Wax Jackets & Coats

There’s a particular kind of betrayal in watching rain soak straight through a jacket that’s supposed to shrug it off. If your wax coat has started “wetting out” — going dark and heavy instead of beading water off the surface — it isn’t ruined, it’s just tired. Reproofing is simply the process of cleaning the … Read more

A wax jacket vs waterproof jacket decision usually starts the same way: standing in a shop doorway, rain hammering the awning, wondering why anyone needs seven different types of coat to survive a British autumn. A wax jacket is a cotton garment coated in paraffin wax that repels water and shrugs off brambles, while a … Read more