Walking & Hiking Jackets

Somewhere between “I’ll just wear my old school coat” and “I need something that could survive a Cairngorms whiteout” sits the real question most of us are actually asking: which womens hiking jacket will stop me getting soaked on a Tuesday afternoon walk without costing a month’s rent? It’s a fair question, and it’s one … Read more

A mens walking jacket is, put simply, a waterproof and breathable outer layer designed to keep rain, wind and sweat where they belong — outside your base layer, not soaking through it. That’s the 40-second version. The longer version is a lot more interesting, because the gap between a jacket that merely looks the part … Read more

A best walking jacket is a waterproof, breathable outer shell designed to keep hikers dry, warm, and comfortable in wet or windy conditions, typically featuring taped seams, an adjustable hood, and a hydrostatic head rating measuring its resistance to water pressure. Simple definition, complicated shopping trip — because on paper, half the jackets on Amazon … Read more