The coat conundrum
Deciding and purchasing outdoor clothing seems like a straight-forward activity – until you find out the range of items available. Waterproof or not? Gore-tex? Hooded? Fleece lined? The list goes on.
Personally – I’ve found the best thing to do is buy two different coats – one for when it’s absolutely freezing cold, and one for the summer months – to stop the rain from soaking me through – but still to keep me cool.
There are loads of different brands – but in my opinion you can’t really go wrong with Berghaus – they’ve been around for ages and the stuff they produce is always top-notch quality.
My wintery coat is similar to the image to the side – and it keeps me really warm when walking over windswept moorland.
One thing that I never want from a coat is to look like some sort of fashion-freak – so I would never buy anything in bright-yellow or orange! (I suppose they would be good if you needed mountain rescue though!!). Anyway – the dark Berghaus more than suits my needs, especially in the current freezing-cold easter we’re experiencing – they have them at Cotswold Outdoor for 170 pounds which is a good price to pay to keep yourself warm!
