Don't tell Tim Shuff I said this, but the rain is getting on my case here in BC - endless. So, anyone had any luck with the newer lightweight, breathable, waterproof rain jackets for camping duty while coastal kayaking? I have to pack tight with a Nordkapp and find a full-blown rain jacket way too cumbersome. I tried taking along something in-between last year on some trips, namely a non-breathable, but waterproofed nylon jacket with built in rain hood, but it was bulky and a mess to roll up and store wet. Traditionally in the past, I've often simply relied on by paddling jacket and a rain hat while camping in the rain, setting up tarps, walking along the beach in the rain, etc, but the lack of hood and clamminess of a drytop is a real drag. I picked up a couple of new jackets today ($450.00 for the two). One's for off-road riding, and the other is for commuting in the rain, but it is a multisport jacket, so should be good for hiking, around town, and as a nice, compressible, backup rain jacket for kayaking. With a hood that articulates better than anything I've tried to date, and waterproof routing for a personal listening device and hydration system, it's state of the art. However, even with the 10,000mm waterproof rating, I wonder if I'd have been better off with a Marmot or North Face product (though they don't cross-over well to cycling). Here's the website for the Aquamax jacket: http://www.raceface.com/clothing/ What success have other paddlers had with pack-tight, waterproof but breathable rain jackets, or do folks buy the paddling jackets that come with the hoods, maybe. Doug Lloyd Victoria BC *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Dec 03 2003 - 23:34:02 PST
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