I walk everywhere and I have been stymied for years on getting a good rain jacket..it will have to be online. I do have a very heavy rubberized thing but it is clammy and too heavy. It does keep me dry though. The others I have bought basically do not at all. We have real rain here and lots of wind with it. Temperatures are generaly not much below 40 so warmth is not a huge issue. I have sent jackets described as waterproof back to Lands End and LL Bean..totally worthless for the weather here.

I want something parka wtih a good hood, several pockets, lined with something..fleece is good..absolutely totally waterproof in anything. It does not have to "breathe." it does not have to keep me warm in Arctic conditions. It has to keep me dry, be visible to traffic, be windproof. It shouldn't be clammy. It shouldn't be terribly heavy. That is about all. I know other people ahve wet weather...what do you recommend? mg