Pack away rain jacket

Th3P

Good Morning All

Wanting some real world feedback/advice on a pack away waterproof/breathable jacket I can throw in my hydration pack, I know finding the perfect balance on waterproof and breath-ability is near impossible but what do you use?

I currently have a spray way jacket that I treat with Nikwax but its just too big, Needs to fit in my Camelbak Charge (11L) and Vango Rapide (20L)

Seen a Marmot Precip that I like

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/marmot-prec ... of-p203257

Needs to be wearable in downpours, I usually wear a base layer and a jersey or just a quick dry/wicking t-shirt/jersey

Thanks in advance

paul.skibum

I just use a decathlon one - rockrider something, its damn waterproof which is good, doesnt have a hood which is less useful for general purpose wear, standing around in the rain but no problem when riding and has pit vents for a bit of airflow. If you ride up a hill in it in the rain, you may as well have not worn the jacket.

It packs down pretty small to fit my Dakine Duster.

batmo

I've had some success in TKMaxx for waterproofs, the last one being a Berghaus one for under £70 (£130 elsewhere). Only 300g so no bother to carry.

Angus Young

http://www.howies.co.uk/mens/clothing/j ... colour=630

kajjal

What sort of budget are you looking at ?

Th3P

Sorry for the late reply, Been to Go Outdoors today to take a look. Was one Marmot Precip left so tried it on the NanoPro material seems good and has some bold claims!
Anyway was £60 so decided I would sleep on it come home and found it on Amazon for £38

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000 ... UTF8&psc=1

Cant go wrong! Seems to be two listing this one with just one colour option and another with colour options that average price is £48 going all way to £86.
Time will tell but seems a hell of a jacket, Heres some bumf on it

http://marmot.com/content/primary/techn ... t-nanopro/

YouTube video:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOGWFhE2dEg

Th3P

Angus Young wrote:

http://www.howies.co.uk/mens/clothing/jackets/dyfi-turkish-sea.html?colour=630

Seems a nice option might even grab one just encase, Cheers

mcnultycop

Th3P wrote:

Angus Young wrote:

http://www.howies.co.uk/mens/clothing/jackets/dyfi-turkish-sea.html?colour=630

Seems a nice option might even grab one just encase, Cheers

I have one of these. It does the trick in anything but the worst rain.

felix.london

I use a Gore Bike Wear Contest 2.0 AS WindStopper - It's a fantastic bit of kit and weighs next to nothing

Angus Young

They all make you boil-in-the-bag if you try hard enough, though.

revmatt

Angus Young wrote:

They all make you boil-in-the-bag if you try hard enough, though.

I agree. I have a number of goretex active £180+ jackets all of which I sweat like a beast in after a while anyway. The only real difference seems to be how long before you start sweating. A £20 packamac is almost instant, a £200 goretex active after about 20 mis of serious cadence.

I take mine to wear if I get a mechanical or need to wait around static and exposed for any reason (i.e. during the ard rock enduro waiting for colleagues to fix flats) - otherwise make sure you are warm and just get wet is my approach - but I appreciate not everyone would agree...