Gear Review: Rab Latok Alpine Jacket

Best All-Purpose

We gave this shell an Editors’ Choice Award (April 2008), and a year and a half later it’s still the jacket we reach for when we want bomber protection from the elements, big-trip durability, and awesome breathability.

Credit the eVent shell and British designers who clearly know something about bad weather. Bonus: It’s light enough that you can carry it year-round. $300; 1 lb.; men’s S-XXL, women’s 8-16; rab.uk.com

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