I'm a huge fan of the Patagonia Deep Wading jacket. Got mine a couple of years back and have loved it ever since. In my opinion it's one of the best designed and executed outdoor garments ever created. Very light, great pockets, a hood design that really works, cuffs that actually seal out water and very generously cut so that you can get it *over* the vest rather than under. It's sufficiently light an breathable that I wear it without hesitation. If the rain doesn't materialize, no problem, it's a great windstop or utillity outer shell layer. If it rains, I just draw down the hood and I'm perfectly dry even in driving rain conditions. If it gets too warm, it's sufficiently light and supple that I can easily stuff it into my back vest pocket (and still have room for water, lunch, extra spools, etc.). It's a constructed from 50-denier ripstop nylon bonded to a waterproof layer (Patagonia rates it as a "Storm-level protection barrier") with their "Deluge DWR" coating on the nylon outer (it does need to be replenished every year or two - I use Nikwax). And for a Patagonia product, it's a real bargain - $180.
-Wes > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > ffishnfly chatterton > Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 5:36 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Best Raingear? > > > > Being that it appears the rains in Western Washington have > come back to > stay, what kind of rain gear would you recommend for fishing > in the area. I > would be wearing chest high waders of course (breatheable) > but need a new > jacket to go with them. I have some Goretex coats, but find I > usually get as > wet inside them as if I didn't wear them. I need something flexible, > lightweight, and reasonable in price. I was looking at some > rain gear at > last years Puyallup show which appeared in texture to be > similiar to the > throw away type of hospital gowns. The salesman said he had > been using it > for years and it was completely waterproof and very durable. > I forget the > name of it, but came in yellow and blue. I see that Anglers > Workshop in > Woodland is now selling it. Anybody had any experience with > this type of > rain gear? Or what do you use and enjoy? > > Thanks, > > Roger > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > >
