I've been thinking about getting a decent rain jacket
for a big tour next year. At the moment we use
sub-$50/£17 netti electric-orange rain jackets.
They tend to keep you warm (steamy?), but not dry.
The reason I ask, is the consensus (not that there's much)
on the Phreds bicycle touring list, is that the
high-end gortex (et. al.) jackets can't vent the
amount of sweat you generate while riding (especially
towing kids + gear). So they reckon you may as well use a
cheap, vented, riding jacket.
Does anyone use a high-end rain jacket that's good
for touring? I want something to make all-day-rain riding
a little more comfortable. I have some 'Agu' gortex rain
pants we bought in NL, and they're pretty good, but
I think I sweat mostly from the top.
-kt