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    Roger Caffin
    BPL Member

    @rcaffin

    Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe

    I am not sure that the phrase "Cutting edge rain shells" isn't a bit of a contradiction in terms. Cheers

    #2224221
    Franco Darioli
    Spectator

    @franco

    Locale: Gauche, CU.

    Roger, Are you afraid a cutting edge rain shell would shred your spandex pants ?

    #3370817
    Paul Hatfield
    BPL Member

    @clear_blue_skies

    Jennifer Mitol:  You made three posts, but didn’t mention the name of the jacket you were talking about.

    #3370826
    Ben C
    BPL Member

    @alexdrewreed

    Locale: Kentucky

    Jen was using a Rab Flashpoint

    #3370827
    Jennifer Mitol
    Spectator

    @jenmitol

    Locale: In my dreams....

    ha – i didn’t realize that none of the previous titles of each post carried over.  So that’s going to make quite a few of the earlier threads VERY interesting, eh?

    #3371506
    Dan @ Durston Gear
    BPL Member

    @dandydan

    Locale: Canadian Rockies

    The Flashpoint does look interesting. Thanks for your comments on it.

    FWIW, there’s a large Haglofs Gram Comp on eBay right now (new) for $120. Tempting.

    #3371510
    Dan @ Durston Gear
    BPL Member

    @dandydan

    Locale: Canadian Rockies

    Another jacket to consider is the Haglofs Lim III Jacket. It’s 3 layer Goretex Paclite, 8.5oz and has a decently long length (31.5″ center back length).

    http://www.haglofs.com/gb/en/Jackets/L-I-M-III-JACKET-MEN/p/602614.2C2

    When I choose rain jackets I care about them being waterproof a lot more than breathable. There’s no point in breathing well if the rain comes right thru (e.g. Pertex Shield+). If I can get waterproof + semi-durable + decently long under 10oz then I’m satisfied. I haven’t found it yet.

    #3371514
    Justin Baker
    BPL Member

    @justin_baker

    Locale: Santa Rosa, CA

    I managed to get my hands on a brooks range neoshell jacket. It’s light for a neoshell jacket at 13.2 ounces in medium. I’m excited to try it out. What I’ve heard is it has a cfm of 0.5 and a HH of 10,000. I’ve read some people complaining that it isn’t as windproof as goretex, which is amazing to hear that with a rain jacket. I don’t expect it to avoid the issue of the face fabric wetting out and cutting off all air permeability.

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