Outdoor clothing

How to choose

The decisions that actually change what you end up with.

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Two elderly women in headscarves, cardigans and floral skirts sit on a bench by a wooden fence — Everyday village clothing rather than technical outdoor apparel, photographed on a bench against a paling fence.Photo: Олександр Майоров, Майкл Ендрюс, Світлана Буланова · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page

A hiker in a blue hooded rain jacket and daypack stands on a driftwood log by a misty lake

How to choose

Choosing one waterproof shell for British hill weather

Pick a waterproof from the wet days where you actually walk: Met Office rain-day counts, what BS EN 343 covers, and the fit details that end a day early.

Updated 3/11/2026 · 9 min

Photo: ROBERT ALEXANDER WILSON ra_wilsn · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons