'Jackets' Post Category

A hood is a very useful feature to have on a down jacket. A down jacket with hood will keep you quite a bit warmer than one without a hood, for the simple reason that you lose a lot of body heat from your head. When you cover that area up, then, y...

A rain jacket is an entirely necessary piece of gear. But a rain jacket can also be a bulky, heavy piece of gear. Which is why it’s better to get an ultralight rain jacket, so that you don’t have to lug around something big and heavy. This is espe...

All down jackets are puffy, in fact that’s exactly how down jackets provide you with warmth. Down is a material that lofts extremely well, and that space that is created by the loft is what keeps you warm. So the better the down inside the more of...

One of the best things about a soft shell jacket is that it is the kind of gear that is versatile. It’s not perfect for any one thing, but it’s pretty good for a lot of different things. So a weatherproof soft shell jacket is a lot to ask, but the...

A hood is a very useful feature to have a on a rain jacket. If it’s raining, the first place that the rain is going to hit is the top of your hood, and most manufacturers give you a hood on your rain jacket, since they don’t want you getting wet. ...

Fleeces comes in a wide variety of thicknesses, but if your goal is to stay warm then a thick fleece jacket is what you need. A thick fleece jacket will not only keep you warm and toasty in even the coldest conditions, it will also help quite a bi...

A good down jacket is a favourite insulator among backpackers, hikers and anyone else who spend a lot of time in the outdoors. Part of it is that down has one of the best warmth to weight ratios of any insulating material out there. But down is al...

Though most rain jackets come with a hood, there is the occasional one that doesn’t, and if you want to stay dry, it’s better to get a hooded rain jacket, rather than a jacket without a hood. Of course that’s not the only thing that you have to pa...

Just about all fleece jackets come with a zipper of one length or another. Even if you’re looking for the kind that zips all the way down, and doesn’t have to be pulled on, you have plenty of choices. And of course the length of the zipper is not ...

When you’re just taking a stroll in the outdoors you can get away with a relatively low quality rain jacket. But an unlucky backpacker might end up spending days and days in the rain, and though no one wants to think about this scenario, you need ...