The Oaki Trail Puffer is the best value for layering season

The Oaki Trail Puffer is the best value on our winter jacket list and the most thoughtfully designed for actual layering. The cut is generous enough to fit over a fleece without turning your kid into the Michelin Man, and the baffles are snug enough that down doesn’t migrate into sad little clumps after a few washes. For the price, it punches well above its weight. If you’re outfitting a kid who needs to be outside for more than the walk from the car to the school door, this is the jacket.