On paper, the Montane Khamsin Hooded Softshell Jacket looked like a classic of the softshell genre – albeit a very good-looking one, admirably made almost entirely from recycled materials ...

Durable water-repellent softshell fleece upper Zippered handwarmer pockets Stretch elastic wrist and hem keep out the cold The ultimate jacket for customized, perfect warmth all shift long.

Somewhat surprisingly for a brand famous for pioneering waterproof and windproof membranes, Gorewear’s Spinshift Thermo Jacket doesn’t feature any kind of multilayer barrier technology ...

But, until then, we’re still batting for the softshell. Their tightly woven fabric is inherently stretchy and easier on the skin than the crunchy tinfoil-like hardshell material. They offer ...

Now we’ve established what the Smartwool Smartloft Jacket isn’t, let’s pop the lid up and see what does provide the puffy power behind the impressive thermo performance of this garment.

Thankfully, we found an excellent jacket for layering that's at an incredible price. The Ozark Trail Softshell Jacket is currently on sale for $12.

I need a new jacket, but I’m not a big fan of bulky hardshells or anything too puffy, such as down jackets. Would a fleece or a soft shell jacket keep me warm enough in Colorado’s winter? Do ...

A soft shell would be very different from his Columbia. I had one of those too, a 3-in-1 jacket with the zip-out fleece liner. Very useful piece (and they still do make 3-in-1s). Soft shells are ...

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