'Jackets' Post Category

There are a lot of really great down jackets out there on the market. Down is a superior insulation material in a few different ways, and manufacturers who make quality products recognize this, and use down to its full potential. But even so, the ...

There are quite a few options available to you when buying a new soft shell jacket, but a hood is definitely one of the better ones that are worth considering. Hooded soft shell jackets are great because they have the potential to make you quite a...

A good rain jacket needs to be waterproof, and while most people know the more popular waterproof fabrics, like Gore Tex, there are some other excellent, if less well known waterproof options out there to choose from. One of them if eVent. An eVen...

Rain jackets are certainly a necessary piece of gear to have with you, but they can also be heavy, bulky pieces of gear that it’s not much fun to lug around everywhere. If you’re backpacking, hiking or doing anything else where you have limited ba...

Fleece jackets come in the pull over variety, just like any other jacket, but if you want the full zip, then it isn’t too hard to find a full zip fleece jacket, because there are plenty of options out there to choose from. But once you’ve decided ...

The fill number refers to the quality of the down inside a down jacket. So an 800 fill down jacket has down that is of a certain quality, and lofts a certain amount, loft being the method by which down keeps you warm. 900 fill down would be a high...

Hiking in the rain is never quite as much as hiking in the sun is, but if you have a good rain jacket with you for hiking, you can at least hike in the rain without getting wet. The best hiking rain jacket will keep you dry from the rain outside, ...

There are plenty of soft shell jackets out there, and plenty of different options available when it comes to picking out a soft shell jacket. Which means that the best soft shell jackets for you will depend, to a large extent, on what kind of a so...

There are a whole bunch of different materials that are good at keeping you dry, but Goretex is without a doubt one of the best. A good Goretex rain jacket will keep you dry when other materials fail. Goretex does often cost quite a bit more than ...

Soft shell jackets are, by definition, not waterproof. A waterproof soft shell jacket would generally be considered a hard shell jacket, because that’s the name given to waterproof jackets. But despite this, there are a few waterproof soft shell j...