Men's Padded Jacket - Lightweight Insulated Hooded Winter Jacket

You own a warm coat. You wear it about six days a year. The rest of the winter it's too much — too warm the moment you step into a shop, too bulky to drive in, and it ends up over your arm rather than on your back.

This one is built for the other hundred days.

Here's how it works

The padding is thin and spread evenly rather than packed into thick chambers, so the jacket stays close to the body. That alone would only make it a thinner coat. What makes it a warm one is that it closes at all three of the places heat actually leaves a jacket.

The hood pulls in on a drawcord at the back, so it stays on your head and off your face when the wind gets up. The cuffs are elasticated, which shuts the gap at the wrist that a plain sleeve leaves open. And the hem cinches on its own cord, so warm air stops escaping upward every time you move. A thin jacket that seals at hood, cuff and hem holds more heat than a thick one that vents at the bottom.

Somewhere for your phone

There's a zipped pocket on the left chest as well as the two hand pockets. It sits high enough to reach with a seatbelt on and it zips, so your phone stays in it when you bend down to a dog or a boot lid.

What it is, and what it isn't

It is a light insulated jacket for cold, dry days — walking, standing on a touchline, the school run, the shops. It is not waterproof, and we'd rather say so here than have you find out in a downpour. If you need the rain kept off, we sell jackets that are built for it.

The gear it replaces

• The big winter coat — warm, and too much for most days you actually need a coat.
• A fleece on its own — fine while you're walking, cold the moment you stop.
• A softshell — cuts the wind and gives you nothing when you're standing still.
• Carrying a jacket all day — which is what happens when the one you own is too warm.

What's in it

• Thin, evenly spread padding — warmth without the bulk of a winter coat.
• Adjustable hood — rear drawcord and cord-lock, so it stays put in wind.
• Elasticated cuffs — no draught up the sleeve.
• Drawcord hem — cinch it and the warm air stays in.
• Zipped chest pocket — plus two lower hand pockets.
• Full-length front zip.
• Four colours — Khaki, Black, Stone and Khaki Camouflage.
• Six sizes, S to 3XL.

A word on sizing: this jacket is cut small. If you are between sizes, take the larger one. Full measurements in centimetres are in the details below — worth thirty seconds against a jacket you already own.

Warm without the bulk. Closed at hood, cuffs and hem.