Staff Review - Haglofs Spirit Jacket

A super hard wearing, stretchy and incredibly water proof material

The shell jacket, an often controversial item of essential hill kit which we all invest lots of our hard earned money in on the promise they can offer a dry, enjoyable day in the hills providing shelter from the worst of the weather.

These shells are, when striped back, a piece of functional clothing. Let’s forget all the sales mumbo jumbo for a minute. Effectively it is a membrane just like your skin which prevents water coming through from the outside and allows heat to escape from the inside. A by-product of this is that it is windproof to boot…