Andrew
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I have a Regatta waterproof jacket that is waterproof, windproof, blah, blah. . . There is one MAJOR gripe I have with waterproofs, they are NOT waterproof. What I mean is jackets with a cloth outerlayer and a waterproof membrane underneath. Now when it rains properly the outer layer gets wet and stays wet meaning you have to be careful when writing in your notebook, reading a novel on the bus/train home and so on. Another thing, this cloth outer layer runs inside the cuffs so the water soaks into your cuffs too giving cold and wet wrists.
I have managed to clobber together a bit of money for a sooper-dooper jacket and have always fancied the Paramo Vienta jacket at a princely £200 thinking it just has to be good and WATERPROOF at that price. However, it poured down recently while birding somewhere that escapes my memory and I saw someone with a Paramo and his was just as soaked as my Regatta.
What is your jacket and how waterproof is it? I don't want to know about bright yellow plastic jackets as I am after something comfortable and does the biz. What are the Country Innovation jackets like?
I have managed to clobber together a bit of money for a sooper-dooper jacket and have always fancied the Paramo Vienta jacket at a princely £200 thinking it just has to be good and WATERPROOF at that price. However, it poured down recently while birding somewhere that escapes my memory and I saw someone with a Paramo and his was just as soaked as my Regatta.
What is your jacket and how waterproof is it? I don't want to know about bright yellow plastic jackets as I am after something comfortable and does the biz. What are the Country Innovation jackets like?