Opinions on shell jackets?

"Jarmo Hurri" wrote in message
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Have you looked how many rain jackets they have in the hunting section
alone? Hmm, I guess the wife might appreciate their Scent-Lok
technology...

Scent-Lok technology???
I guess if one is a connoisseur of well-aged cheese, or of goats, the smell
of an old rain jacket might have a certain appeal.
Bob

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
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The best rain jackets I've ever found is Marmot and I highly
recommend them.

http://www.marmot.com/products/subca...loth&subcat=34

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Ken Fortenberry


I'll second the Marmot, great shell jacket, I bought mine one size higher so
I could layer underneath.
-tom

Daniel-San I have no idea if Campmor will ship to Finland, but they
Daniel-San have the Precip jacket on sale for $79.99 -- a pretty good
Daniel-San price. Sizes tend to run a little large to allow for
Daniel-San layering.

Thanks for the tip, but I think I'll take a look at the product in
Vancouver before actually buying one. I'll lose some bucks, but it
will decrease the regret factor.

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Daniel-San The Precip has an elastic drawcord around the bottom --
Daniel-San easily cinches up.

That might work, but the best thing I've found so far is what I think
is called a drawcord at waist. Just tighten that and then lift the
bottom under the drawcord (on the inside, if you know what I mean). I
read the idea initially from some Finnish fishing board, and I think
it's simply genious.

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Ken It occurs to me that of all the things roff is good for, (and
Ken some would maintain that roff is good for nothing ;-), gear
Ken recommendations may be number-one. As a group we have been
Ken ruthless with those who would commercialize this place so
Ken everyone knows that the advice given here is honest and unbiased.

Not only that, but on roff I have witnessed the best pieces of advice
to a number of fishing-related questions. The quality of the responses
on on-topic issues amazed me for a long time.

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"Jarmo Hurri" wrote in message
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Ken It occurs to me that of all the things roff is good for, (and
Ken some would maintain that roff is good for nothing ;-), gear
Ken recommendations may be number-one. As a group we have been
Ken ruthless with those who would commercialize this place so
Ken everyone knows that the advice given here is honest and unbiased.

Not only that, but on roff I have witnessed the best pieces of advice
to a number of fishing-related questions. The quality of the responses
on on-topic issues amazed me for a long time.

This place is a lot like a rummage sale. What you find when you get there
may or may not bear a resemblance to what you hoped or expected to
find......and everybody leaves with a different bag full of somebody else's
used stuff.

For me, the gear and technique related stuff is of minimal
interest.......it's all about the wonderful places and people I've gotten to
know.

Wolfgang
and yes, they are, for the most part, somebody else's used stuff.

Jarmo Hurri wrote:
Daniel-San The Precip has an elastic drawcord around the bottom --
Daniel-San easily cinches up.

That might work, but the best thing I've found so far is what I think
is called a drawcord at waist. Just tighten that and then lift the
bottom under the drawcord (on the inside, if you know what I mean). I
read the idea initially from some Finnish fishing board, and I think
it's simply genious.

Jarmo,

I still had my jacket in my pickup from my last trip, so I took a look
at the waist band on my Precip jacket. It does have an elastic drawcord,
and you can tighten it up snugly against your waist. The odd thing I
found was, there's no way to secure the drawcord tight. Looks like they
forgot to put a cord lock on the elastic cord. Anyway, you could go to
any hiking/camping store and buy cord locks for a dollar or two. Here's
what they look like:

http://www.rei.com/online/store/Prod...sea rchrefine

As a side note, some rain jacket hoods don't work very well, on their
own, or in conjunction with a hat. The Precip works very nicely with a
hat on, and ok without one.

brians

Cabela's Guidewear, same jacket and bibs since 1991. Still dry as ever, does
sing a little in brush, but I've heard a lot worse. Have slept in the rain
in the open many times in this gear, and 4 days of continuous rain in Alaska
doesn't phase it either. Easy to get on and off with your boots on when
necessary.