Sasta Peski Jacket review: a Gore-Tex-free hiking layer made entirely of cotton?

Close up of hiker's jacket with the Sasta logo.

Sasta Peski Jacket: first impressions 

If you've bought a waterproof jacket for hiking in the last few decades, you'll expect it to have at least two layers (a face fabric and waterproof membrane, usually Gore-Tex) and to be lightweight, sporty and swishy. The Sasta Peski Jacket is nothing like that.