Autumn Gear Care: How to Protect Jackets, Boots & Outdoor Kit with Grangers

As the nights draw in and the weather turns colder, autumn brings with it crisp countryside walks, muddy trails and unpredictable weather. It also puts our favourite outdoor kit to the test – from waxed jackets and tweeds to Wellingtons and hiking boots. That’s where Grangers comes in, keeping your gear performing at its best and ensuring it has the right care and protection so you can focus on your time outdoors.

Why Autumn Aftercare Matters for Outdoor Clothing

From weekend hikes to woodland dog walks, autumn adventures can leave jackets, boots and accessories battling rain, mud and cold conditions. Without proper care, fabrics lose their water repellency, boots crack or dry out, and insulation stops keeping you warm. Protecting your kit isn't just about appearance – it helps extend its life and ensures it continues to do its job, season after season.

Down Care for Dropping Temperatures

Your down items are important to you. They are the perfect autumnal jackets, wonderfully cosy sleeping bags and gorgeously snug gilets, made to keep you warm and protected against the chilly weather. But decent down isn’t cheap, and there’s a common misconception that down is difficult to clean, leading many to avoid giving their down gear the proper care that it needs. When down is neglected, the loft flattens, the DWR is stripped, and before you know it, it doesn’t keep you warm and dry anymore. Grangers Down Collection takes the distress out of down care. Ideal for cleaning and reproofing hydrophobic down, cleaning non-hydrophobic down and restoring loft, Grangers’ down-specific formulations make maintaining your down a doddle.

Autumn-Proof Your Outdoor Footwear

Autumn is tough on footwear. From frosty footsteps to muddy manoeuvres, the season’s conditions can be pretty tricky underfoot. During the nippy autumn months, our footwear works hard, so it’s only right that its protection works even harder. For smooth leather hiking boots, our range of waterproof, hardy waxes simultaneously nourish and protect leather uppers—guarding against mud, rain and stains whilst ensuring leather hydration. For footwear that should avoid waxes and creams, such as suede and nubuck, Footwear Repel Plus keeps the autumnal elements at bay. This spray-on proofer conditions and is compatible with all footwear uppers. Rubber boots, like Wellington rain boots, also require special care. Rubber Boot Care from Grangers removes the unsightly effects of rubber ‘blooming’, restoring shine and conditioning at the same time. Perfect for your favourite pair of Hunter boots.

Waxed Cotton Care

Autumn is finally the time for you to dust off your waxed cotton jackets! After hibernating the whole of summer, your Barbour, Belstaff or Filson could do with the Grangers VIP treatment. Wax Cotton Dressing will maintain the appearance of your waxed cotton garments whilst enhancing the performance, helping to keep you warm and dry once more.

Horsing Around This Fall

The adverse autumnal weather doesn’t just affect us, but it can also be unpleasant for our equine friends. Fewer sunlight hours, dipping temperatures and more frequent rain showers mean disgruntled horses, so we need to make sure that their horse rugs are in tip-top condition this autumn. To do this, clean and reproof all horse rugs and blankets with Grangers’ Equestrian Range, featuring Rug Wash and Rug Repel for happy horses, whatever the weather.

With the right aftercare, your favourite outdoor clothing and footwear will stand up to Autumn’s mud, rain and chill. From breathable waterproof jackets to trusty boots, a little Grangers care equals comfort, protection and performance all season long.