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Unisex Pathfinder 8-Pocket Vest

Regular price ₹4,499.00

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Sand Military Green Dark Grey

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

The Pathfinder 8-Pocket UPF-50 Vest was built around a single premise: that a well-organised carry system on your body is more useful than a bag at your side. Nine pockets arranged by access speed and security level, so that what you reach for constantly is within one motion and what you cannot afford to lose is tucked away where only you know to find it. Ripstop Polyester with UPF-50 sun protection woven into the fabric, active cooling that works in the background against the heat, and water resistance inherent to the Polyester rather than applied on top of it. A full mesh interior lining moves air across the full torso. Side buckle straps on both hems adjust the fit over a base layer or open up for warmer conditions. Military Green, Dark Grey, or Sand — three colourways that move between a trail and a terminal without explaining themselves.

OTHER DETAILS

Fabric

100% Polyester

Country of Origin

India

Marketed By

Wild Country Pvt Ltd

Manufactured By

Stylkraft Ventures Pvt Ltd - 1422, Maker Chambers V, Nariman Point, Mumbai – 400021

Unisex Pathfinder 8-Pocket Vest - Sand / S

₹4,499.00

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Eight Pockets. One Less Bag.

The vest was designed around the idea that a well-organised carry system on your body is faster to access, harder to lose from, and more reliable than anything you put down, check in, or leave at the table. Nine pockets, each with a different job, arranged by access speed and security level so that what you reach for constantly is at your fingertips and what you genuinely cannot afford to lose is somewhere only you would think to look. There are pockets here for a passport and pockets for a lens cap, pockets for the thing you would hand over without argument in the wrong alley and pockets for the thing you absolutely would not. That's not a pocket count. That's a system.
The vest runs on ripstop Polyester with UPF-50 protection woven into every thread and active cooling that works against the heat without asking you to think about it. Water resistance is inherent to the polyester, not something that fades with washing. A full mesh interior lining keeps air moving across the entire torso rather than just at the underarm. Side buckle straps let you adjust the fit depending on what you're wearing underneath and how the day is unfolding. Military Green, Dark Grey, or Sand, three colourways that carry the same conviction on a ridgeline as they do in an airport terminal.

A man sitting in an airport lounge by a window, wearing a beige utility vest over a black t-shirt and black pants, looking at his phone. A Turkish Airlines plane is visible outside the window.

Eight Pockets. One Less Bag.

The vest was designed around the idea that a well-organised carry system on your body is faster to access, harder to lose from, and more reliable than anything you put down, check in, or leave at the table. Nine pockets, each with a different job, arranged by access speed and security level so that what you reach for constantly is at your fingertips and what you genuinely cannot afford to lose is somewhere only you would think to look. There are pockets here for a passport and pockets for a lens cap, pockets for the thing you would hand over without argument in the wrong alley and pockets for the thing you absolutely would not. That's not a pocket count. That's a system.
The vest runs on ripstop Polyester with UPF-50 protection woven into every thread and active cooling that works against the heat without asking you to think about it. Water resistance is inherent to the polyester, not something that fades with washing. A full mesh interior lining keeps air moving across the entire torso rather than just at the underarm. Side buckle straps let you adjust the fit depending on what you're wearing underneath and how the day is unfolding. Military Green, Dark Grey, or Sand, three colourways that carry the same conviction on a ridgeline as they do in an airport terminal.

The Engineering Behind the Carry System.

01

Full Mesh Interior Lining

Where most vests vent through underarm panels, the Pathfinder Vest lines the full interior with mesh — across the chest and the entire back panel. The result is airflow that covers the whole torso rather than just a narrow zone, which matters most on heavy-carry days when the vest is fully loaded and you are moving fast. The lining is invisible from the outside and makes itself known only when you need it.

Mesh Lining

02

UPF-50 Protection

UPF-50 protection is woven into the fabric, blocking 98% of UV-A and UV-B radiation across every inch of coverage. On long shooting days in open markets, at altitude on exposed trails, or during the kind of city afternoon where the sun reflects off every surface, the vest is managing sun exposure in the background whether you remembered to think about it or not.

UV Shield

03

Active Cooling

The cooling technology is built into the Polyester at the fibre level, absorbing heat from the body and dispersing it outward. Combined with a full mesh interior lining that keeps air circulating across the torso, the vest stays comfortable across high-effort days — long trail sections, heavy shooting schedules, layover-to-market-to-dinner city runs — in a way that fabric alone cannot manage.

Temperature Control

04

Water Resistance

The water resistance is inherent to the Polyester , not a surface treatment that degrades with use. Rain on a shoot, a spill in a crowd, a monsoon that arrived without checking the forecast — it beads off the surface and keeps moving. The hundredth wear performs exactly like the first, and there is no re-treatment required to maintain it.

Weather Protection

05

Ripstop Polyester

The reinforced grid weave of ripstop Polyester stops damage from spreading the moment it starts, holds structural integrity through years of daily use, and dries fast enough that a vest caught in an afternoon shower is wearable again within the hour. In a vest with nine pockets and two adjustment systems, the material holding it all together needs to be better than average. Ripstop is.

Fabric Technology

BUILT FOR INDIA

Where to Wear

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Travel & City

The vest that makes a carry-on work. Passport and boarding pass in the chest pockets. Hotel key and backup cash in the interior. Phone and travel card within one reach. Lower cargo for the guidebook, the charger, the things that accumulate on a full travel day. The bag goes in the overhead and stays there — from check-in through immigration through the taxi rank and into the first destination of the day, everything you need is on you and accounted for. UPF-50 and water resistance for city days that run long and weather that doesn't check your plans first.

A man standing on a sunlit outdoor street market wearing a beige utility vest over a white long-sleeve shirt, holding a camera.

Street Photography & Markets

Every photographer knows the problem: the shot is in front of you and everything you need is at the bottom of the bag behind you. The Pathfinder Vest solves it. Memory cards and spare battery in the chest pockets. Lens filter or cleaning cloth in the lower cargo. The things that cannot be replaced mid-shoot — a backup drive, a permit, emergency cash — in the concealed pockets under the flap where they don't move and don't show. In a crowded market or a busy street, the interior pockets hold what you wouldn't want visible. The vest wears like a considered outdoor layer, not like a fishing jacket, which matters when you are trying to disappear into a scene rather than stand out of it.

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Mountain & Trail

On full-day trail sections where every item you carry needs a place and losing something is a real problem, the nine-pocket system earns its purpose. Trail permits and emergency cards in the concealed pockets. Snacks and a small first-aid kit in the lower cargo. Navigation tools and sunglasses in the chest. UPF-50 on exposed ridgelines. Active cooling on sustained climbs. Water resistance for afternoon weather. The vest layers over a base layer in the morning cold and adjusts via the buckle straps as the temperature climbs through the day.

Six Reasons the Pathfinder Vest Earns Its Place.

01

Eight Pockets Is Not a Gimmick — It's a System

Most multi-pocket vests have four or five pockets of similar size and no real logic to their layout. The Pathfinder Vest has eight, each positioned and sized for a specific category of carry — quick access, secure close, concealed, interior storage. The number matters less than what it means in practice: you stop digging through a bag mid-shoot, mid-trek, or mid-terminal and start knowing exactly where everything is before you reach for it.

02

Concealed Pockets That Don't Advertise Themselves

The two zip pockets hidden beneath the lower cargo flaps are the detail that separates this vest from everything at a similar price point. Closed, they look like standard cargo pockets. Open, they reveal a secured layer underneath. In crowded markets, on public transport, through border crossings — valuables stored here are invisible to anyone who doesn't know to look. Designed-in security rather than bolted on.

03

UPF-50 in a Vest That Looks Like a Wardrobe Choice

Most UPF-rated outdoor vests have the aesthetic of something borrowed from a fly-fishing catalogue. The Pathfinder Vest wears as a considered outdoor layer — clean lines, ripstop construction that reads as intentional rather than functional, colourways that work in a city as readily as on a ridge. The UPF-50 is in the fabric, doing its job, without the vest announcing it at every glance.

04

Full Mesh Lining Across the Entire Interior

The difference between underarm vents and a full mesh interior lining is the difference between spot ventilation and whole-torso airflow. On a heavy-carry day when the vest is fully loaded and the temperature is climbing, the mesh across the full back panel and chest keeps the vest breathable where it matters most. Most vests at this price point offer one or two mesh panels. This one lines the full interior.

05

Water Resistance That Is Part of the Fabric

Surface-treated water resistance on outerwear fades with wear and washing — sometimes within a season. The Pathfinder Vest's resistance is inherent to the ripstop Polyester, which means there is no degradation curve, no re-proofing required, and no unpleasant moment when you realise the coating has worn through on a wet day. The same performance on the last day of the trip as the first.

06

Side Buckles That Change How the Vest Sits

The adjustable buckle straps at both hems are not just a fit feature — they change the silhouette. Cinched, the vest sits close to the body over a light base layer, clean and mobile. Open, it gives room to layer or move freely in heat. On a day that starts cold on a trail and ends warm in a market, the two-position adjustment means the vest works across the full range without requiring a change.

Technical Specifications

The Numbers Behind It.

FABRIC

100% Polyester

COOLING

Yes — active cooling built into fabric

WATER RESISTANT

Yes — inherent to the fabric

UPF

50+

POCKETS

8 total — 2 chest, 2 lower cargo, 2 concealed under flap, 2 interior

FIT

Regular

WAIST SIZES

S · M · L · XL

COLOURWAYS

Military Green · Dark Grey · Sand

CARE

Machine wash cold, tumble dry low

CLOSURE

Full-length centre zip with paracord pull

CARE INSTRUCTIONS

Treat It Right. It'll Last.

Close the centre zip and fasten all pocket closures before washing.

Machine wash cold with similar colours.

Tumble dry low or hang dry. Do not over-dry.

Do not bleach. Do not dry clean.

The water resistance and UPF-50 are inherent to the Polyester and are maintained through standard cold-wash care — no re-treatment required.

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The Pathfinder Story

The Pathfinder range was built for the person
who moves between environments and doesn't want to carry the weight of being
prepared. Not the person who plans every contingency from a spreadsheet, but
the one who shows up to whatever the day becomes and has what they need because
they built a system rather than packed a bag.

The vest is the carry layer of that system.
The pants hold the lower-body technical credentials — the stretch, the water
resistance, the pocket architecture for the trail. The vest covers the upper
body and the carry needs that no pocket in a pant can satisfy: a passport-sized
pocket at the chest, concealment for what cannot be lost, interior storage for
what cannot be seen. Together they form the most complete technical carry
outfit in the range.

Nine pockets on a vest sounds like a boast.
In practice it is an engineering decision — each pocket sized, positioned, and
closed in a way that reflects how people actually move through airports,
markets, trails, and cities when they are moving fast and cannot afford to stop
and search. The Pathfinder Vest doesn't ask you to slow down. It asks you to
trust the system and keep moving.

Find your path. #EddieSetGo.

THE EB PROMISE

Eddie Set Go. Built for people who stop waiting and start moving.

In 1936, Eddie Bauer went on a winterfishing trip, nearly froze to death, and came home with one thought: nobody hadbuilt the right gear, so he was going to build it himself. He didn’t wait forconditions to be perfect. He didn’t wait for someone else to solve the problem.He just went and did it. That’s EDDIE SET GO — the belief that thebest adventures don’t happen to people who are ready. They happen to people whodecide to go. Every piece in this range was built forthat decision. The moment you stop overthinking the forecast, the weekend, theright time, and just go. We’ve taken care of the gear. The rest is on you. And if anything we’ve made doesn’t hold upto the adventure you took it on — we want to know about it. That’s not apolicy. That’s who we are.