Plenty of brands make outdoor products out of recycled plastic. Patagonia has the Stormshadow Parka. The North Face has its ThermoBall Eco Jackets. Even Goodyear makes its Sustainable Tires from sustainable materials.
However, the Highest Peak 3L rain jacket from Jack Wolfskin is one of the first outerwear garments made out of broken-down and recycled textiles. What’s more, you can recycle it at the end of its life, too.
This jacket represents the full circle within a “circular economy.” Jack Wolfskin calls the process Textile 2 Textile (T2T). It keeps fabric scraps (such as off-cuts from other clothing patterns and used fabrics) out of landfills, where they take decades to break down.
The process is a tricky one, though. Even Jack Wolfskin says that it’s currently only using fabric scraps and old clothing items from near its recycling partner’s location in China. It’s still exploring how to take back its own products for recycling to fully close the loop. (Think: Jack Wolfskin jackets made from Jack Wolfskin jackets.)
However, sustainable innovation means little if the products aren’t functional. So, I took the Highest Peak 3L to the Pacific Northwest to test it out in the wettest environment I could find.
In short: The Jack Wolfskin Highest Peak Jacket leverages innovative textile technology. Old textiles are broken down to remake new ones. And at the end of this jacket’s useful life, you can recycle it, too. While the technology behind the jacket’s fabric excels, the Highest Peak’s design is not meant for technical pursuits. It is a solid lifestyle rain jacket made using a sustainable new textile technology.
if you’re in the market for rain jackets, compare the Highest Peak to the jackets on GearJunkie’s guide to the Best Rain Jackets.
Editor’s note: In May, Jack Wolfskin announced that it would end all U.S. operations and shut down its U.S. retail site by July 1. If you live in the U.S. and want a Highest Peak jacket, make your purchase before that date.
Jack Wolfskin Highest Peak 3L Review

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