Paclite sucks balls. It's the perfect fabric for people who have more money than sense. Might as well just cut some holes in a garbage bag and wear that. It doesn't breathe worth a damn and its cost-to-performance value is one of the biggest rip-offs in the outdoor industry. If you want something that light there are many alternative jackets that weigh the same, breathe about the same or better, and cost a fraction of Paclite. I had a Paclite jacket for a while and it was the worst piece of raingear I have ever owned. My Boy Scout poncho was better.
i forgot, this is the internet so let me better explain my post. what i should have typed was
'a good
option for layering is paclite.
personally i like to have a vest, that fits snug and has windstopper fabric. when it gets cold, i put on a good fleece. a snug fitting windstopper vest will keep your torso warm and the fleece jacket will keep your body heat in and keep your arms a bit warmer. god forbid it rains, i can pull a paclite out of pocket and keep the fleece dry.....that way the fleece can stay dry and do it's job. the second it stops raining, i can pull the paclite off, snap a couple times, and pack it back into my pocket or glove box.'
OR i can
1) buy several different jackets for different temperatures with gore tex, so in the chance it does rain my body wont get wet.
2) cut holes in a garbage bag and sweat my nuts off.
3) wear a boy scout poncho.
tugela,
instead of just ranting on, why not offer your advice? obviously you know better options, so what are they? what options are better and where can we find them?
