'Jackets' Post Category

A rain jacket is a crucial piece of gear to have at your disposal. In the summer, when clouds disappear and you don’t have to worry so much about getting wet you can probably leave the rain jacket at home, but in every other season, women’s and me...

Fleece jackets, just like any other kind of insulating jackets, come in the warm variety and the cooler variety. Sometimes you just need something to cut down on the wind chill a bit, and other times you need something that wont leave you shiverin...

Most people probably don’t care too much about the weight of their down jacket, they just want to be warm. But for campers, backpackers, hikers and anyone else who has to carry their own gear over a long distance, weight can matter quite a bit. Wh...

For backpackers, hikers and anyone else who is unfortunate enough to have to carry their gear around with them, the prospect of a lightweight fleece jacket is definitely appealing. More appealing, certainly, than the prospect of a heavy fleece jac...

A good, lightweight rain jacket is a fantastic piece of gear to have, especially if you’re backpacking, hiking or doing something similar in the outdoors. A lightweight rain jacket wont weigh much, so you wont notice it all that much when you’re c...

A soft shell jacket is a very useful piece of gear to have handy, but they can also be extremely expensive pieces of gear to own. So cheap soft shell jackets are a great idea. But finding a soft shell jacket that is both cheap and of a good enough...

When it comes to hiking you always have to be prepared for the weather to change, and a big part of being prepared is having the gear necessary to deal with those changing conditions. A waterproof hiking jacket, for instance, is a great item to ha...

There are many different kinds of hiking jackets to choose from, all of which have various positives and negatives associated with them. Soft shell jackets often make ideal hiking jackets for women and men, for example. They are often water resist...

When it comes to rain jackets to take hiking you have a few different options available to you. A straight waterproof jacket is definitely a good choice. In fact the best rain jacket for hiking is likely a Gore Tex jacket, or a similar material, l...

Many fleece jackets come with a hardened outer surface. The reason for this is that fleece material, on its own, doesn’t do a particularly good job of cutting the wind down. In fact, your average fleece jacket will let quite a bit of wind chill th...