Hi Vis Jackets

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Hi-vis jackets for the days the weather turns, from packable shells through to lined bombers that hold heat. Buy for the layer that goes underneath, not for the shirt you're wearing when you order. Wet Weather First Rainbird makes up well over half this range, and most of it is built around keeping rain out. Packable anoraks fold down small enough to live in a toolbox until they're wanted; traffic and rain jackets take a heavier beating; long jackets carry the cover further down the leg. If you only buy one, the packable is the one that actually gets used, because it's the one you have with you when the sky opens. Bombers, Softshells and Convertibles Portwest covers the warmer end. Two-in-one bombers and four-in-one jackets separate into a shell and an inner vest or liner, which is three garments' worth of use out of one purchase and genuinely useful in a climate that can't decide what it's doing. Softshell jackets and coats sit between the two, offering wind resistance and some warmth without the crackle of a hard shell. There are lumberjackets, fleece jackets and even a heated tunnel jacket for cold-store work. Tape, Colour and What to Check Only a handful of these jackets carry reflective tape in the title, and the rest rely on the fluoro fabric alone. That's a genuine difference between styles rather than an oversight, so read the individual listing before you order if the tape matters to you. The colour range is wider here than elsewhere - fluoro orange and fluoro yellow with navy make up most of it, with yellow and black, and fluoro yellow with charcoal as alternatives. Darker lower panels are the sensible pick for a jacket that's going to sit in a ute tray between wears. Sizing a jacket is different from sizing a shirt. You need room for whatever goes underneath, which in the middle of winter might be a work shirt and a fleece. Most people who buy to their shirt size find the jacket pulls across the shoulders the moment they add a layer, so going one up is th