UL rain jacket with pockets?

I think they might be hard to find. Every heavy duty rain parka (more than one pound) I have has good pockets. Every UL rain parka I have has none.

–B.G.–

Marmot Mica?

Wear a poncho and have access to all your other pockets?

Montbell Versalite – I have one and love it! (and I'm with you on the pocket issue, a must have for me as well)

I'm not sure how Montbell squeezes so many features into a light rain shell but I'm impressed (zippered pockets, draw string hood and waist, pit-zips). My size Large weighs 7 oz.

thanks, Mike W. I think my PreCip is under a pound – it was my first "UL" rain jacket and has always served me well. According to the website, it weighs 13.1oz (371.4g) and they seem to always be on sale for well less than $100.
I'll check out the Versalite – it would be nice to cut that weight pretty much in half, depending on price.
If so, watch Gear Swap for a silnylon rain coat (hardly used) for sale…..8-)
And ponchos have never appealed to me…….

The Outdoor Research Helium HD is pretty light but has pockets and pit zips. I've been using mine a lot and it is great.

Maybe see if Luke from Lukes Ultralite can add some to your existing jacket, or order a whole new one?

I looked at his website – weight and price both are lower for the Montbell Versalite than his jacket…..and the Versalite has pockets.

MH Plasmic at 10oz and $85 has pockets, as well as the Super Light Plasmic at $140 and 7oz.

Ryan

I also have a precip and the only good thing I can say about it is that I got it cheap. I consider it one of the worst rain jackets I've ever worn.

The Versalite is not only lighter, it fits better than the Precip (the precip is a sack), and the Versalite has a better hood and folds up the size of a wind shirt.

The only negatives I will give the Versalite is that Montbell makes all of their jackets with the pockets slightly high so that you can access them with your pack belt done up. It's a design feature but I find it a bit annoying. The DWR is not that great although where I hike, DWR doesn't last more than a day regardless of the jacket I'm wearing.
To give you an idea of fit, I'm wearing a size Large Versalite jacket in this picture (and size Large Versalite pants as well). I'm 6 ft tall and 195 lbs.

Sorry, I thought you were wanting pockets in a sil jacket? If so, his sil jacket starts at $79 (almost half of the Montbell jacket) and has an average weight of 4.2 oz (2.5 oz lighter than the Versatile). Saying that, I am sure that the addition of pockets would add to both, the cost, and every slightly the weight (although, I would bet it would still be lighter than the same sized Versatile, and possibly still less expensive).

As you point out, the eVENT jacket is more expensive, and heavier, however, it is also 3L eVENT, which is very likely much better in terms of performance than the 2.5L Super Hydro Breeze material the Versatile is made from. Of course, I could be wrong here… In general though, eVENT is a more expensive material, and this is likely one of the best priced eVENT jackets on the market… Again, I could be wrong…

Good luck with your search.

My marmot precip in size large is 11.8 ounces.

My Precip is a size large and weighs 13.3 oz.

Interesting, they must have dropped the weight. I bought mine a few weeks ago. But I bought mine from a retail employee specific discount stock, so maybe mine is old and the new ones are heavier?
Lots of inconsistencies in weight with marmot products.

"Maybe see if Luke from Lukes Ultralite can add some to your existing jacket, or order a whole new one?"

Does anybody here know how to contact Luke? I've tried twice via his website email contact feature and have received no reply. Not sure what to make of it, but I am really interested in his down vest if I can get him to answer a couple of sizing questions. Any ideas would be appreciated.

OK, everybody, I've set up eBay searches for Montbell Versalite, and MH Plasmic and Super Light Plasmic as well as sending Luke a message about a custom silnylon jacket with pockets. Watch this space for updates.

Don't forget this one – it's my favorite jacket and has wonderful pockets! And they are in the right place – my men's M is a whopping 6.8 oz.

Can usually be found on sale pretty cheaply at your various campsaver/STP/etc.

Westcomb Specter LT hoody.

Luke sent me an invoice for a silnylon jacket with pit zips, wrist closures, and hand pockets – $166 including shipping. The pockets are $30 each.
Mulling it over now.
Luke dropped the price to $146 including shipping, so I'm going for it. Probably could get a major label for less, but it's good to support the cottage industries.

Just as a heads up for those in canuckistan

Mec has a new UL wpb jacket with pockets that weights around 6oz

And more importantly backed by their stellar warranty

http://www.mec.ca/product/5035-287/mec-outathere-jacket-mens/

;)

Anyone with a versalite also have an Ex Lite? I have a large anorak and considering a Versalite, but I dont know if a Large versalite would fit over it or if it would be too tight for loft and I should go with an XL?