We sent all of the coats to a panel of six staff testers (including me), half in New York City and half in the Pacific Northwest. This coat has more pockets than any other men’s pick, and they’re roomy, too: There are double pockets on either side and a stealthy inside pocket right behind the zipper.įor testing, we narrowed our contenders down to 11 women’s styles and 10 men’s styles. When we tested the coat, it came in six colors, including crossing-guard yellow and bright red, but as of winter 2022, it’s available only in black. Our testers agreed that it was probably best for colder temperatures, but it did have a mesh lining and a back flap to help keep it breathable. The Cotton Hunting Coat felt a bit heavier than our other men’s picks, but it was still light enough that we were able to move around in it comfortably. Because it’s cotton, the fabric itself feels more high-end than the fabric of the Columbia and Helly Hansen coats it’s softer and doesn’t have the shine of a synthetic fabric. Our testers found the hood to be a comfortable depth, and the zipper was easy to use and didn’t catch the coat’s fabric. The Cotton Hunting Coat has taped seams to help prevent leaks, like the Columbia Watertight II. Helly Hansen also makes a hip-length Moss Jacket (which we didn’t test) if you like the Moss Rain Coat’s style but want something shorter. All of our testers noted that the Moss felt comfortable and roomy enough for layers, and one tester told us that the Moss’s XXL fit was more spacious in the arms than the Hunter’s XXL (these were the largest sizes offered by both brands). We thought the cut was consistently generous in all of the sizes we tested, and the design was flattering on more body shapes. The Moss doesn’t offer as many sizes as the Columbia Watertight II, but it does have more options compared with similarly styled mid-thigh coats we considered, such as the Stutterheim Stockholm. Our shortest tester for the men’s coats was 5-foot-9 and our tallest was nearly 6-foot-4, and both of them liked how the length hit them. If you need something to help keep your bum and thighs dry but don’t like your raincoat to fall too low, the Moss is exactly in the middle (it’s about 2 inches longer than the hip-length Columbia Watertight II and 2 inches shorter than the Hunter). You can tighten the cuffs on the sleeves with snaps these cuffs were better than the Eddie Bauer Girl On The Go’s nonadjustable cuffs at keeping water out and customizing fit, but not as good as the the Columbia Women’s Arcadia coat’s Velcro cuffs, which allowed the most fine-tuning. Testers also loved that the colors of the zippers matched the coats’ colors. The design allows you to unzip the bottom of the coat for ventilation, and this makes it easier to sit down in longer versions of the coat.
Testers said the H2Off’s two-way zipper was among their favorites. The hood is adjustable with a Velcro strap (though testers didn’t need to use this feature), and it’s deep enough for most hairstyles, except high buns, and hair thicknesses.
The fully taped seams help to block water, and the top half of the lining is mesh, which makes the coat breathable. The H2Off’s fabric was thicker than that of the Columbia and J.Jill coats we tested, and it felt smoother than the fabric of any of our other women’s picks. This was typical for most of the coats we tested, but it seemed to roll faster from the H2Off than from the J.Jill and Eddie Bauer coats. In the rain, water rolled right off the H2Off jacket.
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