The synthetic compounds (PFCs) that help the fabrics used in rain jackets repel moisture have an unfortunate downside: they don’t naturally break down and are far from environmentally-friendly. It’s ...

We updated this article in April 2022 to add more information about each featured product, based on extensive research done by our team. We all know that terrible feeling when trickles of rain start ...

If you are among the brave or foolhardy souls to venture on a bike ride in inclement weather, then a great rain jacket is an important piece of kit. Even if you ride in weather with the threat of rain ...

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 ...

A backpacking rain jacket is a must-have, even if you’re expecting nothing but bright, sunny hiking weather. Mother Nature is unpredictable; you never know when the sky might open up in a torrential ...

Editor’s Note: We updated our Rain Jackets guide on March 12, 2025, to add the REI Co-op XeroCloud 3L — a solid 3-layer ...

We live in a Golden Age of water repellency. Before nylon shells and Gore-Tex membranes, humans devised hydrophobic clothing using vinyl or oiled canvas — and, beven efore that, cured seal and whale ...