Brand database
Waterproof Jacket Brands
Brand profiles written to be useful rather than promotional: where a brand comes from, which membranes it builds with, how it prices, what it repairs and what it publishes. No brand pays for placement here.
Canada
Arc'teryx
A Canadian technical outerwear brand known for precise pattern work, minimal seam counts and consistently high retail pricing.
Upper mid to premium
United States
Patagonia
A Californian outdoor brand that tests waterproof garments against its own H2No standard and pairs its products with an unusually strong repair operation.
Mid to upper mid
United Kingdom
Rab
A Sheffield-founded mountain brand with a British hill-weather focus, using both licensed laminates and supplier fabrics across a wide price span.
Mid to premium
United States
The North Face
A large-volume outdoor brand spanning inexpensive DryVent rainwear up to air-permeable FUTURELIGHT mountain shells.
Entry to premium
United States
Outdoor Research
A Seattle brand with a long association with air-permeable membranes and glove and shell design for wet mountain ranges.
Mid
United States
Columbia
A high-volume outdoor brand whose waterproof range spans Omni-Tech basics and the outward-facing OutDry Extreme construction.
Entry to mid
Norway
Helly Hansen
A Norwegian brand with marine origins, strongest in sailing, professional workwear and ski outerwear.
Mid to premium
Switzerland
Mammut
A Swiss alpine equipment brand producing mountaineering-oriented shells alongside ropes and hardware.
Mid to premium
Sweden
Fjällräven
A Swedish outdoor brand known for durable trekking clothing and fluorocarbon-free Eco-Shell waterproofs.
Mid to premium
Germany
Jack Wolfskin
A German outdoor brand with a broad, value-focused waterproof range built on its TEXAPORE platform.
Entry to mid
United Kingdom
Mountain Equipment
A British mountain brand with a hillwalking and alpine focus, using both licensed laminates and in-house DRILITE fabrics.
Mid to premium
United Kingdom
Montane
A British brand focused on lightweight mountain and endurance clothing, including very light race-legal shells.
Mid
United States
Marmot
A long-established American outdoor brand with a broad waterproof range across price points.
Entry to mid
United States
Black Diamond
A climbing-hardware brand whose apparel range concentrates on alpine and ski-touring shells.
Mid to premium
Sweden
Haglöfs
A Swedish outdoor brand with a technical Nordic aesthetic and a long GORE-TEX history.
Mid to premium
Norway
Norrøna
A Norwegian brand producing activity-specific ski, alpine and bike shells at premium prices.
Premium
France
Salomon
A French brand strongest in trail running and ski, including very light running-specific waterproofs.
Mid to premium
Germany
Adidas Terrex
Adidas's outdoor line, combining licensed laminates with sport-derived cuts.
Mid
United States
Cotopaxi
An American brand with a travel and colourful everyday emphasis alongside technical pieces.
Mid
United States
REI Co-op
The co-operative retailer's own label, typically strong on price-to-feature ratio in the US market.
Entry to mid
France
Forclaz / Decathlon
Decathlon's trekking labels, notable for publishing internal test figures more often than most brands.
Entry
United Kingdom
Berghaus
A British brand with a long hillwalking heritage and a broad GORE-TEX range.
Mid
Germany
VAUDE
A German brand with an explicit environmental programme across bike, hike and everyday rainwear.
Mid
France
Millet
A French alpine brand with a mountaineering focus and frequent use of non-porous and air-permeable membranes.
Mid to premium
United States
Mountain Hardwear
An American alpine brand with a technical shell range and frequent fabric experimentation.
Mid to premium
Sweden
RevolutionRace
A Swedish direct-to-consumer brand competing mainly on price and volume.
Entry to mid
Sweden
Klättermusen
A small Swedish brand focused on longevity, repairability and unusual construction detail.
Premium
Denmark
Rains
A Danish design brand making urban rainwear where appearance and simple waterproofing take priority over breathability.
Mid
Sweden
Stutterheim
A Swedish maker of rubberised, non-breathable raincoats in a traditional fisherman idiom.
Mid to premium