British weather is fickle at best. Sunshine over your morning coffee, drizzle by lunch and a curtain of rain by the time you’re heading home from work. To manage those shifts without looking like ...

Most waterproof gear used in the outdoor industry has some solvent-based waterproof coating, whether for tents or jackets. One of the most easily recognizable waterproof coatings is DWR (durable water ...

You’ve probably been there: You’re hiking through a surprise fall rainstorm when you realize that the jacket you’re wearing is leaking along the seams. Minutes later, you’re soaked, and the layer you ...

Irish weather is fickle at best. Sunshine over your morning coffee, drizzle by lunch and a curtain of rain by the time you’re heading home from work. To manage those shifts without looking like you’ve ...

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 ...

You really only wear your waterproof gear when it’s actually raining, so you could be forgiven for thinking it’s not something you need to wash all the time. It’s practically getting a rinse every ...