The 6 best fall jacket brands of 2022
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November 20, 2022
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Are you looking for the best winter jacket to “face the great north’’ without freezing so that you can take on the winter and still enjoy your outdoor activities alone or with the family? To make it easier for you, discover our selection of the best winter coats brands for canadian winters for men and women that will help you to stay warm year after year.
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InsulationThe Californian brand has been popular for a long time for its insulated winter jackets made with high quality goose down, whose fill power ranges between 550 and 900. Having taken an ecological turn, The North Face only uses RDS down (Responsible Down Standard) offering an ethical standard which ensures plumage traceability and animal protection.
If you prefer synthetic insulation to down, the brand has also developed technical jackets designed for board sports with ThermoBallTM Eco insulation, imitating feathers. This material is lightweight and compressible and it retains heat even when wet. Fun fact: the brand is always testing its new technologies with world-renowned athletes, so you can count on this insulation to protect you during your high-intensity outdoor activities.
The North Face has made a clear commitment to ensure sustainable and responsible manufacturing of its products, from materials to packaging. It also meets various needs thanks to a range of diversified styles of jackets. Winter jackets are suitable for city and mountain, low as well as high intensity activities, and harsh climates as well as extreme conditions. One of the best winter jacket brand for your activities.
InsulationWhile the original two-layer Bugaboo jacket launched in 1986 kept its fans warm for a long time, it was the Omni-HeatTM and ThermaratorTM synthetic insulation fabrics that made it big. The former is designed for moderate to extreme cold and activities requiring flexibility and good breathability. The second is made of finer fibers and offers a high weight and heat ratio that helps generate heat without being too heavy. Some styles are also made from goose down.
Columbia is synonymous with continuous innovation and versatility, and its winter jackets are no exception. The styles are constantly evolving and equipped with an intelligent partitioning to evenly distribute the insulating fabrics throughout the coats so that you can stay warm when it’s cold…or freezing!
InsulationDesigned in the province of Quebec, Borealis’ aims to bring nature within everyone’s reach. And that translates into an line of down-filled jackets – a highly insulating natural material perfect for hiking or low-intensity activities – and polyester, a durable material that stores heat fairly well and offers great breathability in addition to having excellent moisture-wicking capacities. It wicks moisture, much to the delight of cross-country skiers and mountain hikers.
These winter jackets perpetuate Borealis principles: ingenuity, versatility and accessibility. Everyone can find something suitable with the different styles of Borealis jackets offering good value, an unpretentious design, multiple sizes and unifying colours.
InsulationHelly Hansen is a brand of Norwegian heritage that has been around for almost 145 years. The brand’s insulated clothing for men, women and kids is designed for a variety of low to high-intensity nordic sports.
The different innovative technologies used by Helly Hansen have been developed and tested with professionals that work and live in some of the world’s harshest climates. One of these technologies is H2Flow™, a temperature regulation system that was designed in collaboration with mountain professionals in order to provide skiers with comfort and versatility in changing weather conditions. This system keeps you warm by storing the warm air emanating from your body, and also allows you to cool down thanks to strategically-placed zippers that provide ventilation.
When it comes to insulation, Helly Hansen’s LIFA® technology is what really sets the brand apart. Combined with Primaloft® synthetic insulation, it retains more heat while remaining light and comfortable, even during the most intense activities. You can be sure, this brand deserve to be in our best winter coats category.
Helly Hansen’s insulation materials are manufactured in a durable and responsible way. A vast majority of these are made using 80% post-consumer recycled polyester, and the brand regularly adds to the volume of recycled materials used in the manufacture of its products.
The Norwegian brand has also developed unique innovative concepts such as the LifePocket™, which protects smartphones from the cold and allows their battery to stay charged longer on freezing winter days.
InsulationQuartz Co. uses both natural down and synthetic insulation to fill its outerwear. The Canadian brand uses only traceable down from animals raised on farms in Alberta and Quebec and treated in the most humane way. As for Isosoft, the synthetic insulation used by Quartz Co. for its jackets, it is made up of 92% recycled polyester from plastic bottles. It is a breathable, moisture and mildew resistant insulation material, designed to retain its flexibility and volume over time.
Quartz Co.’s high-quality jackets are a perfect fit for our nordic lifestyle. With a combination of style and functionality, they are lightweight, comfortable and offer great performance in all kinds of weather. In addition to that, they are made from recycled materials since the Canadian brand is committed to reducing its ecological footprint.
