High-end rain jacket

[saintsman54]

I've come to the conclusion that in day long, heavy rain, nothing will keep you completely dry (big holes in the top, bottom and sleeves of jackets). So in the winter, i now use Wool jackets (Swanndri - i have found the new stuff to be just as good) that are water resistant combined with merino wool base layer and wool/synthetic mid layer. These will keep you warm even when they eventually get wet, are hard wearing, comfortable, quiet fabric, and are not that expensive. In the summer i go for a barbour waxed gilet to keep the worst of the wet off. In Autumn and spring i go for a mixture of the both. For skiing, i use a Buffalo Alpine jacket which is awesome - warm, breathable and reasonably priced.

 

I think it has been drilled in to us that getting wet is bad, but as long as you are warm whilst you are out and you have got a nice home to go back to at the end of the day, i don't see any harm in getting a bit wet. 

[westphalian]

Agree completely saintsman54

[Steve Bullman]

I had one of the original swanndri jackets.  Trying to think the name of the company who used to sell them.  They are no more now but was headed up by Penny.  Fantastic jacket, just too warm for doing much in other than standing around.

[westphalian]

yes, agree, had one when i was wanting to have Ray Mears lovechild. good for not having spliff burns or embers from a camp fire ruin a good warm top unlike synthetic materials

[Rich Rule]

8 minutes ago, Steve Bullman said:

I had one of the original swanndri jackets.  Trying to think the name of the company who used to sell them.  They are no more now but was headed up by Penny.  Fantastic jacket, just too warm for doing much in other than standing around.

Proclimber?  Wasn’t that Penny?

[Steve Bullman]

No that was Caroline.

 

 

[Mick Dempsey]

55 minutes ago, Steve Bullman said:

I had one of the original swanndri jackets.  Trying to think the name of the company who used to sell them.  They are no more now but was headed up by Penny.  Fantastic jacket, just too warm for doing much in other than standing around.

Possibly A&F in Fernhurst West Sussex.

 

 

[Steve Bullman]

Yep that it, A&F Warehouse

[openspaceman]

3 hours ago, Steve Bullman said:

Yep that it, A&F Warehouse

When I last saw her she was at Richmond's, twas also the the second time after the APF

[Mark Bolam]

18 hours ago, saintsman54 said:

I've come to the conclusion that in day long, heavy rain, nothing will keep you completely dry (big holes in the top, bottom and sleeves of jackets). So in the winter, i now use Wool jackets (Swanndri - i have found the new stuff to be just as good) that are water resistant combined with merino wool base layer and wool/synthetic mid layer. These will keep you warm even when they eventually get wet, are hard wearing, comfortable, quiet fabric, and are not that expensive. In the summer i go for a barbour waxed gilet to keep the worst of the wet off. In Autumn and spring i go for a mixture of the both. For skiing, i use a Buffalo Alpine jacket which is awesome - warm, breathable and reasonably priced.

 

I think it has been drilled in to us that getting wet is bad, but as long as you are warm whilst you are out and you have got a nice home to go back to at the end of the day, i don't see any harm in getting a bit wet. 

I hear you to an extent mate.

I’ve got a Swanndri Ranger shirt and it’s pretty comfy even when wet.

There must be something that keeps you dry with the hood up and your arms down?

I haven’t got a nice home to go back to, you see.

I have a wife and three kids.