Thread: Light rain jacket vs warm heavy rain jacket

It is all about layers and fast drying.
I have had the rain coats with the soft fabrics on the outside to be supposedly quiet for when stalking through bush etc...... whAt a load of Shit!!.... when it is raining deer cannot hear you moving through the bush. I have been wet and very cold in those shitty jackets too many times. And further more they take too long to dry out.
Funny enough I went into fiordland with 3 other guys and they used the cheap pack away rain coats(quick drying) and it rain 5 out of 6 days and they rated them.
So there you go, there is my 2 cents for what it is worth.
Rain coats should be; water proof, quick drying, light, wind proof and live in your pack at all times! It may save your arse one day.
Forget about breathable, if you are hauling up a hill sweating hard a flash coat will still get wet on the inside just as quick as a cheap nylon one!