New waterproof jacket

[wisewood]

My Sip Keiu rain jacket came apart today, reckon it’s over two years old but now need to find a replacement asap.

Have been happy with it until now,

looking for feedback on any alternatives available ,

Bear valley Alpha any good?

Cheers,

Si

[huskykev]

Have the alpha and the arbotec smock, prefer the alpha but I don’t climb so might be different for a climber.

[gary112]

2 minutes ago, huskykev said:

Have the alpha and the arbotec smock, prefer the alpha but I don’t climb so might be different for a climber.

Is the alpha proper waterproof?

[huskykev]

Honestly, I don’t thinks it’s 100%, it’s close though, but I’m a sweaty bugger so hard to tell if it’s sweat or rain.

[gary112]

Looks a decent jacket though

[wilk]

Clark cut and climb is the best jacket i've worn.  Don't be put off by the price tag, its worth every penny.  Maybe a little warm in the summer months though.

[timbernut]

Bought arbortec breathedry smock at apf but only had first climb in it today in the rain, I didn’t get wet and it wasn’t clammy inside[emoji106]

[wisewood]

Thanks for all the feedback so far[emoji106]
I should have mentioned that I don’t climb so that element won’t be a deciding factor. What I did like about the Sip jacket was the large hood that fitted over my ear defenders

[huskykev]

I’ve the husky technical ground helmet and the hood on the arbotec smock won’t fit over it, fits over a climbing helmet nicely though. I have the rain guard for the helmet so it doesn’t make a massive difference unless you’re out in driving rain

[MattyF]

Have had a couple of breathdrys and they are good .. would probs get a third.
Have had the pfanner , Harkie , sips and cut n climb.
Harkie was hot as hell ... I did like the cut n climb the most out of them all as it was the most durable but next to the breathdry in terms of cost and it’s a little clammy I would still take the breathdry.
Any of the others where ok and water proof as long as you only wore them solely for bad weather other wise you will get about 6 months out of them before the leak and start falling apart and for a £100+ jacket that is a bit shit!