Emergency Rain Jacket?

[TXFlyGuy]

Went out today in Tokyo to get a book for my wife. Left my umbrella at the hotel as it was not raining then. Big mistake! The good news is that my Cockpit CWU-55P shed water like a duck's back. Perhaps any satin / nylon jacket would do the same, but I was impressed at how the rain drops just "beaded up" and rolled off my jacket.

Makes a good rain coat in a pinch...and for those times you leave your umbrella at the hotel!

 

[Dumpster Diver]

I Just Use a Garbage bag and punch three holes.

 

[TXFlyGuy]

I Just Use a Garbage bag and punch three holes.

That is what would be expected from a dumpster diver!

 

[mihai]

I can wear any kind of jacket, even if it rains.
When I wear a leather jacket and there's a likelihood of rain, I carry a light weight rain coat to put over my jacket. Especially if I wear a "hair on hide" jacket.
I prefer this instead of umbrella as it doesn't keep my hands busy.

 

[gtdean48]

Red Ledge = http://www.redledge.com/#!mens-hardshells/c1nva

 

[thor]

Best leather jacket I've ever had in the rain was a LW HH A-2. The super-thick, chrome tanned horsehide kept me totally dry, even in torrential rainstorms.

 

[TXFlyGuy]

Best leather jacket I've ever had in the rain was a LW HH A-2. The super-thick, chrome tanned horsehide kept me totally dry, even in torrential rainstorms.

Kept you dry, but how did the jacket fare later on?

 

[thor]

The jacket actually looks even better then before (and absolutely no shrinkage!). The grain really "pops" after a wetting-down, and I've never been one to do any kind of hot-water treatment (I prefer to break in a jacket just by wearing it in all sorts of weather). A good rain storm will work wonders on a LW hide.