Waterproof jackets
When I did the three peaks (Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon) last year, we were encouraged to take a waterproof jacket with us. I went to the outdoor shops such as Blacks and that other one whose name I can’t remember and bloody hell, they’re expensive. But I found a lightweight one that folded up into it’s own little hood, kind of like a cagoule but nothing like a cagoule, as cagoules aren’t cool, are they? Oh no. Anyway, I found this little black foldy up one and it was reduced from about £30 to a tenner or so, which pleased my pocket greatly. It did come in handy on the mountains, too.
Gareth from Webtogs is back with a brand new beard and this time he’s talking about (yes, you guessed it) waterproof jackets.
He’s wearing a rather nifty little red and black number himself, and although I don’t know if it’s waterproof or not, it’s certainly looks warm and comfy. But he’s not here today just to talk about the one he’s wearing, he’s talking about waterproof jackets in general and goes through the different types, such as coated ones and membrane ones and then discusses the technical stuff like breathability and non-technical stuff like price. As I found out last year, they cost anywhere between £30 and over £300 so you need to know what you’re getting for your money.
He then goes on to discuss the different features you can get in a waterproof. For example, if you’re a dog walker, you don’t need a short jacket that you can clip a climbing harness to. Unless you’re going to walk your dog up a mountain or cliff face I suppose.
But there are no dogs in this video, so I’m assuming they don’t make jackets for people who want to walk dogs up mountains.
They do make jackets with hoods though, and Gareth demonstrates this by showing us the hood in the nifty red and black number he’s wearing. It has a stiffened peak which keeps the rain off your face, but it just makes him look like a scary bearded man.