Mont-bell from Japan

What is Mont-bell and why is most of its range only sold in Japan?

Mont-bell is an Osaka outdoor brand founded in 1975 by the mountaineer Isamu Tatsuno, and its catalogue — rain shells, down jackets, base layers, sleeping bags, packs and camp gear — is sold mainly through its own Japanese stores and online shop, with a small number of overseas outlets that carry a fraction of the range. The domestic catalogue includes the Storm Cruiser GORE-TEX shell, the Plasma 1000 and Superior Down insulation lines, the Zeo-Line base layers and the U.L. (ultralight) series, and Japanese sizing throughout. The online shop delivers inside Japan only; OneMall gives you the Japanese address, pays in yen and forwards from our Japan warehouse.

How do Mont-bell sizes compare to US outdoor brands?

They are Japanese sizes and run smaller, so a Mont-bell L is closer to a US M and the 実寸 measurements Japanese sellers list in centimetres are the guide. Mont-bell labels men's and women's items separately, and the online shop's size chart is in centimetres; compare chest and body length against a jacket you own and allow for layering under a shell. Some models are sold in a U.S. size variant, marked as such.

• 着丈 / 身幅 / 肩幅 / 袖丈 — body length, chest, shoulder, sleeve in cm
• メンズ / ウィメンズ — men's / women's cut
• US サイズ / USサイズ展開 — a model sold in US sizing
• ゆったり / タイト — roomy / tight, seller's fit note

Which Mont-bell items cannot be shipped from Japan?

Fuel and anything containing it. OneMall's prohibited items list places gases and sprays, lighters and oil, and matches and charcoal among dangerous goods that cannot be shipped, so gas canisters, fuel bottles with fuel, lighters and waterproofing sprays cannot be forwarded. Stoves without fuel, cookware, tents, sleeping bags, clothing and packs ship as ordinary goods. Each carrier applies its own dangerous-goods rules on top, which decide the shipping methods offered for a given parcel.

OneMall's prohibited items list for shipments from Japan →

Where is Mont-bell sold in Japan, new and used?

New from the Mont-bell online shop and its stores; secondhand on Mercari, Rakuma and Yahoo Auctions, where rain shells, down jackets and sleeping bags are common listings, and shop-graded at 2nd STREET. A product page from the online shop can be pasted as a link and ordered through OneMall.

What condition notes appear on used Mont-bell gear?

Membrane, seam tape and down loft, described by Japanese sellers when they are a problem. シームテープ剥がれ means the seam tape inside a shell is lifting, 撥水低下 means the water repellency has faded, and ダウン抜け means down is escaping from a jacket or sleeping bag. Sleeping bags are listed with their temperature model name and whether the stuff sack is included.

• シームテープ剥がれ — seam tape lifting
• 撥水低下 — water repellency reduced
• ダウン抜け / 羽抜け — down leakage
• ファスナー良好 — zips work
• スタッフバッグ付 — stuff sack included
• 使用回数少なめ / 美品 — used a few times / fine condition

What does a Mont-bell order from Japan cost to ship?

Down and sleeping bags compress, tents and packs do not, and that decides the shipping line. At order time you pay the yen price, OneMall's service fee, shown before you confirm, and the seller's domestic shipping if charged; after the items reach our Japan warehouse you choose an international shipping method and pay for it, priced on the parcel. A down jacket in its stuff sack is small, a tent is a long parcel, and a pack is priced on its volume; consolidating a whole kit into one shipment is cheaper than shipping pieces as they arrive. Import duty, if your country charges it, is collected on delivery.

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