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Denim brands, large and small, got into the spirit of April Fools' Day on April 1. Instagram was there go-to platform for most of the pranks. Known for promoting slow manufacturing and small batch design, Welsh brand Hiut Denim & Co., pulled a 180 by "introducing" the first self-walking pair of jeans called The Teslr. A riff on Tesla's self-driving cars, Hiut showed a model wearing selvedge jeans and a green screen body suit riding a bike, dancing and touring its Cardigan, Wales-based factory. Hiut joked that the jeans have a dance mode and rhythm detection and obstacle-aware collusion control. "For the last few months, our Grandmasters have been locked away in a secret location with blacked-out windows developing a world's first. This will represent the biggest step forward in a pair of jeans since the invention of the rivet by Jacob Davis in 1873," the brand wrote on Instagram. Hiut joke

We've all worn a trash bag in a pinch. And while almost anything is better than being soaking wet, nothing beats a purpose-built rain jacket with the right combination of features and price to meet your needs. For more than five years now, we have shouldered close to 50 different rain jackets in just about every different name for rain — pulling together everything from the best rain jackets for bumping around town, to the best ultralight shells for long-distance thru-hiking, and even techy rainwear for the sport-specific demands of trail running, cycling, and climbing. Senior Editor Nick Belcaster leads our efforts, and never lets a good rain shower go to waste. During testing, we aimed for the worst weather windows to challenge the waterproofing, livability, and rough-and-tumble durability of these jackets. We paid close attention to performance over entire seasons, and if the weather failed to materialize, we weren't above busting out the garden hose. Every