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A quality soft shell is the best jacket for athletes who perform highly aerobic activities in variable conditions (basically, spring pretty much anywhere in the country). While this type of jacket won ...

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The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. A highly-rated style of Columbia's softshell jacket is ...

The Endura Pro SL Waterproof Softshell sits close to the top of the Scottish brand's exhaustive range of road jackets. Endura labels this jacket as a softshell, but I’d place it into the ...

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My mom used to say I would misplace my head if it weren't attached, so she would have approved of the Myth Soft Shell Jacket by Loki with built-in mittens, face shield and hood. The fold-out mittens ...

Softshell jackets are highly wind and water resistant, and extremely comfortable because they are soft and stretch to move with you. Unless I’m stuck in an absolute downpour, I prefer to use a ...