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Lightweight Waterproof Jacket Recomendations? (lemm.ee)
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I’m looking for a lightweight waterproof jacket with a hood, ideally available in the UK. I don’t buy jackets very often so I don’t know what I should be looking for asides from that broad category. Suggestions welcome!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Have you had experience with Nikwax and a Rains jacket? I own one, I love it to bits, but I have also abused it to the point where I can’t wear it in public anymore because of the worn out and ripped bits.

[–] evasive_chimpanzee 1 points 10 months ago

If the membrane itself is ripped up, there's not much you can do. That basically means it's toast. I guess you could wash and recoat with nikwax, but without the membrane, it basically becomes a water resistant windbreaker. You also wouldn't want to use it in situations where you'd be working up a sweat because all that sweat wouldn't have anywhere to go.