In addition to wearing quick drying hiking layers, always carry a waterproof jacket and rain pants. If you think you’ll be experiencing really wet weather, consider waterproof hiking boots and ...

For the best hiking gear, I recommend the Micro Crew height ... the Petzl Tikka is not completely waterproof but can stand up ...

in the gloom and mist of rain jacket country in the Pacific Northwest, puffer jackets have taken over. And the brands producing them — Mountain Hardwear, Arc’teryx, Big Agnes, Fjallraven, Cotopaxi, ...

At $160 (£190/AUS$169), this lightweight rain jacket is the ideal shell to stash in your hiking pack. It has you covered should the weather turn unexpectedly, but won’t weigh you down.