Jet-Lite Collection

Jet-Lite: the fabric that made work pants dry like boardies

A work pant that dries on the walk back from the ute is not a novelty. It is the whole point. Jet-Lite is Jetpilot's ultra-lite, 100% stretch, quick-dry fabric, the same fabric as the Jet-Lite boardshorts, cut into utility pants, shorts and walkshorts with the pockets, gusset and reinforcement a site asks for. Rain at seven, dry by smoko, and light enough that long pants in January stop being a punishment.

Utility pants and the 2-in-1

The Jet-Lite Utility Pant is a straight-fit pant with a performance bias gusset and articulated knees, reinforced pockets, back panel, knees and cuffs, engineered pockets that fit a heavy-duty phone case, a custom side-entry pocket shaped for a clip, a rear carpenter pocket and a rear double-layer internal pocket bag. The Jet-Lite 2-in-1 Zip Off Utility Pant is the same pant with legs that zip off, and the Jet-Lite Taped Utility Pant adds reflective tape for sites that want it.

Utility shorts and 16 inch walkshorts

The Jet-Lite Utility Short keeps the gusset, the reinforced pockets and back panel and the engineered phone pockets in a short. The Jet-Lite 16 inch Walkshort is the slim-fit, shorter cut for hot days, with reinforced front-entry pockets, the clip pocket, double-layer internal pocket bags, an internal waist draw cord and triple-stitch construction. Both are the shorts you wear to the site on Friday and the ramp on Saturday without going home in between.

Boardshorts and the cap

The Jet-Lite Mens Boardshort is the riding cut of the same fabric, with a performance bias gusset and a reinforced back panel, and the Jet-Lite Elasticated Boardshort runs stretch polyester with an 18 inch leg, a Lycra fly and a tie closure. The Jet-Lite Workwear Cap is 100% stretch quick-dry fabric with a recycled plastic snap and peak and UV protection, so your head dries at the same rate as your legs.

Built the same all the way through

YKK zips on most of the range, triple-stitch construction on the walkshort, double-layer pocket bags, and reinforcement at the knees, cuffs and back panel on the pants. Black, khaki and navy, so the pair works on the site, at the ramp and at the pub without a costume change. The fabric is the reason you buy it; the construction is the reason you buy it again.

Sizing and the dealer near you

Waist 28 to 44 across the pants and shorts, one size on the cap. The Jet-Lite workwear cuts are sold through the dealer network, not the cart on this site, so find yours on the workwear stockists page and try the waist on before you buy. The Jet-Lite Hybrid blend and the rest of the long and short cuts are on work pants and work shorts, the boardshorts sit with the rest of the boardies on boardshorts, and the full range is on workwear.