An insulated waterproof jacket provides protection against the drink, while also holding onto body heat, making it an ideal garment for the winter months. However, it’s won't be the ideal jacket for active pursuits like hillwalking or mountaineering. This is because its all-or-nothing design offers little flexibility when it comes to layering. If you’re working up a sweat during a long ascent in wet, windy and warm conditions, you’ll want the benefit of a waterproof shell without loads of insulation, otherwise you'd overheat. This is why hikers’ waterproofs tend not to be insulated.
However, an insulated waterproof is perfect for more relaxed activities: we’re thinking camping trips, easier walks, decorating the town square's Christmas tree and general life during the colder months. This fall, I was delighted to test and review such a jacket in Passenger’s new Eclipse Insulated Waterproof Jacket. Passenger have been growing in popularity in recent years, having been founded in 2012 by Richard and Alexa Sutcliffe and inspired by the great outdoors of America’s Pacific Northwest.
