Most proper rain jackets are built around a waterproof “membrane” sandwiched inside the fabric. Gore-Tex is the most popular technology used which includes a very thin layer of chemicals known as PTFE ...

There's no type of hiking jacket more essential for any outdoor enthusiast than a reliable waterproof jacket. Whether you hike regularly in the mountains or mostly walk on local trails, you'll ...

You pull on your rain jacket, step out into the storm, and within half an hour your undershirt is soaked. The jacket you purchased as “waterproof” seems to have stopped working, and all the marketing ...

With pelting rains, swirling gusts, and pushes of steelhead, Oregon’s coastal rivers in winter make an ideal test facility for evaluating waterproof-breathable wading jackets. Every aspect of the ...

Protection, comfort, and room for layering underneath to tackle the worst weather imaginable. A real winner in my book.

Is there anything more miserable than wearing wet clothes? Growing up in Cornwall, UK, which has an average of 156 rainy days per year, and a propensity to offer up all four seasons in one day, I’ve ...

The point of a rain jacket is to keep you dry. And while a garbage bag at an amusement park does the same thing in a pinch, you want a water-resistant coat that’ll save you (and the rest of your ...