Jacket needed... waterproof and very breathable

http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/Hardshell-Jacket-Reviews

hmmmm arc'teryx and the patagonia look v.nice

patagonia £300 in rock and snow currently

http://www.outside.co.uk/shop/Jammu+Jacket

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funnily enough i bought a pair of north face trousers from that summit series yesterday
snuggly and warm they were / are

ah, the jacket is pretty good too. waterproof, breathable, indestructible... cut a bit large.. i'm 5'10", 160, and the small fits well...

a bit heavy, and monstrously overpriced at 400, but 230 is a fair deal....

I've been using a Carhartt jacket and its shit.
The vents seem to hardly work at all. - It's also far to heavy so if I wear it I turn up sweating like a pig.

Need something with a hood and preferably the arse flap things..
Any recommendatiions?

half price bombproof jacket here
http://www.themountainfactor.com/shop/product.php?xProd=27308

£250 for a long term top of the range model triple layer goretex recommended by numerous websites and climbing shops

this is the model i went for in the end, hopefully 20 years of dampness free lake district walking to come

http://timwiggins.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/review-mavic-sprint-jacket.html#.UOPtrXfDVjw

i have one of these. very waterproof and pretty breathable for the type of jacket

TK Maxx have loads of Gore Tex Berghaus jackets just in which look suitable for on and off the bike. Reduced to £100-150 in an orangey-yellow colour and peaked hood, ideal for the bike.

Didn't get the model name, but the ones that look similar on the Berghaus site are priced £250-300, so it's quite a good saving.

eVent, any jacket with it

Is eVent still the favourite on here?

I just got home from cycling 10 miles in the pudding rain. My feet and trousers were absolutely soaked, to the extent that the latter weigh about a kilogram.

My top half was still bone dry, apart from a little steam. Last year while working at a bike shop I won a Gore Fusion 2.0 jacket and it's a fantastic bit of kit. Tonight I was wearing a merino baselayer, a normal shirt and that, and I didn't overheat at a steady pace, and the waterproofing is excellent. I don't think there is a better cycling jacket (though I have heard good things about the Waffa hardshell). I know I sound like a salesman - and that's how I got the jacket in the first place - but it really is cracking.

http://www.goreapparel.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-GoreUS-Site/default/mProduct-Show?pid=JGFUST

Gone for a dhb cosmo, 59.99 from wiggle which get's good reviews around the web. Fingers crossed that it lives up to them.

Picked up a Polaris Rush jacket from TK's in Wimbledon for GBP27 = bargain wetwear & budget bum coverage.

http://www.polaris-apparel.co.uk/product/rush

Just worn the Sportful Hot Pack No-Rain Stretch Jacket in proper rain, for about an hour.

I am selling a very nice + very cheap Goretex/ ripstop jacket here:
http://www.lfgss.com/conversations/255015/
100% of all sales go to charity!