Best water proofs for climbing?

[Joe Newton]

Thanks chaps looks like it's going to be a cut and climb! Are they a bit fragile on the ground though?

 

I've scrambled through rose, thorn etc and it's still good. Even brushed it wish a chain on rundown once, fine.

[PC tree]

Paramo Alta jacket and Paramo Cascada trousers. Had mine over 8 years(jacket) 2nd trou in that time. Beauty about them is if u rip them sow it up and carry on still completely waterproof.

[JonB88]

Your skins waterproof bro

[PC tree]

Your skins waterproof bro

 

A lad who groundies for me says he uses Gortex shower gel lol

[Nearn]

Your skins waterproof bro

 

Skin is a semi-permeable membrane

[normandylumberjack]

I tried my Harkie smock and trousers for the first time today, Laylandii hedge trimming in the humping rain, I felt that the rain was kept out well. Overall good build quality, but not cheap (compared to army surpless)

 

I would say though i was disappointed on a couple of things.

 

1. The arms are short, and every time I picked up an armful of brash/clippings my wrists and lower arms were exposed. I would have thought a climbers jacket would have long arms, like rock climbing waterproofs.

 

2. The big collar, which was a big selling point for me, rubbing against my ear defenders got a bit annoying, with the constant scratching, a small point tho.

 

3. The cuffs, advertised as neoprene, which to me is like a wet-suit, is more of a loose fitting nylon/lycra which did little at keeping the drips out.

[JonB88]

Skin is a semi-permeable membrane

 

Clearly not an ex squaddy ha

[david wood]

i have a cut and climb jacket, dont climb so no experience in trees. spent time on mewps or scaffolds with it so up and down etc on scaffold.

 

one of the very best features i love is the long back so when you bend over your back doesnt get exposed to rain/wind and so on. i have back issues so this affects me a lot and the difference between a normal jacket that rides up and the cut and climb that doesnt is huge!

 

mine gets worn for logs, strimming, dragging brash, chipping and so on and i think its great.

[mtt.tr]

Clarke cut and climb on warmer days I wear it on top of a tshirt I love it fits a harness perfectly

[Boaty]

We'll my cut and climb arrived today, let's hope I don't have to try if too soon!