Best waterproof jacket

[John Shutler]

4 hours ago, Rich Rule said:

Swazi karona.

great jacket. genuinely keeps you dry in the shitest of weather 

[swinny]

300 nicker by looks of it on Internet?

[Rich Rule]

12 minutes ago, swinny said:

300 nicker by looks of it on Internet?

That’s what I thought.

 

I ordered from Swazi NZ. 
 

When I put in the delivery address (London) it almost halved in price.  Probably something to do with local taxes and they can’t charge VAT.  With delivery it was 180 quid and arrived in 7 days.

 

I only wear it on the wettest of days but I bought it in 2017 before I moved to Norway.  I have washed and reproofed it a couple of times but still does the job.

[Mark Bolam]

KARONA ANORAK

SWAZI.CO.NZ

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The Karona is very similar to the Huron Anorak, but with retro-reflective bands and an internal...

 

[AHPP]

On 13/09/2024 at 18:30, AHPP said:

Are Swazi hoods more tunnelly than Ridgeline hoods? I tried on a Ridgeline the other week. The sides are quite open, presumably for shooting. I want something I can more hide from bad weather in. 

 

Went another direction and got an Arktis B310 DP (special Danish filth version). Quite heavy and too warm when moving even moderately fast but for shuffling along with my hands in my pockets, waiting for the dog to piss so we can go home, ideal. I still don't like looking warry but the pockets are very useful. So useful that I'm prepared to look even warrier if I can find a B211 or B220 at a good price and have more pockets. I suspect the water resistance would be good enough a lot of the time. Could add a size up Ridgeline over the top of it on dedicated rainy days... Whatever. Got this one now.

 

No use for tree work unless just sitting on a machine or rigging and telling other people to move things.

Edited November 9 by AHPP

[sime42]

That looks like a serious bit of kit. Love the eBay description.

 

[AHPP]

Americans need to be camouflaged like prototype cars to blend in outside the US. 

[AHPP]

[Hank]

Helly Hansen Gale jacket has never let me down, not an unreasonable price either:

 

hhworkwear.com

WWW.HHWORKWEAR.COM

 

[AHPP]

4 hours ago, sime42 said:

That looks like a serious bit of kit. Love the eBay description.

 

 

I think it does the opposite of blend in. It’s at least a bit grubby now. It was gleaming silver when it arrived and the water repellent finish absolutely refused to hold mud for weeks. 

 

That’s a medium on a 5’8” athlete btw. Arktis says in their sizing blurb to not go a size up because they’ve already allowed for body armour etc. I’m a medium in everything and I could have still coped with a large in this to cover my thighs a bit more. 

 

 

Edited November 10 by AHPP