1/4 Zip
★★★★★“I wore it while hiking the alps in summer, going out with friends on a fall evening and now in the winter - it always performs and keeps you warm, when you need it to.”
NielsVerified buyerGermany
See it on Judge.me ↗Review of the 2023 1/4 Zip
★★★★★“Perfect quality, extra warm and coazy. I really like the pockets, they're very spacious. 10/10”
ErikasVerified buyer
See it on Judge.me ↗Review of the 2023 1/4 Zip
★★★★★“great for walks in the forest, but also for warming up while sitting at the computer”
Petr T.Verified buyerCzechia
See it on Judge.me ↗Review of the 2023 1/4 Zip
★★★★★“Bought one for my dad first, then my bf. They’re both raving about how warm and great it is. Now hoping they restock the S so I can get one for myself”
AnastassiaCanada
See it on Judge.me ↗
The Ninja Hoodie is even better
- Warm through the long sit: Polartec 200 Midweight
- Your face out of the wind in one zip: the hood closes into a balaclava
- Goes through brush without shredding: stretch nylon on the forearms and lower sides
Too nice to be real? Fair. Our mums didn’t write these, promise. They all live on Judge.me, and “Verified” means Judge.me matched the review to a real order.
Check our homework on Judge.me →Who's behind it
The Saint Javelin story
February 2022The million-dollar sticker
On February 16, 2022, former journalist Christian Borys printed 100 stickers of a saint holding a Javelin missile to raise money for Ukrainian charities. He sold over 10,000 and raised over $1M.
Late 2022From meme to maker
We started making our gear in Ukraine. In late 2022, we built and donated military winter gear to Ukrainian soldiers, which went on to inspire the Defender collection.
Since thenProving our gear
Our gear has been proven around the world: in the hardest conditions in Ukraine, high in the Alps and even in the Yukon backcountry.
Today100% Made in Ukraine
We built our production from the ground up. We bring the best materials we can find, like Polartec fleece, into Ukraine and work with manufacturers across the country to make our gear.
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 across 5,400+ customer reviews
Warm through the long sit · Face covered in one zip
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Polartec 200 Midweight Ninja Hoodie
$230
Warm when you stop, dry when you sweat: Polartec 200 Midweight. 100% Made in Ukraine.
- Face covered in one zip: the hood closes into a balaclava
- No draught, no cold metal on your chin: storm guard and zipper garage
- Goes off-trail without shredding: stretch nylon on the forearms and lower sides
- Midnight Black, Olive or Ranger Green · S–XXL
Questions we get
How warm is it?
It's a midweight fleece, warm enough for most of the winter. In real cold, wear it under a shell; on cool, dry days it works on its own. It isn't a substitute for a shell.
Can I wear the hood open?
Yes. Unzipped, it's a normal fitted hood. Zip it up when the wind picks up.
Is it a quarter-zip?
It's a half-zip. The zip runs from mid-chest up into the hood.
What colours and sizes are there?
Midnight Black, Olive and Ranger Green, in S to XXL. The size chart is on the product page.
Where is it made?
100% Made in Ukraine. We ship the Polartec fabric in, and the hoodie is cut and sewn in Ukraine.
Tough gear,
for tough people.
Glassing for elk at first light? We made a hoodie for that.
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