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What is your raincoat of choice?

Swoosed

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any horse or goat thats hanging next to the door. I haven't worn a non leather in alot of yrs. no matter what the weather. every bone head i know, who knows nothing, says " why are you wearing that leather in the rain?" and I enlighten them about things.....
 

robrinay

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It all depends on the occasion. When walking the dog in rain it's a vintage (n.o.s) Barbour Solway Zipper plus complementing Barbour rain hat. For formal occasions either a single or double breasted full length Burberry raincoat or a short black Aquascutum double breasted raincoat or a short single breasted Burberry raincoat. For less rainy occasions I've got a few antique and modern umbrellas in the cars and in a 50s cane and cast iron stick stand in the hallway. Bit of a spoilt brat eh? But not really as most of the above are 'bargain buys'.
 

Undertoker

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i generally knock about in my M-51 parka
But i do love the M-48 better, its just too nice to wear lol
 

Metatron

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Speaking of military jackets,
This is my Czech army coat without it's removable faux fur lining. A very versatile coat that I can recommend. Looks smart with the belted waist.


I wanted something a bit dressier, and ended up getting this US army trench coat. Unfortunately I think that it's a bit 'too much' for me,
so I'm selling it in the classifieds.
 

Edward

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London, UK
My favourite rainwear is probably the traditional Burberry style trench coat (though not necessarily that brand - I have a Grenfell which is equally as good as my Burberry; if buying new, I'd probably go for the Buzz Rickson option at significantly less than Burberry...). I especially like the longer length models which stop just below the bottom of the calf muscle - short enough not to catch on the ground, long enough to ensure that water runs off to the ground, not onto my trousers (a problem I've found with some knee-length coats over the years). I also have a vintage leather trench coat that I believe to be French, which is great in the wet. You can typically tell if someone if over or under forty when I wear that depending upon whether they reference Herr Flick or Neo.

Waiting the arrival of this one from the U.S. - should be water resistant (in Bedford cord) with the addition of a beret.


If somebody did a halfway accurate N1 repro avec stenciling at a budget price, I'd definitely consider one for kicking about with pantalons de nimes, though for me probably more an Autumn season jacket than this time of year.

the one i wear for April shower weather is one i made from a modern charcoal gab (not anywhere near as nice as the fabric above, but not bad).
the dimensions and features are based on a typical 40s CC41 wool belted overcoat:


Trench02a.jpg


Trench02b.jpg

I love that! I'd have assumed it was original...

For light summer rain, a single-breasted fly-front raglan-sleeved lightweight coat (referred to above, not quite correctly, as a "mac.")

I have a few of these - superb for heavy rain in the Summer when a trenchcoat is just too much.
 

Highwaymanman

A-List Customer
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Nowhere
depending on the temperature a Barbour Bedale, a black leather Schott 740N or a Fjallraven Greenland. The Fjallraven is confounding.... it's advertised as a waxed jacket but it plainly is not. It's unlined and non-waterproof. Not great rainwear at all but here's the thing.... with a wool sweater underneath it is toast right down to the 20's while with a t shirt under you could wear it as a summer jacket and not overheat. I've never had a jacket that had such versatility. It actually insulates and breathes at the same time.... NOT rainwear though, no matter what the advertising might say.
 
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East of Los Angeles
We don't get a lot of rain in this part of southern California (about 15 miles east of Los Angeles) and only occasionally experience anything approximating a downpour, so my "raincoat" of choice is an olive drab M-65 field jacket. If it's good enough for the U.S. military, it's good enough for me.
 

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