Made in Ukraine. Every one of them.
We ship Polartec Power Grid into Ukraine, and every quarter-zip is cut and sewn there.
Buying Ukrainian doesn’t mean settling: this is technical mountain gear.
Defender 2026 · PowerGrid Quarter-Zip
Want to buy Ukrainian without settling on the gear?
5 reasons you don’t have to choose
Review of our Power Grid Trail Run Hoodie
★★★★★
“Excellent top. Fit is spot on. Size S fits me perfectly, 5 ft 10, 40 inch chest. Really comfortable to wear, layers well under a hardshell.”
By Saint Javelin · 100% Made in Ukraine
At a glance
Meet the PowerGrid Quarter-Zip
Quarter-zip with a stand collarPolartec Power GridZip pocket in a stretch-nylon panel
Squares hold warm airChannels let heat and sweat out
Packs down to fit in two handsQuarter-Zip vs a regular fleece quarter-zip
Why it beats the quarter-zip you already own.
| Our Quarter-Zip | Regular quarter-zip | |
|---|---|---|
| 100% Made in Ukraine | ||
| Polartec, the fleece used by the US military | ||
| Warm on the move without soaking through | ||
| Packs down small enough to always bring |
Worn in the Swiss Alps and the Yukon.
Our team wore it up to a mountain hut in the Swiss Alps, and through the Yukon backcountry, pack on.
Power Grid
Made with Polartec, the fleece used by the US military.
Polartec says the US Army’s Gen III Level II layer, nicknamed “the waffle”, is made from Power Grid. The same Polartec fleece is in this quarter-zip.
Warm at full pace, without soaking through.
The inside is a grid: the squares hold warm air, and the channels between them let heat and sweat out.
You stay warm moving fast, without cooking on the uphill.
Packs down small enough to always bring.
It folds down to fit in two hands, so there’s always room for it: for the summit, the stop or the drive home.
The Defender 2026 collection
Made for where the weather turns.
Reviews
People loved the last one. It sold out.
Heads up: these reviews are for a different product, our Power Grid Trail Run Lite Hoodie. The PowerGrid Quarter-Zip is brand new, so it has no reviews yet.
Sold outPower Grid Trail Run Lite Hoodie
4.75 from 16 reviews
Review of the Power Grid Trail Run Hoodie
★★★★★“warm, comfy, good for layering, and takes up little spece in the backpack”
NsolarisklrVerified buyerItaly
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★★★★★“Love this. Perfect weight for wearing over or under, depending on weather conditions”
ToddVerified buyer
See it on Judge.me ↗Review of the Power Grid Trail Run Hoodie
★★★★★“Great hoodie. Lightweight and breathable. I used it while skiing as a layer and it worked well.”
AnonymousVerified buyerUnited States
See it on Judge.me ↗Review of the Power Grid Trail Run Hoodie
★★★★★“Excellent quality base layer.”
Illya TVerified buyerUnited States
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The Quarter-Zip is even better
- Zip down to dump heat, up to cover your neck: a quarter-zip and stand collar
- A zip pocket set in a stretch-nylon panel
- Still Polartec Power Grid: warm at pace, and it packs down small
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.
As seen in
Rated 4.9 out of 5 across 5,400+ customer reviews
100% Made in Ukraine · Worn in the Alps
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Polartec PowerGrid Ultralight Quarter-Zip
$200
Warm at pace, without soaking through: Polartec Power Grid. 100% Made in Ukraine.
- Warm on the move, without soaking through: Polartec Power Grid
- Zip down to dump heat, up to cover your neck: a quarter-zip with a stand collar
- Always room for it: packs down to fit in two hands
- A zip pocket set in a stretch-nylon panel
- Grey · S–XXL
Questions we get
How warm is it?
It's an ultralight layer for moving: warm at pace and very breathable. It isn't a heavy winter fleece. When you stop in real cold, put something warmer over it, and add a shell in wind or rain.
How does it fit?
Close and athletic, made for layering. Between sizes? Size up to wear it over a base layer.
Is it military issue?
No. Polartec says the US Army’s Gen III Level II layer is made from Power Grid, the same fleece we use, but the quarter-zip is ours: designed for the outdoors and made in Ukraine.
What colours and sizes are there?
Grey, in S to XXL. The size chart is on the product page.
Where is it made?
100% Made in Ukraine. We bring the Polartec fabric in, and the quarter-zip is cut and sewn in Ukraine.
Tough gear,
for tough people.
Made in Ukraine. Worn in the Alps.
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