Keeping Dry

When you require something to keep the rain out what do you do?  Do you buy a cheap nylon cag or an expensive "breathable" jacket?  Here are some pointers to help you.

Rain will seep through stitch holes along the seams so make sure that all seams are "taped". There can be as much as 20m (20 yards) of tape on a jacket and because it is a time-consuming, manual job to affix the tape, such garments cannot be “picked-up for a fiver at the market”.

What makes a garment waterproof is usually not the outer material, but the layer coated or bonded onto the inside of that material.  Polyurethane (PU) is the most commonly used compound whilst the harder wearing (and more expensive) neoprene is slowly disappearing.  There are many "breathable" materials now on the market.

Another point to look out for is the garment's design.

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