You are forty minutes from the truck, first light is still an hour out, and you have just stopped moving. The next twenty minutes decide whether the morning is any good. This men's tactical softshell hunting jacket is built for exactly that window.
The fleece is bonded inside the shell rather than zipped in, so it is one garment and not a system to manage: a wind-blocking woven face over a brushed fleece backer that holds your heat the moment you stop walking. Articulated elbows and underarm gussets let you mount, draw or reach overhead without the hem climbing up your back, and the drawcord hood stows flat against the stand collar until you actually want it.
Eight zip pockets sit across the chest, both sleeves, both forearms and the lower back, so the load spreads flat instead of bunching at your waist. Whether it is an all-day sit in a stand, a cold morning at the range or a dog walk down a wet lane, everything you carry stays exactly where you put it.
One thing we would rather tell you than have you find out. This is a water-resistant softshell, not a rain shell. It sheds a light shower and a wet mist. In sustained rain you want a hard shell over the top of it.
Key Features:
- Brushed fleece bonded inside the softshell holds your heat the moment you stop moving, so you are not carrying a separate mid layer to put on and take off.
- Eight zip pockets across the chest, both sleeves, both forearms and the lower back keep the load flat, and every single one of them closes.
- The long chest to waist front pockets stay reachable with a pack belt fastened or a bino harness across your chest.
- A drawcord hood stows flat against the stand collar, so you carry it without wearing it until the weather turns.
- Articulated elbows and underarm gussets let you shoulder a rifle or draw a bow without the hem lifting off your back.
- Hook-and-loop panels on both upper sleeves take your own patches, and the cuff tabs seal down over a glove or open up to dump heat.
- Nine colorways covering five camo patterns and four solids, in six sizes from S to XXXL.
Activearo builds outdoor gear for the outdoorsman who wants the function without the brand premium. This jacket does the work of three layers and takes up one hanger.
Pair it with our men's tactical cargo pants and a fleece hoodie underneath for a full cold-weather layering system.