OK what does work in the rain

When it rains I stop and pull on my Alpine Stars waterproof (yes really) over-jacket and trousers. About £60 for the two and pack up really small. When you take them off they're dry within 30 mins. You can keep your Gortex, give me impervious plastic any day .


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Originally Posted by Iansv

A Wetsuit ? But dunno how you'd fit armour....

Wet suit - the name gives it away, so you wouldn't stay dry! OTOH, you can always do what divers do and wee in it to keep yourself warm.

Originally Posted by chazzyb

Wet suit - the name gives it away, so you wouldn't stay dry! OTOH, you can always do what divers do and wee in it to keep yourself warm.

tell you what tho , a wetsuit under your leathers in the winter keeps you lovely and warm

(ive done it a few times)

i havent found a single piece of kit that is competely waterproof.

i put sandwich bags over my socks, and vynil gloves under my supposedly "waterproof" gloves and just get wet everywhere else.

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i think ian ment one of these

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by jonboy

When it rains I stop and pull on my Alpine Stars waterproof (yes really) over-jacket and trousers. About £60 for the two and pack up really small. When you take them off they're dry within 30 mins. You can keep your Gortex, give me impervious plastic any day .


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Is that "El Nino" stuff, I have got one of those and it does a pretty good job but mine leaks at the elbows..

Originally Posted by jonboy

You can keep your Gortex, give me impervious plastic any day .


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Yep, you can spend a fortune on "miracle textiles", simple fact is, they don't keep water out as well as cheapo plastic. I'm reasonably into hiking and time and again have seen people with (admittedly more durable) "waterproof" textile jackets costing hundreds of pounds, getting wet, yet someone in £20 plastic waterproofs remain completely dry.

Sure, the plastic ones rip fairly easily and once they have they need to be replaced, but they're a lot cheaper. Your local fishing/outdoorsy shop should do jacket and trousers for under £30.

I prefer an all in one on the bike (no leakage around your midriff), but off the bike where water tends not to be flung up at you, as well as down, 2 piece waterproofs are ideal.

Got a cheapo Frank Thomas aqua(?) jacket - about £70 and it's completely warm and dry, despite having torn the sleeve in an off last year and gaffa-taped it up. Even the tape hasn't started to fall off yet - am thinking of just covering the jacket with that as it wears out

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

Is that "El Nino" stuff, I have got one of those and it does a pretty good job but mine leaks at the elbows..

No the RJ-3 jacket. Pretty damn good.


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I've got a textile frank thomas two piece that has never let in any rain ever.

My buffalo winter gloves are fairly waterproof on short journeys.

My Sidi Black Rains are waterproof.

My Roof lid is waterproof if I close the vents and visor......