Kitting yourself out to match your New Defender with the help of Musto

Musto has developed a range of clothing and technical equipment inspired by the New Land Rover Defender.

The Above and Beyond collection showcases the very best of Musto’s 50 year heritage of producing world-leading men and women performance clothing.

Paul Stoneham, Musto Executive Chairman, said: “Designing technical performance clothing is at the very core of our expertise at Musto, and this partnership with Land Rover brings together two innovative brands, both with a strong heritage.”

Joe Sinclair, Jaguar Land Rover’s Director of Branded Goods and Licensing, added that the inspiration was to create the most advanced, technical and capable collection to pay homage to the New Defender’s toughness and ability.

“Our ambition was to launch a specialist range of clothing and equipment that unite the world-class capabilities of the Defender with our customers’ thirst for adventure.”

The collection includes a selection of coats including the Welded Thermo jacket that features a three-layer waterproof shell, an RECCO integrated reflective antenna which helps rescue teams locate you in difficult terrain. 

It also uses PrimaLoft technology, including Aerogel lined pockets to keep mobile phones charged for longer, and insulation that provides the same warmth as natural down without the weight.

The Rodinia hybrid jacket uses QuickBurst zip technology to transform it into a gilet, and comes with PrimaLoft’s recycled insulation, and concealed sleeve storage. 

The collection also includes an activity belt with an ANSI COBRA buckle and ultra-robust webbing with 6,000kg tensile strength. There is also a go-anywhere seam sealed backpack, Above and Beyond Bluetooth speaker, water bottle and flask, as well as a number of other items and accessories – including a folding shovel.

To match the New Defender’s four accessory packs are a quartet of Above and Beyond bundles – Explorer, Adventure, Country and Urban.

The Explorer pack includes multi tech gloves, the activity belt, a multi tool and a robust aluminium pen. Adventure has the backpack, a microfibre towel, the multi tool and flask, while those opting for the Country version will get a leather weekend bag, stainless steel mug and golf umbrella. The Urban pack includes the Bluetooth speaker, the pen, water bottle, a durable wallet and multi-functional keyring.

Paul adds: “The Above and Beyond collection will provide adventurers of all types with the protection on the outside that will allow them to perform at their very best from the inside thanks to the state-of-the-art material technology, durability and comfort of the range.”

Land Rover’s Above and Beyond collection is available online and in retailers now.

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