Best Waterproof Jacket 2018: A Roundup Of Waterproof Jackets For Men

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On this page we set out to find the best waterproof jacket for hiking, camping and general outdoors use. Here we concentrate on men’s jackets; a roundup of women’s jackets will be appearing soon.

Top Three Choices

In a hurry? Here are our top choices (you can find out more about each jacket by scrolling down the page):

Best Men’s Waterproof Jacket 2018: Winner: Best Value


Marmot’s Precip Jacket is a lightweight, water and wind-proof shell suitable for a wide range of uses.

Best Men’s Waterproof Jacket 2018: Winner: Best All-Rounder


Columbia’s Lhotse II Interchange Three-In-One Jacket has a removable insulating inner layer that acts as a stand-alone jacket for use in dry conditions. The outer layer ensures you’ll stay dry when the heavens open. Zip them together and you’ll be ready for anything!

Best Men’s Waterproof Jacket 2018: Winner: Best High-End

The Arc’teryx Beta AR Jacket is expensive, but the company’s reputation speaks for itself. This is a quality garment that will do the job in the harshest of conditions. As a bonus it will draw appreciative glances from those ‘in the know’.

Best Waterproof Jacket 2018: Full Roundup

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Cray Reservoir Fly Fishing, Brecon Beacons, Wales

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Cray Reservoir Plants

Swallows and house martins flitted over the fields, plucking insects from the late summer sky. The wind had died down and the threatening water had calmed. Unbelievably, conditions seemed to have slowly swung round in my favour … surely now a trout would take an interest in my fly.

Little did I know it was the calm before the storm.

Neil Harwood reports on a fly fishing trip to Cray Reservoir in the Brecon Beacons …

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European Cycling Tour – Belgium To North Cape

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European Cycling Tour

In the autumn of 2012, cyclist Bram Reusen decided to stop daydreaming and take action. He set off on a European cycling tour that would take him 6,200 miles from Belgium to the North Cape in Norway and back again in a loop that took in Scandinavia and several other European countries. In this article, he recounts his journey, and also reveals how many punctures he got …

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Zhangjiajie Avatar Mountains (Zhang-Jia-Jie)

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Zhangjiajie Avatar Mountains

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, (also spelled Zhang Jia Jie) is an area of astounding natural beauty located in the Hunan Province of south-central China. The landscape here inspired the set designers of the blockbusting film ‘Avatar’; its peaks have now been given the unofficial name of ‘Avatar Mountains’. In this World Pursuits report, Rose Antonette Espino visits Zhangjiajie, and comes away suitably impressed.

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Machu Picchu: Hiking the Inca Trail

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Machu Picchu Hiking the Inca Trail

Sometimes life can get in the way of one’s dreams. But all to often it is fear that prevents us from doing the things we really want to do. Sometimes, in order to find ourselves, we have to test ourselves. In this inspirational story, Margot Russell tells how hiking the Inca trail to Machu Picchu provided her with new-found self-confidence and inner strength…

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