Went out for a 5 mile training run this afternoon in the pouring rain, absolute stair rods in fact.Wore my newly acquired Concurve Gore-Tex Jacket and i,m well pleased with it, kept me dry and allowed me to breathe okay without any undue build up of sweat inside. I seen one or two threads on the subject of Rain Jackets,but i can say for once i,ve got me a decent piece of gear.It cost me £80 but i,ve wasted a similar amount on two cheaper versions that just would'nt allow you to breathe properly.Any one else agree.
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I'm about to take the plunge and buy a KIMM pac-lite jacket. Tad more expensive but I'm planning on using it for mountain runs and such like. Any one tried one, if so are they worth the cash (£130 ish)
I did consider the KIMM paclite jacket when I bought the Concurve. It is a lot more lightweight than the concurve and I dare say that it folds up smaller. The thing that put me off though was the lack of vents. The concurve is a great design in that it has chest and back vents as well as venting cuffs and you need them even though it is goretex. I know that paclite is 15% more breathable than the 2 layer goretex but I still reckon that you'd need vents.
I haven't seen a paclite jacket by any manufacturer that has chest and back vents.
Only wondered coz i was thinking of the Extend or the Quantum
Cheers
I ran 19 miles in a blizzard in mine back in Feb and got home with a totally dry and warm upper body! Well worth the extra over a cheap jacket.
They have it here for £60, but only in XXL!
Bring on the rain